People

Amer Mohammed, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow (2019-22) Email: aam002@health.ucsd.edu
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Daniele Parisi, Ph.D
Postdoctoral Fellow (2021-22) Email: dparisi@health.ucsd.edu
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Priti P. Maity, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow (2020 – 2021) Email: pmaitysr@health.ucsd.edu
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Karolin Meyer, PhD
Doctorate in Medical Sciences (University of Groningen, The Nederlands)
Fellow, Cancer Immunology.
Postdoctoral Fellow (2019-2020)
Email: karolin.f.meyer@gmail.edu
Current status: Postdoctoral Fellow

Jason Ear, Ph.D. (2015-2020)
NCI T32 Fellow (2015-2016)
ACS fellow (2016-2020)
Current status: Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Cal State, Calpoly

Navin Rajapakse (2017-2020)
SDSU-UCSD exchange student (2017-2018)
Staff Research Associate, Ghosh Lab (2019-2020)
Current status: Research Assoc. BioTheryX

Kwaku (Boadi) Agyekum, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral fellow (2018-2019)
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Rachel Lui
UG Student Research Associate (2017-2020)
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Pranavi Chhamarthi
Undergraduate Student, UCSD
Student Research Assistant (2015-2020)
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Julie Choi
Undergraduate Student, UCSD
Student Research Assistant (2018 - 2020)
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Brian Long Nguyen
Undergraduate Student Ghosh Lab (2019-2020)
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Karolin Meyer, Ph.D
Postdoctoral Fellow (2019-2020)
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Bruna DeFreitas (2019-2020)
Lab Manager/SRA
Current status: SRA, Moores Cancer Center

Lee Andrew Boland Swanson
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student,
(2014-2020)
NIDDK Predoctoral Fellow (2015-2018)
Current status: Postdoctoral fellow, UCSD

Nicholas (Nick) Kalogriopoulos
Biomedical Sciences Graduate student,
(2013- 2019)
NCI Cancer Cell Biology Predoctoral Fellow (Aug 2014-July 2016)
Current Status: Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford

Alyse Steves Ph.D. (Apr 2019- Nov 2019)
Doctorate in Genetics and Molecular Biology; Emory University, Atlanta GA.
Cancer Biology and Omics (CBIO) T32 Fellow
Current: Scientist I

Cristina Rohena Ph.D. (2015-2019)
Doctorate in Cell and Structural Biology (UTHSC at San Antonio)
Fellow, Moores Cancer Center.
Postdoctoral Fellow (2015-Present)
Cancer Therapeutics (CT2) T32 Fellow, Moores Cancer Center
Current: Scientist, Leica Microsystems

Ying Dunkel
MD & PhD in Pathology,
China Medical University
Staff Research Associate,
Ghosh Lab (October, 2010-June 2019)

Yash Mittal, M.D, (2016-2018)
UCSD School of Medicine; Internal Medicine Residency (Yale), Gastroenterology Fellowship (UCSD).
Current: Graduated GI Fellowship program UC San Diego; Staff Physician: Scripps Gastroenterology.

Linda P. Joosen, B.Sc, Molecular Biology
Staff Research Associate (2016 - 2018)
Specialization: Molecular Cytology, Genetics and Cell biology; Live cell imaging
Current position: Field Sales, Confocal microscopes, Leica, U.K.

Evelyn Yang
Undergraduate Student Research Assistant, UCSD
(2016-Present)
Current status: Forensic Studies, DC.

Camille Delbrook
Undergraduate Student Research Assistant, UCSD
(2016-2017)

Somya Moyya
Undergraduate Student Research Assistant, UCSD
(2016-2017)

Trina Amog
Undergraduate Student Research Assistant
Ghosh Lab (2014-2016)
Current status: Dermatology scribe, UCSD.

Daniel Tang
Undergraduate Student Research Assistant, UCSD
(2016-2018)
Current Status: Community relations affiliate SFP 49'ers

Anokhi Saklecha
Undergraduate Student, UCSD
Student Research Assistant (2015-2018)
Current status: Intern at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, United States

Precious Moman
Undergraduate Student, SDSU
Student Research Assistant (2016-2016)
Current status: enrolled in BS at SDSU

Jasmine (Ping-Ping) Wong (2008-2010)
Undergraduate Student, Biology
(Currently working for Pfizer)

Jessica L. Mendez (2009-2010)
Undergraduate Student, Biology
Current Status: Medical Student, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Patrick Kiertrsunthorn (2009-2010)
Undergraduate Student, Biology
Current Status: Medical Student, University of Alabama

Michelle Aida (2009-2010)
Undergraduate Student, Biology
Current Status: Intern Pharmacist at Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA

Jason Ear
Undergraduate student trainee, Ghosh Lab (2008-2010);
McNair Scholar
Current Status: Postdoc Fellow, UCSD.

