MBRS-IMSD Alumni – Ph.D. or Other Advanced Degree Program Completions
(1995 – 2021)
2023
Samantha Crawford, Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Juan Pena, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of New Mexico
Seraphina Solders, Ph.D., Neuroscience, UCSD
Kristine Teppang, Ph.D., Chemistry, UCSD
2022
Eduardo DeLaToba, Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Amy Jackson, Ph.D., Chemistry, Baylor University
Joseph Mattocks, Ph.D., Chemistry, Penn State University
Anna-Michelle McSorley, Ph.D., Community Health Sciences, UCLA
Theresa Morrison, Ph.D., Physical Oceanography, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Jerrel Tisnado, Ph.D., Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology, UCLA
Duyen Trang, Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, University of California, Riverside
Robert Vasquez, Ph.D., Materials Chemistry, University of Michigan
2021
Samvel Avagyan, Ph.D., Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Amanda Brambila, Ph.D., Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz
Alan Marquez-Razon, Ph.D., Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, UCLA
2020
Carlos Alvarez, Ph.D., Immunology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Alexandria Bauer, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Missouri-Kansas City
*formerly Alexandria Booker
Tara Fetherolf, Ph.D., Physics, UC Riverside
Elizabeth Fortin, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Arizona State University
Kristen Frosio, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Oklahoma State University
Nadia Ott, Ph.D, Mathematics, University of Minnesota
Carlo Quintanilla, Ph.D., Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Sashary Ramos, Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, Indiana University at BloomingtonA
Efren Reyes, Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UCSF
Savanna Tierney, Ph.D., Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Houston
Mark Ben Turner, Ph.D., Chemistry, UCSD/SDSU Joint Doctoral Program
Alicia Zamudio, Ph.D., Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
2019
Uzoagu Okonkwo, MD/PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Genaro Hernandez, Ph.D., Pharmacological Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2018
Catherine Aivati, Ph.D., Chemistry, Joint Doctoral Program San Diego State University and University of California, San Diego
Karla Blanco, Ph.D., Psychology, Washington State University
Jorge Jimenez, Ph.D., Chemistry, University of California Santa Cruz
Omar Maximo, Ph.D., Psychology, University of Alabama, Birmingham
Alexandra Mendoza, Ph.D., Materials Chemistry UCLA
Joe Torres, Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Danita Wynes, Ph.D., Psychology, Lousiana Tech
Alexis Zukowski, Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver
2017
Chris Fowler, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Missouri, Kansas City
Cheyne Kurokawa, Ph.D., Virology and Gene Therapy, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
2016
Adrian Contreras, Ph.D., Cancer Research, UCSF
2014
Veleka Boyd Iwuaba, Ph.D., Molecular Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Diana Lozano, Ph.D., Physiological Optics, University of Houston, Texas
Karen Schuerenberg Fortmann, Ph.D., Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego
Jean Werle, Ph.D., Chemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz
Juana Vaquero, Ph.D, School Psychology, Texas A&M University
2013
Khanichi Charles, Ph.D., Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard University
Maricel Gozo, Ph.D., Translational Medicine and Biomedical Science, Cedar-Sinai Medical School
Victor Seguritan, Ph.D., Computational Science, SDSU/Clairemont College Joint Doctoral Program
Eric Vazquez, Ph.D., Physics, Columbia University
Erica Ellis, Ph.D, Language and Communicative Disorders, SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program
2012
Christina Campbell, Ph.D., Ecological & Community Health Psychology, Michigan State University; Post doctoral fellow, Yale University
James Martinez, M.P.H., Epidemiology, San Diego State University; Ed.D., Health Behavior, Columbia University, Teacher’s College; Epidemiologist, Los Angeles County, Department of Public Health
Tara Martinez, Ph.D., Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Post-doctoral fellow, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Feion Villodas, M.A.; Psychology, M.S.; Clinical Psychology; M.P.H., Health Promotion; Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, UCSD/SDSU Joint Doctoral Program; Post doctoral fellow, San Diego VA Hospital
Richard Virgen, Ph.D., Virology, University of California, Irvine
2011
Danielle Augustin, M.S., Microbiology, San Francisco State University; Ph.D., Microbiology, University of California, Berkeley; Research Scientist II, Clorox
Veronica Casas, M.S., Ph.D., Molecular Biology, UCSD/SDSU Joint Doctoral Program
Jason Daniel, M.P.H., Ph.D., Health Behavior, Public Health, UCSD/SDSU Joint Doctoral Program; Post doctoral fellow, Wake Forest University; Post doctoral fellow, University of Iowa
Karen Moreira, Ph.D., Cell Biology, UCSF – TETRAD; Research Staff, Stanford University, Bejerano Lab
Giang Pham, Ph.D., Speech Language Hearing Sciences, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Post doctoral fellow, University of Minnesota; Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Disorders, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Adriana Villasenor, Ph.D., Epidemiology, University of Washington; Post doctoral fellow, UCSD Moores Cancer Center
2010
