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Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
Dr. Alexander Payumo, Ph.D.
Dr. Alexander Payumo, Ph.D.
B.S. Chemistry, emphasis in Biochemistry; San Jose State University (2001-2008) with Dr. Daryl K. Eggers
Ph.D. Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University (2008-2016) with Dr. James K. Chen
Postdoctoral training, Cardiovascular Research Institute at the University of California, San Francisco (2016-2020) with Dr. Guo N. Huang
I joined the Department of Biological Sciences at San Jose State University in Fall 2020. As a Bay Area native, I'm honored to be back at my undergraduate institution and excited to serve as a mentor to my students. I am proud to be 1st generation Filipino-American and am committed to increasing diversity in the sciences. I believe that everyone has a special "superhero" power. It's our job as mentors to help our students discover that they have one.
Graduate Students
Graduate Students
Winston Wong
M.S. Molecular Biology
(Joined Spring 2024)
Twinkle Kumar
M.S. Molecular Biology
(Joined Fall 2024)
Amaya Leyba-Guerra
M.S. Systems Physiology
(Joined Spring 2025)
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate Students
Justin Li
B.S. Molecular Biology
(Joined Spring 2023)
Micaela Devincenzi
B.S. Systems Physiology
(Joined Spring 2025)
Juan Carlos Avila Jr.
B.S. Biomedical Engineering
(Joined Fall 2025)
Ariana Leung
B.S. Molecular Biology
(Joined Spring 2023)
Amelia Staiano
B.S. Systems Physiology
(Joined Spring 2025)
Dora Martelli
B.S. Systems Physiology
(Joined Spring 2024)
Carolyn Vo
B.S. Microbiology
(Joined Fall 2025)
Matt Chu
B.S. Microbiology
(Joined Spring 2025)
Dennis Castellanos
B.S. Systems Physiology
(Joined Fall 2025)
Research Assistants
Research Assistants
Aafia Naaz Javed Siddiqui
M.S. Molecular Biology
(Joined Fall 2025)
Previous Members
Previous Members
******************************Graduate***********************************************
Wahida Akter, M.S. Systems Physiology, Fall 2023 - Spring 2025
Jacque Simmons, B.S. Systems Physiology, Spring 2021 - Spring 2022 , M.S. Systems Physiology, Fall 2022 - Spring 2025
Herman Huang, B.S. Molecular Biology, Spring 2021 - Spring 2022 , M.S. Molecular Biology, Fall 2022 - Fall 2024
Curt Bautista, B.S. Microbiology, Spring 2021 , M.S. Molecular Biology, Fall 2021 - Fall 2024
Ines Ross Tacco, B.S. Microbiology, Spring 2021 , M.S. Systems Physiology, Fall 2021 - Fall 2023
******************************Undergraduate*******************************************
Ariana Lacson, B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Fall 2023 - Spring 2024
Sanna Hammad, B.S. Molecular Biology, Spring 2023 - Spring 2024
Theadore Yu, B.A. Biological Sciences, Spring 2023 - Spring 2024
Ivy Do, B.S. Molecular Biology, Spring 2023 - Spring 2024
Biann Shehadeh, B.A. Biological Sciences, Fall 2022 - Spring 2024
Justin Vo, B.S. Systems Physiology, Fall 2022 - Fall 2023
Maia Eugenio Quan, B.S. Systems Physiology, Fall 2022 - Spring 2024
Tianna Young, B.S. Marine Biology, Fall 2022 - Spring 2024
Cailin Karotkin, B.S. Systems Physiology, Fall 2022 - Fall 2023
Rafael Fernandez, B.S. Microbiology, Fall 2022 - Fall 2023
Andy Tran, B.S. Systems Physiology, Spring 2022 - Fall 2022
Shanthi Dave, B.S. Molecular Biology, Spring 2022 - Spring 2025
Ayessa Gomez, B.S. Systems Physiology, Spring 2022
Jona Delos Reyes, B.S. Systems Physiology, Fall 2021 - Spring 2022
Berenice Barragan-Rocha, B.A. Biological Sciences, Fall 2021 - Spring 2022
Kevin Agpoon, B.S. Chemistry, Biochemistry, Fall 2021 - Spring 2022
Andrew Caampued, B.S. Forensics Science, Fall 2021 - Spring 2022
Hafsanoor Vanya, B.A. Biological Sciences, Fall 2021 - Spring 2022
Nanak Pabla, B.S. Molecular Biology, Spring 2021 - Spring 2022
Tina Truong, B.A. Biological Sciences, Spring 2021
Christa Maria Dalan, B.S. Molecular Biology, Spring 2021
Karen Davila, B.S. Systems Physiology, Fall 2020
Denzel Omengan, B.S. Systems Physiology, Fall 2020
Crimsun Kessler, B.S. Systems Physiology, Fall 2020
If you are a Current or future SJSU student interested in joining, please visit the Contact page for more information. We are currently at capacity but would love to have a chat with you to discuss the possibility of joining.
If you are a Current or future SJSU student interested in joining, please visit the Contact page for more information. We are currently at capacity but would love to have a chat with you to discuss the possibility of joining.
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