Michael Hollander, Ph.D.
09/2022 – present
Postdoctoral Scholar.
Ph.D. in Bioengineering, Stanford University
M.S. in Bioengineering, Stanford University
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Cornell University
Melody Malek, Ph.D.
05/2026 – present
Postdoctoral Scholar.
Ph.D. in Chemistry, UC Davis
B.S. in Biological Sciences, UC Irvine
Rachel Anderson
01/2022 – present
Ph.D. Candidate, Year 6.
Chemical Biology.
M.S. in Chemistry, UC San Diego
B.A. in Biochemistry, University of San Diego
Sam Mawson
01/2022 – present
Ph.D. Candidate, Year 6.
Biochemistry & Biophysics.
B.S. (Hons) in Biochemistry, University of Queensland
M.A. in Philosophy, Monash University
B.A. (Hons) in Philosophy, Monash University
Kara Dunne-Dombrink
01/2023 – present
Ph.D. Candidate, Year 5.
Chemical Biology.
M.S. in Chemistry, UC San Diego
B.A. in Biochemistry and French, Scripps College
Ben Pollak
01/2023 – present
Ph.D. Candidate, Year 5.
Biochemistry & Biophysics.
M.S. in Chemistry, UC San Diego
B.A. in Chemistry, Boston University
Natalie Zawalick
01/2023 – present
Ph.D. Candidate, Year 5.
Chemical Biology.
M.S. in Chemistry, UC San Diego
B.S. in Biochemistry, UCLA
Zach Krill
01/2024 – present
Ph.D. Candidate, Year 4.
Biochemistry & Biophysics.
M.S. in Chemistry, UC San Diego
B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with a minor in Microbiology, North Dakota State University
Nicola Osgood
01/2024 – present
Ph.D. Candidate, Year 4.
Biochemistry & Biophysics.
M.S. in Chemistry, UC San Diego
B.S. in Biochemistry, Arizona State University
Courtney Sawyer
06/2023 – present
Ph.D. Student, Year 3.
Biomedical Sciences.
B.S. in Bioengineering, MIT
Rohan Pillai
01/2025 – present
Ph.D. Student, Year 3.
Chemical Biology.
B.S. in Chemistry, Rice University
Davi Salles Leite
11/2023 – present
Undergraduate
Bioengineering: Biotechnology
Kelli Childs
05/2024 – present
Undergraduate
Biochemistry
Sanji Kumar
04/2025 – present
Undergraduate
Biochemistry and General Biology
Isabella Jackson
04/2026 – present
Undergraduate
Biocemistry
Autumn Hogan
05/2026 – present
Undergraduate
Human Biology
Tommy McGrath
05/2026 – present
Undergraduate
Molecular and Cell Biology
Mariano Gomez
06/2026 – present
Undergraduate
Biochemistry
Henry Nelson
09/2026 – present
Undergraduate
Neurobiology & Pharmacological Chemistry