Nicole Sierra:
Year Completed MARC: 2024, B.S. Biochemistry
MARC Mentor: Dr. Christal Sohl
Summer Research Experience: Johnson & Johnson
Current Status: Ph.D. Student in Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology (BMMB) at Penn State University
Karen Campos:
Year Completed MARC: 2023, B.S. Chemistry
MARC Mentor: Dr. Christopher Harrison
Current Status: Ph.D. Student in Analytical Chemistry at UC Irvine, NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Marissa Balagtas:
Year Completed MARC: 2023, B.S. Biochemistry
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:
Year Completed MARC: 2022, B.S. Biochemistry
MARC Mentor: Dr. Christal Sohl
Summer Research Experience:
Current Status: Ph.D. Student in Bioscience (Cell & Developmental Biology program) at UC Los Angeles
Ernesto Millan Aceves:
Year Completed MARC: 2021, B.S. Chemistry (Minor in Mathematics)
MARC Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Gustafson
Current Status: Ph.D. Student in Chemistry at Caltech University
Vinnie Widjaja:
Year Completed MARC: 2021, B.S. Biochemistry
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:
Year Completed MARC: 2020, B.S. Biochemistry
MARC Mentor: Dr. Tom Huxford
Summer Research Experience: University of Michigan
Current Status: Ph.D. student, Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Graduate Program at Northwestern University
Sara Torres-Robles:
Year Completed MARC: 2019, B.S. Biochemistry
MARC Mentor: Dr. Tom Huxford
Current Status: Ph.D. student, Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Jade Johnson:
Year Completed MARC: 2019, B.S. Biochemistry
MARC Mentor: Dr. Eunha Hoh
Current Status: M.S. student, Environmental Health at San Diego State University
Madison Kennedy, Ph.D: Biological Physics, Structure and Design, University of Washington
Year Completed MARC: 2018, B.S. Biochemistry, NSF, Graduate Research Fellow
MARC Mentor: Dr. Christal Sohl
Current: Research Coordinator, Institute for Protein Design, University of Washington
Eric Gonzalez, M.S.: Chemistry and Chemical Biology, UCSF
Year Completed MARC: 2017, B.S. Chemistry, NSF Graduate Research Fellow
MARC Mentor: Dr. Christal Sohl
Summer Research Experience: UCSF
Current Status: Program Coordinator, SDSU MESA College Prep Program
Babgen Manookian, Ph.D: Physical Chemistry, the University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Year Completed MARC: 2016, B.S. Chemistry
MARC Mentor: Dr. Andrew Cooksy & Thomas Cole
Summer Research Experience: Collaborative Undergraduate Research in Energy (CURE) REU Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Current Status: Post-Doctoral Fellow at City of Hope
Carlos Nowotny:
Year Completed MARC: 2016, B.S. Biochemistry
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, NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Gerardo Soriano:
Year Completed MARC: 2015, B.S. Chemical Physics
MARC Mentor: Dr. Andrew Cooksy
Summer Research Experience: Duke University, NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program
Linda Honaker, Ph.D.: Molecular & Cell Biology, Harvard University
Year Completed MARC: 2014, B.S. Biochemistry
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), UT Southwestern
Year Completed MARC: 2014, B.S. Biochemistry
MARC Mentor: Dr. Mark Sussman & Dr. Peter van der Geer
Summer Research Experience: University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Current: Research Education Coordinator, UCSD/SDSU Moore’s Cancer Center Partnership
Greg Solis, Ph.D.: Chemical Physiology, Kellogg School of Science and Technology, Scripps Research Institute
Year Completed MARC: 2012, B.S. Chemistry – Biochemistry
MARC Mentor: Dr. Christopher Harrison
MARC Experience: University of Oregon Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)
Current Status: Senior Manager, Crinetics Pharmaceuticals
Octavio Romo Fewell:
Year Completed MARC: 2009, B.S. Chemistry – Biochemistry
MARC Mentor: Dr. Mikael Bergdahl & Dr. John Love
Summer Research Experience: UCSD
Current Status: Director of Research and Development, MEDEVISE, Tijuana, BCN, Mexico
Olivia Osher:
Year Completed MARC: 2008, B.S. Chemistry
MARC Mentor: Dr. William Tong
Maricela Puga:
Year Completed MARC: 2005, B.S. Chemistry
MARC Mentor: Dr. Diane Smith
Summer Research Experience: UCSD Summer Training Academy for Research Success (STARS) Program
Roberto Tostado:
Year Completed MARC: 2005, B.S. Chemistry
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
Juan Galvan, M.B.A.: Business Administration, National University
Year Completed MARC: 2003, B.S. Biochemistry
MARC Mentor: Dr. Shelli McAlpine & Dr. Hong-Chang Liang
Current Status: Vice President of Commercial Services, North Island Credit Union, San Diego
Jose Guillen: D.D.S.: University of the Pacific
Year Completed MARC: 2003, B.S. Biochemistry
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, B.S. Biochemistry
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, B.S. Biochemistry
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:
Year Completed MARC: 2001, B.S. Chemistry – Biochemistry
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, B.S. Biochemistry
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
