Former Postdocs
Moritz Gaidt, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2018-2021; currently Group Leader, IMP Vienna
Lívia Yamashiro, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2015-2021; currently Scientist, Arcus Biosciences
Patrick Mitchell, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2015-2020; currently Assistant Professor, University of Washington
Andrew Sandstrom, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2014-2020; currently Assistant Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Isabella Rauch, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2013-2019; currently Assistant Professor, Oregon Health and Science University.
Jordan Price, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2013-2017; Post-Vance Lab appointment: Assistant Professor, Oberlin College.
Elie Diner, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2011-2013; Damon Runyon Postdoctoral Fellow 2012-2013; postdoc at Romesberg Lab, Scripps Institute; currently a science writer.
Dara Burdette, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2009-2013; NRSA Fellow 2010-2013; Senior Scientist at Gilead; currently, Senior Director, Tempest Therapeutics.
Janelle Ayres, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2009-2012; NRSA fellow 2010-2012; currently Professor, Salk Institute.
Jenny Persson, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2006-2009; currently at Lund University, Sweden.
Former Graduate Students
Kristen Witt, Graduate Student #16, 2018-2023. Currently postdoc in the Vance Lab.
Justin Roncaioli, Graduate Student #15, 2016-2022. Postdoc with Boris Striepen and Chris Hunter, U Penn.
Katie Deets, Graduate Student #14, 2015-2021. Postdoc with Nels Elde, University of Utah.
Shally Margolis, Graduate Student #13, 2015-2021. NSF Fellow. Postdoc with Alex Meeske, University of Washington.
Daisy Ji, Graduate Student #12, 2013-2019. Helen Hay Whitney Postdoctoral Fellow with Heran Darwin, NYU.
Justin De Leon, Graduate Student #11, 2013-2017. NSF Fellow 2014-2017. Postdoctoral Fellow at Genentech; currently Scientist at BioMarin.
Jeannette Tenthorey, Graduate Student #10, 2012-2017. NSF Fellow 2012-2015; currently postdoc at U. Washington/Hutch (Malik/Emerman Labs); soon to be Asst. Prof at UCSF
Randilea Nichols, Graduate Student #9, 2012-2017. NIH F31 Fellowship Awardee; currently postdoc at UCLA (Oliver Fregoso Lab)
Stephen Wilson, Graduate Student #8, 2013-2016. Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT (Lindquist and Sabatini Labs). Currently Scientist at Celgene.
Joseph Chavarría-Smith, Graduate Student #7, 2010-2014. NSF Fellow 2010-2013. Currently Postdoc at Genentech.
Kevin Barry, Graduate Student #6, 2009-2014. NSF Fellow 2010-2013. Currently Assistant Professor, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle.
Eric Kofoed, Graduate Student #5, 2008-2012. Currently at Genentech.
Jakob von Moltke, Graduate Student #4, 2007-2012. UC CRCC fellowship (2011-2012); Postdoctoral fellowship at UCSF (Locksley Lab); currently Assoc. Professor at University of Washington
Mary Fontana, Graduate Student #3, 2006–2012. NSF Graduate Fellow (2008–2011); Weisenfeld Neglected Disease Research Fellowship (2009); Postdoctoral fellow at UCSF (Charlie Kim lab); currently Instructor at University of Washington.
Kate Monroe, Graduate Student #2, 2006–2011. NSF Graduate Student Fellow (2007-2010); PhD awarded 2011; postdoctoral fellow at UCSF (Greene Lab); currently Associate Director/Senior Scientist at Denali.
Karla Lightfield, Graduate Student #1, 2006-2010. Krueger Award winner (2009), PhD awarded 2010; postdoctoral fellow at Stanford (Schneider Lab); currently Senior Lecturer, University of Kentucky.
Other Former Colleagues
Fitty Liu, Undergrad researcher and tech 2020-2023, now a PhD student at Weill Cornell
Joceline Morales, Animal Tech, 2021-2022
Preethy Abraham, undergraduate researchers and thesis, 2021-2022
Peter Dietzen, Lab Manager 2015-2021, now PhD student at UW
Jing-Yi Chung, undergraduate researcher and thesis, 2018-2019
James Kang, undergraduate researcher, 2014-2018
Pranav Rana, EXROP student summer 2017 and 2018
Lucian DiPeso, Undergraduate 2015-2017 (Honors Thesis), MCB Department Medal Winner, now PhD student at UW
Natasha Bourgeouis, EXROP student summer 2016
Katherine Chen, SRA 2015-2017
Eric Chen, Lab Manager 2012-2015
Elise Adamson, EXROP student summer 2015
Michael Tan, Undergraduate 2010-2012 (Honors Thesis), SRA 2013-2014, now Anesthesiology Resident UCSF
Alana Freifeld, Undergraduate (Honors Thesis), 2014
Alvin Ho, Undergraduate (Honors Thesis), 2012-2014
Gwen Davis, SRA, 2012-2013
Alexandria Schieber, 2009-2013, now PhD with Janelle Ayres
Norver Trinidad, Undergraduate Researcher 2008-2010, SRA 2010-2013, now MD Fellow (Critical Care, Anesthesiology)
Hans Carlson, Postdoc (loaner from the Marletta Lab, 2007-2010), now Scientist at LBNL (Berkeley)
Katia Sotelo-Troha, Lab Manager 2008-2012, now postdoc with Janelle Ayres
Sky Brubaker, Lab Manager 2006-2008, PhD with Jon Kagan, Postdoc with Denise Monack, now Assoc Director at VitriVax (Boulder, CO)
Eric Dunipace, Undergraduate Researcher, 2006-2010, Immunology Divisional Award co-winner
Sarah McWhirter, Assistant Researcher, 2006-2009; Currently VP, Head of Biology, Lycia Therapeutics