Current lab personnel
Elizabeth Skovran
Associate Professor
Postdoctoral research, Mary Lidstrom, University of Washington
PhD, Diana Downs, University of Wisconsin-Madison
BS, Marc Rott, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
Current MS Students
Erik Clippard
MS Biological Sciences
Concentration, Molecular Biology and Microbiology
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Tanzeena Hussain
MS Biological Sciences
Concentration, Molecular Biology and Microbiology
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Kim Luu
MS Biological Sciences
Concentration, Molecular Biology and Microbiology
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Sajede Rasouli
MS Biological Sciences
Concentration, Molecular Biology and Microbiology
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Nadiya Vysotska
MS Biological Sciences
Concentration, Molecular Biology and Microbiology
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Current Undergraduate Students
Kaitlyn Burke
BS Biological Sciences
Concentration, Molecular Biology
San Jose State University
Alice Huang
BS Biological Sciences
Concentration, Microbiology
San Jose State University
Jennifer Lepe-Rodriguez
BS Biological Sciences
Concentration, Molecular Biology
San Jose State University
RISE Program Participant
Omar Pena
BS Biological Sciences
Concentration, Systems Physiology
San Jose State University
Kipchoge Randall
BS Biological Sciences
Concentration,
San Jose State University
RISE Program Participant
Eric Shao
BS Biological Sciences
Concentration, Molecular Biology
San Jose State University
Damini Singh
BS Biological Sciences
Concentration, Molecular Biology
San Jose State University
Collaborators
Norma Cecilia Martinez-Gomez
Assistant Professor
Michigan State University
Yongquin Jiao
Group Leader, Systems and Synthetic Biology
Lawrence Livermore National Labs
https://ssb.llnl.gov/research.html
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Summer RUMBA students
Marco Saglimbeni
BS Biological Sciences
Chapman University, California
RUMBA, 2016
Megan Pryce
BS Biological Sciences
Cabrillo College, California
RUMBA, 2016
Brandon Almestica
BS Biological Sciences
Virginia State University, Virginia
RUMBA, 2015
Julie Van Fosson
BS Biological Sciences
San Jose State University, California
RUMBA, 2014
Former lab members (Not all listed, coming soon...)
Elena Ayala
BS Biology
Concentration, Microbiology
San Jose State University
Walter Carlson
BS Biology
Concentration, Marine Microbiology
Tenessee Technological University
John and Betty Davidson Fellow
Ralph Crisostomo
BS Biological Sciences
Concentration, Molecular Biology
San Jose State University
SCILL Program Participant
Mike Grace
BS Economics
University of California-Santa Cruz
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Charumathi Raghuraman
BS Biotechnology
Sir M Visveswaraya Institute of Technology, India
Albert and Dorothy Ellis Fellow
Justin Wingett
BS Biological Sciences
Concentration, Systems Physiology
San Jose State University
Glenn and Martha Vargas & Evelyn Gerdts Fellow
Christian Buckingham
BS Biological Sciences
Concentration, Molecular Biology
Chi Cao
BS Biological Sciences
Concentration, Microbiology
Jennifer Doherty
BS Chemistry
Concentration, Biochemistry
Hanan Jomaa
BS Biological Sciences
Concentration, Systems Physiology
Ramen Kanda
BA Psychology
San Jose State University
Simi Kaur
BS Biological Sciences
Concentration, Microbiology
Biology Student Association Secretary
Bang Luong
BS Biological Sciences
Concentration, Molecular Biology
Biology Student Association Treasurer
Richard Ngo
BS Biological Sciences
Concentration, Molecular Biology
Gabriel Subuyuj
BS Biological Sciences
Concentration, Microbiology
Undergraduate Research Grant Awardee
Fauna Yarza
BS Biological Sciences
Concentration, Microbiology
CSU-LSAMP PROUD Scholar
MARC U-STAR Scholar
Huong N. Vu
BS Biological Sciences, San Jose State University
Concentration, Microbiology
PhD program, Microbiology
University of Georgia
Beatrice Camacho
BS Chemistry, San Jose State University
Concentration, Biochemistry
PhD program, Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mayra Resnik
BS Biological Sciences, San Jose State University
Concentration, Microbiology
MA Teaching credential program
Relay University, New York
Christopher Lo
BS Biological Sciences, San Jose State University
Concentration, Microbiology
Doctor of Dental Surgery Program
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry
Dorothy Chung
BS Biological Sciences, San Jose State University
Concentration, Microbiology
Boehringer Ingelheim
Manufacturing Associate
Bryan Tamsir
BS Biological Sciences, San Jose State University
Concentration, Microbiology
Research Associate
Mendel Biological Solutions
Julie Van Fosson
BS Biological Sciences, San Jose State University
Concentration, Systems Physology
Associate Scientist I
Intrexon
Rachael Valdez
BS Biological Sciences, San Jose State University
Concentration, Microbiology
Associate Scientist I
GeneWeaver Biosciences, Roche Molecular Systems
Davis Nguyen
BS Biological Sciences, San Jose State University
Concentration, Microbiology
Contractor
Roche Molecular Systems
Allen Hoffmann
BS Biological Sciences, San Jose State University
Concentration, Molecular Biology
Product Development Manager
East West Bridge, Inc. Las Vegas, Nevada
Abraham Mengistu
BS Biological Sciences, San Jose State University
Concentration, Systems Physiology
Emergency Medical Technician
Rural/Metro Ambulance
Not pictured: Vanita Jogani, MA; Srividhya Vijayakumar, MA; Reecha Shah, MBT; Rosemary Kim, BS; Theresa Ta, BS; Kirstie Tablan, BS; Hao Guo, BS; Kevin Le, BS; BS, Karen Ngo, BS
Present and past lab photos
(Skovran lab rocks! - Lab Halloween costume)
