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Dr. Judy E. Kim |
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Dr. Brian Leigh Schooling: Ph.D. California Institute of Technology Level: Collaborative Research Associate Contact: bleigh@ucsd.edu Research project: Everything Hometown: Boston, MA Favorite baseball teams: #1 Boston Red Sox, #2 Anyone playing the Yankees |
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Guipeun Kang Schooling: B.S in Chemistry & Computer Science, M.S. from Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea Level: Graduate student Contact: gukang@ucsd.edu Research project: Membrane Protein Folding Hometown: Seoul, Korea Favorite animal: Penguin Favorite accessory: Earrings |
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Ignacio López-Peña Schooling: B.S. in Biochemistry from San Francisco State University Level: Graduate student Contact: ilopezpe@ucsd.edu Research project: Membrane protein folding Hometown: Rodeo, CA Favorite baseball team: The Giants! Favorite animal: The Panda (See previous) |
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Justine Liang Schooling: B.S. 2014, University of California at San Diego Level: Graduate student Contact: justineh.liang@gmail.com Research project: Electron transfer and amino acid radicals Hometown: San Diego, CA Favorite movie: Star Wars Favorite word: Batrachomyomachy |
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Ivan A. Kozachenko Schooling: University of California, San Diego Level: Undergraduate Contact: ikozache@ucsd.edu Research project: Raman spectroscopy and the production and purification of membrane protein Hometown: San Diego, CA Favorite movies: Father Goose and The African Queen Favorite food: ALL! |
Alumni
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Dr. Katie (Holderness) Sanchez Schooling: Ph.D. 2010, University of California at San Diego Level: Graduate Student Research project: Membrane Protein Folding (OmpA) Hometown: Glendora, CA Favorites: small, cute, useless things Favorite wavelengths: 413nm and 488nm Favorite optic: 5mm x 5mm prisms Favorite books: Harry Potter Books 3 & 5 Favorite video game: Star Wars Legos Currently a criminalist at the Los Angeles Police Department |
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Dr. Diana Schlamadinger Schooling: Ph.D. 2011, University of California at San Diego Level: Graduate Student Research project: Antimicrobial Peptides Hometown: Columbus, IN Favorite movies: Gattaca, Field of Dreams Favorite website: http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php Favorite food: Indian, nom nom nom Currently a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale |
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Dr. Hannah Shafaat Schooling: Ph.D. 2011, University of California at San Diego Level: Graduate Student Research project: Radical intermediates Hometown: Langley, Whidbey Island, WA Favorite period of music: Mid-90's Grunge! Currently an Assistant Professor at the Ohio State University |
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Tiffany (Neary) Rynearson Schooling: B.S. 2007, M.S. 2008, University of California at San Diego Level: Undergraduate and graduate student Research project: Membrane Protein Folding (OmpA) Hometown: San Diego, CA Dude Favorites: Books: 1984 and The Great Gatsby Movie: Batman Begins Quote: ?Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former? ~Albert Einstein Music: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mars Volta, Hank III, Johnny Cash Hobbies: Snowboard, mountain bike, growing orchids Video game and Platform: Rock Band and Xbox 360 Currently a criminalist in the San Diego Polic Department |
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Bethany Larson Schooling: B.S. 2011, M.S. 2013, University of California at San Diego Level: Undergraduate and graduate student Research project: Azurin, electron transfer Hometown: Mission Viejo, CA Favorite foods: flautas, fried ice cream, pineapples and cantaloupes Favorite football team: Green Bay Packers Favorite movies: Roman Holiday, Forrest Gump Currently a research technician at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles |
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Tim Tirrell Schooling: B.S. 2006, Caltech Level: Research Assistant Research project: MitoNEET, radical intermediates Hometown: Kentfield, CA Hobbies: Food, running, frisbee, every TV show on mininova Favorite amino acid: Proline (obviously!) After UCSD: UCSD MD/PhD program |
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Andrew Tai Schooling: B.S. 2014, University of California at San Diego Level: Undergraduate Research project: Membrane protein folding Hometown: Portland, OR Favorite past time: Soccer & running Favorite Spring Break: Teaching in a classroom in Nicaragua |
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Eric Kim Schooling: B.S. 2014, University of California at San Diego Level: Undergraduate Research project: Membrane protein folding Hometown: San Jose, CA Favorite sports: Marching band, basketball Favorite music: Rap |
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Kent Truong Schooling: B.S. 2013, University of California at San Diego Level: Undergraduate Research project: Electron tunneling and amino acid radicals in Azurin Hometown: San Jose, CA Favorite past time: Billiards, guitar, and piano Favorite pool shot: Draw Favorite soda: COKE! Favorite punny: Who was the roundest knight at King Arthur's round table?... ....SIRcumference! After UCSD: U Washington PharmD program |
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Rachel H. Kim Schooling: B.S. 2013, University of California at San Diego Level: Undergraduate Research project: Small molecule detection using SERS Hometown: Seoul, Korea Favorite movies: Spirited Away, Inception, The Graduate Favorite desert: Lemon Macaroons and Cream Puffs! After UCSD: UCSF PharmD program |