Victor Tran (2008-2012)
Undergraduate Student, Biochem and Cell Biology

​Ghid Bahoo
Undergraduate student
2019- 2021

Yashaswat Malhotra, BS/MS (2019- 2022)
BS/MS student, Immunology;
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Daniel Toobian, BS/MS (2019- 2021)
BS/MS student, Immunology;
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Jane E. Coates (2018- 2021)
Undergraduate student, Cell Biology;
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Brandon Biagas, BS/MS (2020- 2022)
BS/MS student, Cancer Cell Biology;
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Christine (Ziqi) Yu (2020- 2021)
Undergraduate student, Cell Biology;
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Adel Adel (2019- 2022)
Undergraduate student, Pre-Med and Cell Biology

Ghid Bahoo (2019 - 2021)
Undergraduate Student, Pre-Med and Cell Biology

Christine Leiva (2010 - 2012)
"Bill and Melinda Gates Scholar"
Undergraduate Student, Hum Biol and Cell Biology

Andrew Ong, BS/MS
Masters Student, Biology
Ghosh Lab (Dec, 2008-2012)
Current Status: Medical student, St. Louis University

Melanie B. Laederich, PhD
PhD in Cellular and Developmental biology,
Oregon Health & Science University,
Postdoctoral Fellow, Ghosh Lab (June, 2012-2013)

Nina Sun
(Lab Manager; May 2013 - May 2019)

Yelena Pavlova
(Lab Manager; Mar 2009-April 2013)

Edgar Zatik Zatikyan
Undergraduate Student (2012-2013)

Dademos Taye
Undergraduate Student (2012-2013)

Priya Chakrabarti
Undergraduate Student (2011-2013)

Shabnam Pedram
Masters in Biology Student, (2011-2013)
Current Status: Graduate: Ostrow School of Dentistry, USC

Jeremy Lin
Masters in Biology Student (2012-2013)

Margaret Chiu
Medical Student (2013-Present)
AHA Student Research Award (2013-2014)

Gary S. Ma
Medical Student, UCSD
Doris Duke Research Fellow (2013-2014)
Current Status:
Chief Medical Resident in Internal Medicine, UC San Diego

Fang He, MD, PhD
Visiting Scholar, Ghosh Lab (2014-2015)
Current Status:
Associate Professor, Center of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, PRC

Inmaculada Lopez-Sanchez, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow (2011-2015)
AHA Fellow (2014-2015)
Current Status:
Recipient of Juan de la Cierva Fellowship; CICbioGUNE, Spain

I-Chung Lo, PhD
Doctorate in Cell Biology
National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine
Postdoctoral Fellow (2011-2016)
Current Position:
Staff Scientist at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, CA.

Arjun Patel
MS Biology student
Ghosh Lab (2014-2015)
Current Position: Medical Student (M.D)

Harsharan Dhillon
Undergraduate Student
Ghosh Lab (2013-2016)

Ninvita Givarkes
Undergraduate Student, UCSD
Ghosh Lab (2015-2016)

Lawrence Liu
Undergraduate Student
Ghosh Lab (2013-2015)

Nicolas Aznar, PhD.
Postdoctoral fellow (2011-2016) Current status: Faculty at the National Center For Scientific Research (CNRS), Lyon, FRANCE

Priyal Thakur
Masters Student in Bioengineering
Ghosh Lab (2013-2014)

Magda Holda
Undergraduate Student
Bioengineering: Biotech
Ghosh Lab (April 2011-Jun 2014)

Priyanka Mehlawat
Research Assistant (Volunteer)
Ghosh Lab 2014-2015
Current Status: Scientist, Eli Lilly, San Diego

Olivia Chang
Undergraduate student, UCSD
Student Research Assistant, Ghosh Lab (2014-2015)

Krishna Midde, PhD
PhD in Biochemistry and Chemistry
University of Northern Texas Health Health Sciences (UNTHSC)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Ghosh Lab (June 2013-2015)
Current Position: Staff Scientist, Ventana, Inc., Tucson Arizona.

Jacky W. Lu
Undergraduate Student, UCSD
Student Research Assistant (2015-Present)
Senior Honors Thesis Program (2016-2016)

Firooz Kabir
Undergraduate Student
Ghosh Lab (2013-2016)

Blaze B. Lim
Bachelor of Science (BS)
University of California,
San Diego
Research Associate
(2017- 2019)
Email: bblim@ucsd.edu

Yohan Penny
Undergraduate student trainee, Ghosh Lab (Nov 2009-March 2011)
Current Status: Research Associate ROKA Bioscience, San Diego, CA.

Changsheng Lin, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Ghosh Lab (2009-2010
Current Status: Postdoctoral fellow at The David J Gladstone Research Institute, San Francisco, CA

Yash Mittal (2009-2012)
Graduate Medical Student, UC San Diego
Sarah Rogers Fellow, 2010
Current Status: First year medical student, Yale University School of Medicine

Daniel Toobian
Email: dtoobian@ucsd.edu 
2019 - 2021 (MS Biology)

Christine (Ziqi) Yu
Undergraduate student
2020- 2021

Jane E. Coates
Email: jecoates@health.ucsd.edu 
2018- present
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​Albert Nguyen
Student Research Assistant (2020-21)
Email: aqnguyen@health.ucsd.edu 
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