SFSU MS Biology Alumnus (2016) and SEPAL-affiliated student, Luis Quintanilla, completed his PhD in Neuroscience at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 2022 (Yay!) and then started a new position at Genentech focused on drug development and biomarker discovery using bioinformatic approaches…
Congratulations, Luis!
SFSU MS Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Alumnus (2015) and SEPAL-affiliated student, Megan Silvia, started a new position as a Clinical Trials Manager at Syneos Health in Morrisville, North Carolina in Summer 2022…
Congratulations, Megan!
SFSU Cell and Molecular BS Biology Alumnus (2007), Yessica Martinez, has a new position as Senior Program Manager at Kinnate Biopharma, Inc. in San Diego, California. This new professional accomplishment follows her 2020 completion of her MBA at Saint Mary’s College of California.
Congratulations, Yessica!
SFSU BS Physiology Alumnus (2013) and SEPAL-affiliated student, David Aguiniga, has put his scientific training to work in a fascinating career as a Senior Account Executive focused on security and compliance of software products with Drata in San Diego, California…
Congratulations, David!
SFSU BS Cell and Molecular Biology Alumnus (2017) and SEPAL-affiliated student, Brett Morris, started a new position as Laboratory Operations Manager at Weatherwax Bio in Summer 2022…
Congratulations, Brett!
SFSU BS Cell and Molecular Biology Alumnus (2014), SEPAL-affiliated student, and former NIH Spectrum student leader, Tanisha Takhar, has a new position as a Business Development Manager in Cell & Gene Therapy at Thermofisher…
Congratulations, Tanisha!
SFSU BS Ecology Alumnus (2020), David Barratt, has a landed a new position in biotech as an Operations Analyst at In Vivo Sciences in South San Francisco…
Congratulations, David!
Recent SFSU BS Biology Alumnus, SEPAL-affiliated student, and Biol 654: PALS–Peer Assistants for Learning Science alum, Marion Wood, was accepted into the Master of Public Health (MPH) Program at New York University (NYU). Additionally, Marion was offered a position as the Clinical Research Coordinator at NYU Langone Health…
Congratulations, Marion!
SFSU BS Cell and Molecular Biology Alumnus (2019), Kayla Lam-Little, has been offered and accepted a position as a Pediatric Genetic Counselor at Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles in Summer 2022. This career accomplishment follows her completion of an MS in Genetic Counseling at the Keck Graduate Institute in Southern California…
Congratulations, Kayla!
SFSU BS Zoology student and CSU alumnus, Marlena Lopez, completed her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Melbourne, founded the social media site @veterinary_adventures with over 70,000 followers, and has since received several professional awards. Dr. Lopez is a practicing veterinarian in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia…
Congratulations, Marlena!
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