Cecilia Browne, M.S., Cell and Molecular Biology, San Diego State University; Ph.D., Molecular Pathology/Biomedical Sciences University of California, San Diego, Post-doctoral fellow, UCSD/Burnham Institute; Research Scientist, Johnson & Johnson
Antoniette Linton, Ed.D., Education, University of Southern California
Alina Montalbano, Ph.D., Biology, UT Southwestern Medical School; Post-doctoral fellow, Loma Linda; Post-doctoral fellow, UT Southwestern
Felizza Quinones Gunderson, Ph.D., Molecular Biology, UCSD, Biological Sciences; Post doctoral fellow, Northwestern University
2009
Janet Abou, M.D., Yale University Medical School; Internal Medicine Physician, Kaiser Permanente Health Care
Marissa Aillaud, M.D., Stanford University; Pediatric Resident, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, June 2010 – present
Manuel Carranza, D.D.S., University of Michigan
Esmeralda Iniguez, Ph.D., Health Behavior, Graduate School of Public Health, SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program; Epidemiologist, Early Warning Infectious Disease Surveillance program, California Office of Binational Border Health –California Department of Public Health
Suzanna Martinez, Ph.D., Health Behavior, Graduate School of Public Health, SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program; Post doctoral fellow, UCSF
Gabriela Simon-Cerejido, Ph.D., Language and Communicative Disorders, UCSD/SDSU Joint Doctoral Program; Assistant Professor, Communicative Disorders, University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Psychology
Paul Vasquez, Pharm D., University of Southern California
Michael Virata, M.S., Molecular Biology, San Diego State University; M.B.A., Business Administration, San Diego State University; Ph.D., Molecular Biology, UCSD/SDSU Joint Doctoral Program; Research Scientist II, Illumina
2008
Edwin Manuel, Ph.D., Virology, Harvard University; Post doctoral fellow, City of Hope, Los Angeles; Staff Scientist, City of Hope, Los Angeles
Gerardo Perez, Ph.D., Molecular Biology, UCSD/SDSU Joint Doctoral Program; Post-doctoral program, UCSD Cancer Center; Research Scientist, Phage Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Errin Rider (Fontaine), Ph.D., Virology, Harvard University; Postdoctoral Fellow in Public Health and Clinical Microbiology at California Department of Public Health
2007
Gracielle Manipon, Pharm D.,University of California, San Francisco; Pharmacist, Fresno, CA
2006
Victoria Love, Ph.D., Immunology, Harvard University; Post doctoral fellow, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA; Senior Scientist, Pfizer
Jo-An Malahy, M.P.H., San Diego State University; D.P.T., University of Puget Sound; Physical Therapist, Sharp Rees-Stealy
2005
Jeffrey Alvarez, M.P.H., Ph.D., Psychology, Kansas State University
Senaida Fernandez, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, UCSD/SDSU Joint Doctoral Program; Post doctoral program, Columbia; Community Initiatives and Public Health Sciences Program Officer, California Breast Cancer Research Program, University of California Office of the President
Jorge Millan, D.P.T., Physical Therapy, University of Southern California; Physical Therapist
Gilbert Pangilinan, D.P.T., Physical Therapy, University of Southern California
Carlo Quinonez, Ph.D., Biology, California Institute of Technology; Post doctoral fellow, UCSD (IRACDA); Principal Research Scientist, Autodesk Research
2004
Chemen Denny, M.D., Chicago Pritzker, School of Medicine; Assistant Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indiana University, School of Medicine
Mirna Lopez, M.A., Chemistry, SDSU; Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, UCSD/SDSU Joint Doctoral Program; Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager, Illumina
Christian Renken, Ph.D., Biology, UCSD/SDSU Joint Doctoral Program; Post-doctoral fellowship, Wadsworth; Vice President, Life Sciences at Applied BioPhysics, Inc
Kien Trinh, M.S., Molecular Biology, San Diego State University; Ph.D., University of Washington; Post doctoral fellowship Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington; Research scientist II, University of Washington.
2003
Janet Calderon, Ph.D., Speech Language Hearing Science; Post-doctoral fellowship University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Associate Professor, Registrar, Florida Hospital, College of Health Sciences
Marco Salazar, M.D./Ph.D., Yale University; Chief Resident, Urology, University of Washington
Lawrence Stitt, M.D., Meharry Medical School; Residency, Wayne State University; Obstetrician/Gynecologist, University of Maryland Medical Center
2002
Annalisa Co, D.P.M., California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francisco
Helen Kemp, M.S., Chemistry, SDSU; Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program; Senior Scientist, Proctor & Gamble
Adeunice Mata, M.D., Stanford University; Practicing Family Physician, Palo Alto, CA
Joel Mata, M.D., Stanford University; Professor, Stanford, Department of Pain Management
2001
Gina Moore, Ph.D., Molecular Biology, UCSD/SDSU Joint Doctoral Program; Post doctoral fellow, UT Southwestern Medical Center; Post doctoral fellow, University of Washington, Group Health Cooperative; Owner, Isle Sanctuary Creative Artists
2000
Samuel Waters, Ph.D., Immunology, University of Virginia; Post-doctoral fellowship, National Cancer Institute; Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Missouri, Columbia
1999
Vanjah Norman, M.D., Medical College of Ohio; General Surgery Chief Resident, Medical College of Virginia; Practicing Physician
1998
Barbie Boodram, M.D., Medical College of Ohio
Elaine DeVillena, M.D., University of California, Irvine; Pediatrician, Alvarado Hospital, San Diego