Nicole Sierra: B.S. Chemistry
Year Completed MARC: 2024
MARC Mentor: Dr. Christal Sohl
Summer Research Experience: SDSU
Current Status: Ph.D. Student in Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Biology (BMMB) at Penn State University
Karen Campos: B.S. Chemistry
Year Completed MARC: 2023
MARC Mentor: Dr. Christopher Harrison
Current Status: Ph.D. Student in Analytical Chemistry at UC Irvine, NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Marissa Balagtas: B.S. Biochemistry
Year Completed MARC: 2023
MARC Mentor: Dr. Tom Huxford and Dr. Christal Sohl
Current Status: Ph.D. Student in Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology (BMSB) at UC Los Angeles
Nalani Coleman: B.S. Biochemistry
Year Completed MARC: 2022
MARC Mentor: Dr. Christal Sohl
Current Status: Ph.D. Student in Bioscience (Cell & Developmental Biology program) at UC Los Angeles
Ernesto Millan Aceves: B.S. Chemistry (Minor in Mathematics)
Year Completed MARC: 2021
MARC Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Gustafson
Current Status: Ph.D. Student in Chemistry at Cal Tech University
Vinnie Widjaja: B.S. Biochemistry
Year Completed MARC: 2021
MARC Mentor: Dr. Christal Sohl
Current Status: Ph.D. student, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry Graduate Program, Brown University, NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Citlayi Villaseñor: B.S. Biochemistry
Year Completed MARC: 2020
MARC Mentor: Dr. Tom Huxford
Current Status: Ph.D. student, Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Graduate Program at Northwestern University
Sara Torres-Robles: B.S. Biochemistry
Year Completed MARC: 2019
MARC Mentor: Dr. Tom Huxford
Current Status: Ph.D. student, Molecular and Cell Biology at University of California, Berkeley, NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Jade Johnson: B.S. Biochemistry
Year Completed MARC: 2019
MARC Mentor: Dr. Eunha Hoh
Current Status: M.S. student, Environmental Health at San Diego State University
Madison Kennedy: B.S. Biochemistry
Year Completed MARC: 2018
MARC Mentor: Dr. Christal Sohl
Current Status: Ph.D. student, Biological Physics, Structure and Design, University of Washington
Eric Gonzalez: B.S. Chemistry
Year Completed MARC: 2017
MARC Mentor: Dr. Christal Sohl
Summer Research Experience: University of California, San Francisco, CA
Current Status: Scholarship & Fellowship Coordinator, SDSU College of Graduate Studies
Babgen Manookian: B.S. Chemistry
Year Completed MARC: 2016
MARC Mentor: Dr. Andrew Cooksy & Thomas Cole
Summer Research Experience: Collaborative Undergraduate Research in Energy (CURE) REU Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Current Status: Ph.D. student, Physical Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, MA
Carlos Nowotny: B.S. Biochemistry
Year Completed MARC: 2016
MARC Mentor: Dr. Tom Huxford
Summer Research Experience: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (LSSURP), The Heart, Lung & Blood Pre-MSTP, Minneapolis, MN
Current Status: Ph.D. student, Tetrad program, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Gerardo Soriano: B.S. Chemical Physics
Year Completed MARC: 2015
MARC Mentor: Dr. Andrew Cooksy
Summer Research Experience: Duke University, NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program
Linda Honaker: Ph.D.
Year Completed MARC: 2014
MARC Mentor: Dr. William Tong & Dr. Tom Huxford
Summer Research Experience: Harvard University Molecular & Cell Biology Department
Current Status: Scientist at Arrakis
Mercedes Quintana: M.S. Biomedical Sciences (Molecular Biology)
Year Completed MARC: 2014
MARC Mentor: Dr. Mark Sussman & Dr. Peter van der Geer
Summer Research Experience: University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Greg Solis: B.S. Chemistry – Biochemistry
Year Completed MARC: 2012
MARC Mentor: Dr. Christopher Harrison
MARC Experience: University of Oregon Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)
Current Status: Graduated with his Ph.D., in Chemical Physiology, October 2018 from Kellog School of Science and Technology, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
Octavio Romo Fewell: B.S. Chemistry – Biochemistry
Year Completed MARC: 2009
MARC Mentor: Dr. Mikael Bergdahl & Dr. John Love
Summer Research Experience: University of California, San Diego
Current Status: Director of Research and Development, MEDEVISE, Tijuana, BCN, Mexico
Olivia Osher: B.S. Chemistry
Year Completed MARC: 2008
MARC Mentor: Dr. William Tong
Maricela Puga: B.S. Chemistry
Year Completed MARC: 2005
MARC Mentor: Dr. Diane Smith
Summer Research Experience: University of California, San Diego Summer Training Academy for Research Success (STARS) Program
Roberto Tostado: B.S. Chemistry
Year Completed MARC: 2005
MARC Mentor: Dr. Charles Perrin
Summer Research Experience: California Institute of Technology Minority Undergraduate Research Fellowship (MURF) Program
Current Status: Chemistry Teacher, Social Justice Humanitas Academy, San Fernando Valley, CA
Juan Galvan: M.B.A. Business Administration, National University
Year Completed MARC: 2003
MARC Mentor: Dr. Shelli McAlpine & Dr. Hong-Chang Liang
Current Status: Vice President of Commercial Services, North Island Credit Union, San Diego, CA
Jose Guillen: D.D.S., University of the Pacific
Year Completed MARC: 2003
MARC Mentor: Dr. Shelli McAlpine
Summer Research Experience: University of California, San Diego
Current Status: Dentistry Private practice, Las Vegas, NV
Cesar Contreras: Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of Florida
Year Completed MARC: 2002
MARC Mentor: Dr. Andrew Cooksy
Current Status: Chemistry Lecturer, Miramar College, San Diego, CA
Genaro Hernandez: M.S. Biomedical Informatics, Stanford University
Year Completed MARC: 2002
MARC Mentor: Dr. Doug Grotjhan & Dr. John Love
Summer Research Experience: University of California, San Diego
Current Status: Ph.D. student, Computational Biology, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Michelle Inzunza: B.S. Chemistry – Biochemistry
Year Completed MARC: 2001
MARC Mentor: Dr. Karen May-Newman
Summer Research Experience: University of California, San Diego
Current Status: Clinical Educator, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital
Michael Davis: Ph.D. Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia and J.D., University of Maryland
Year Completed MARC: 1998
MARC Mentor: Dr. Tom Cole & Dr. Stephen Dahms
Current Status: Technology Development Specialist, NIH National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI), Office of Technology Transfer and Development
