Recent CMDB Graduates
Gayani Batugedara
B.S./M.S. Biology, California State University, Long Beach
Laboratory of Dr. Karine Le Roch
Department of Molecular, Cell, & Systems Biology
PhD awarded in 2018
Rachel Behar
B.S. UC Irvine
Laboratory of Dr. Prue Talbot
Department of Molecular, Cell & Systems Biology
PhD awarded in 2018
Kevin Calhoun
B.S. Cal State San Marcos
M.S. Cal State San Marcos
Rotating in labs
PhD awarded in 2022
Burak Cetin
B.S. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Laboratory of Dr. Sean O'Leary,
Department of Biochemistry
PhD awarded in 2022
Dennis Chang
B.S. Cell and Molecular Biology, CSU Sacramento
Laboratory of Dr. Adler Dillman
Department of Nematology
Awarded PhD in 2020
Barbara Davis
B.S. Biology, University of California Riverside
Laboratory of Dr. Prue Talbot
Department of Molecular, Cell, & Systems Biology
PhD awarded in 2018
Kristen Dias
B.S. Biotechnology, CSU Northridge
Laboratory of Dr. Ted Karginov
Department of Molecular, Cell & Systems Biology
PhD Awarded in 2021
Ivan Dimov
B.S. Sofia University Bulgaria, MS California State University Northridge
Laboratory of Dr. Morris Maduro
Department of Molecular, Cell, & Systems Biology
PhD awarded in 2022
Anna-Louise Doss
B.S. Biology, California State University, Hayward
M.S. Biology, California State University, Hayward
Laboratory of Dr. Peter Atkinson
Department of Entomology
PhD awarded in 2019
Harrison Dulin
B.S. Binghamton State University NY
Laboratory of Dr. Rong Hai,
Department Microbiology and Plant Pathology
PhD awarded in 2022
Carina Edmondson
B.S. Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, UC Santa Cruz
Laboratory of Dr. Xuan Liu
Department of Biochemistry
Awarded PhD in 2020
Jason Goff
B.S. Natural Sciences, Spalding University
Laboratory of Dr. Jamie Van Norman
Department of Botany and Plant Sciences
PhD Awarded in 2021
Careen Khachatoorian
B.S. Biotechnology, California State University, Northridge
Laboratory of Dr. Prue Talbot
Department of Molecular, Cell, & Systems Biology
PhD Awarded in 2021
Jane Kim
B.S. Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology
University of California Riverside
Laboratory of Dr. Manuela Martins-Green
Department of Molecular, Cell, & Systems Biology
PhD award in 2022
Alexander Morita
B.S. Mathematics, La Sierra University
M.S. Chemistry, California State University Los Angeles
Laboratory of Dr. Andre Obenaus
Department of Molecular, Cell, & Systems Biology
MS awarded in 2018
Rattapol Phandthong
B.S. Biochemistry, UC Riverside
Laboratory of Dr. Prue Talbot,
Department of Molecular, Cell & Systems Biology
PhD awarded in 2022
Giovanna Pozuelos
B.S. Biological Sciences, UC Irvine
M.S. Biology, CSU Los Angeles
Laboratory of Dr. Prue Talbot
Department of Molecular, Cell, & Systems Biology
PhD awarded in 2022
Shane Sakamaki-Ching
B.S. Biology, California Lutheran University
M.S.Stem Cell Technology and Laboratory Management,
California State University, Channel Islands
Laboratory of Dr. Prue Talbot
Department of Molecular, Cell, & Systems Biology
PhD awarded in 2022
Arjang Salehi
B.S. Biochemistry, UC Riverside
M.S. Biotechnology, UC Irvine
Laboratory of Dr. Andre Obenaus
Department of Molecular, Cell, & Systems Biology
PhD awarded in 2018
Jacob Schrier
B.S. Biology, Truman State University
Laboratory of Dr. Xuan Liu
Department of Biochemistry
Christi Scott
B.S. Biology, University of California Riverside
Laboratory of Dr. Anandasankar Ray
Department of Entomology
PhD awarded in 2019
Steven Sera
Patrick Shelar
B.S. Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, UC Santa Cruz
Laboratory of Dr. Martin Garcia-Castro,
School of Medicine, Division of Biomedical Sciences
PhD Awarded in 2021
Cheryl Stork
B.A. Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley
Laboratory of Dr. Sika Zheng
School of Medicine, Division of Biomedical Sciences
PhD awarded in 2019
Stephanie Thurmond
B.S. Molecular Biology and Microbiology, University of Central Florida
M.S. Genetics, University of Georgia
Laboratory of Dr. Rong Hai
Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology
PhD Awarded in 2020
John Vuong
B.S. Biology, University of California Riverside
Laboratory of Dr. Sika Zheng
School of Medicine, Division of Biomedical Sciences
PhD awarded in 2020
Jason Estep
B.S. Cell Biology, University of CA, Davis
Laboratory of Martin Riccomagno
Department of Molecular, Cell, & Systems Biology
PhD Awarded in 2022
Desiree Williams
B.S. John Jay College of Criminal Justice NY
Laboratory of Dr. Nicole Zur Nieden
Department of Molecular, Cell, & Systems Biology
MS awarded in 2022
Xudong Zhang
B.S. Biochemistry, China Agricultural University
M.S. Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ph.D. Phisiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno
Laboratory of Dr. Qi Chen
School of Medicine, Division of Biomedical Sciences
PhD awarded in 2021