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Saajan Bhakta Schooling: B.S. 2013, University of California at San Diego Level: Undergraduate Research project: Membrane protein folding Hometown: Fountain Valley, CA Favorite sports: Marching band, basketball Favorite food: Thai Tom Yum Soup (extra spicy) |
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Daphne Wang Schooling: B.S. 2013, University of California at San Diego Level: Undergraduate Research project: Raman analysis of pigments Hometown: San Diego, CA Favorite food: Mediterranean Favorite Harry Potter Book: third |
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Dina Kats Schooling: B.S. 2012, University of California at San Diego Level: Undergraduate Research project: Peptides, quenching, fluorescence Hometown: Cupertino, CA Hobbies: Dancing, photography, graphic design Least favorite molecules: GuHCl, acrylamide After UCSD: Northwestern University PhD program |
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Gregory Shimamura Schooling: B.S. 2012, University of California at San Diego Level: Undergraduate Research project: Unnatural amino acids in azurin Hometown: Albany, CA Favorite movies: Casablanca, Tampopo, The Fall, and My Neighbor Totoro Favorite structural motif: Beta barrel Favorite Beethoven symphony: Seventh After UCSD: Princeton PhD program |
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Weihan Cao Schooling: B.S. 2012, University of California at San Diego Level: Undergraduate Research project: Membrane protein folding Hometown: Longmont, CO Favorite movies: Face/off, Frequency, The Sixth Sense Favorite food: Eggplant with garlic sauce, walnut shrimp Least favorite lab chemical: 2-mercaptoethanol After UCSD: USC PharmD program |
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Cyril Gary Schooling: UCSD until 2010, B.A. 2012, from Brown University Level: Undergraduate Research project: Membrane protein folding Hometown: Palo Alto, CA Favorite books: Notes from the Underground, Catch-22, Hocus Pocus, Mother Night, In Persuasion Nation, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Ham on Rye, Lolita Favorite concentration of urea: 10 M Favorite daytime TV show: Jerry Springer Favorite food: Sushi and burritos (not combined) AFter UCSD and Brown: Yale Medical School |
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Nicholas Don-Doncow Schooling: B.S. 2010, University of California at San Diego Level: Undergraduate Research project: Azurin Hometown: San Francisco, CA Favorite article of clothing: Anything plaid!!!! After UCSD: Lund University MS program |
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Nadhia Gotama Schooling: B.S. 2010, University of California at San Diego Level: Undergraduate Research project: Fluorescence quenching Hometown: Indonesia |
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Beijing Wu |
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Eric Smoll Schooling: B.S. 2009, University of California at San Diego, CA Level: Undergraduate Research project: Raman microscopy; Analysis of mitoNEET Hometown: Fontana, California Current favorites: Movie: Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, The Science of Sleep, Little Miss Sunshine, Inland Empire Album: "Person Pitch" by Panda Bear Dive: The Smell, Los Angeles, CA Color: Yellow Book: ?Introduction to Electrodynamics? by David J. Griffiths After UCSD: Northwestern University PhD program |
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Tracy Ha Schooling: B.S. 2009, University of California at San Diego Level: Undergraduate Research project: Azurin Hometown: San Jose, CA |
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Jonathan Gable |
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Andrew Hu |
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Dr. Vanessa Oklejas Schooling: Ph.D. University of Utah Level: Joint Postdoctoral Fellow Research project: Spectroscopic and computational investigation of membrane protein folding Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI Favorite quote: "Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better." (Beckett) Left UCSD 2010 After UCSD: Aerospace Corporation |
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Dr. Christina Stuart Schooling: Ph.D. UC Berkeley Level: Collaborative postdoctoral fellow Research project: Raman excitation profiles Hometown: San Francisco, CA Left UCSD in 2010 After UCSD: Faculty at City College of San Francisco |
Alumni
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Andrew Hu Currently in the PhD program at Northwestern University |
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Tim Tirrell Schooling: BS, Caltech '06 Level: Research Assistant Contact: ttirrell@ucsd.edu Research project: MitoNEET, radical intermediates Hometown: Kentfield, CA Hobbies: Food, running, frisbee, every TV show on mininova Favorite Amino Acid: Proline (obviously!) Currently in the MD/PhD program at UCSD |
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Tiffany Neary Schooling: Grossmont & Cuyamaca College for lower division and A.S. in Forensic Technology. UCSD for B.S. in Chemistry 2007 Level: M.S. Physical Chemistry Contact: tneary@ucsd.edu Research Project: Membrane Protein Folding (OmpA) Hometown: San Diego, CA Dude Favorites: Books: 1984 and The Great Gatsby Movie: Batman Begins Quote: “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former” ~Albert Einstein Music: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mars Volta, Hank III, Johnny Cash Hobbies: Snowboard, mountain bike, growing orchids Video game and Platform: Rock Band and Xbox 360 Currently in the joint SDSU/UCSD PhD program |