Lab Alumni

Former Lab Members

Individuals are listed in alphabetical order.  Information about current position may not be up to date.  (Alumni on the lab alumni mailing list can directly edit this page.)

Hikmat Assi

Rotation Graduate Student (Pharmacology)

Dates:

2008

Positions afterwards:

Graduate Student, Pharmacology, UCLA

Alec Barajas

Undergraduate researcher

Dates:

2018-2020

Positions afterwards:

Graduate Student, PharmD program, UCSF

Philip Chao

Philip Chao

Graduate Student (Bioengineering); Postdoctoral Scholar

Dates:

2013-2019

Positions afterwards:

Systems Engineer, Sequlite Genomics

Iris Chen

Yi-Chun "Iris" Chen

Lab Manager and Staff Researcher

Dates:

2007-2010

Positions afterwards:

Master's Student, Bioscience, Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences) 

Shilin Cheung

Shilin Cheung

Postdoctoral Scholar (START Fellow)

Dates:

2012-2015

Positions afterwards:

Scientist, Trace-Ability, Inc. 

Inyoung Choi

Undergraduate volunteer

Dates:

2007

Positions afterwards:


Shane Claggett

Postdoctoral Scholar (NIBIB Fellow)

Dates:

2011-2012

Positions afterwards:


Christian De Caro

Undergraduate researcher

Dates:

2019-2020

Positions afterwards:

Graduate Student, Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Yuliang Deng

Yuliang "Tom" Deng

Exchange Graduate Student (Wuhan University)

Dates:

2008-2009

Positions afterwards:

Graduate Student, Physics, Wuhan University

Huijiang Ding

Hui-Jiang "John" Ding

Staff Researcher

Dates:

2008-2012

Positions afterwards:

Staff Researcher, Chemsitry, UCLA

Staff Engineer, Ahmanson Translational Imaging Division, UCLA

Viviann Do

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Undergraduate Researcher

Lab Assistant

Dates:

2019-2022

Positions afterwards:

Marketing Intern, HarperCollins Publishers

Marketing Associate, Penguin Random House

Mark Eddings

Mark Eddings

Postdoctoral Scholar

Dates:

2008-2009

Positions afterwards:


Graciela Flores

Staff Radiochemist

Dates:

2010-2011

Positions afterwards:

Staff Radiochemist, Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging 

Kelly Mun-Ming Fong

Undergraduate Volunteer

Dates:

2016-2017

Positions afterwards:


Yiting (Angela) Gong

Undergraduate Volunteer

Dates:

2021

Positions afterwards:


Feng Guo

Exchange Graduate Student (Wuhan Univeristy)

Dates:

2008-2009

Positions afterwards:

Graduate Student, Physics, Wuhan University

Noel Ha

Noel S. Ha

Graduate Student (Bioengineering)

Dates:

2014-2018

Positions afterwards:

Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab 

Sebastian Hanet

Undergraduate Volunteer

Dates:

2016-2018

Positions afterwards:

Associate Data Scientist, Amgen

Henry Herman

Henry Herman

Staff Electrical and Mechanical Engineer

Master's Student (Electrical Engineering)

Dates:

2009-2014

Positions afterwards:

Hardware Engineer, Apple 

Roland Hwang

High-school volunteer

Dates:

2009

Positions afterwards:

Undergraduate Student, Princeton 

Jonathan Irribarren

Undergraduate Volunteer

Dates:

2013-2015

Positions afterwards:


Thomas Johnson

Undergraduate volunteer

Dates:

2019

Positions afterwards:


Jason Jones

Graduate Student (Physics and Biology in Medicine)

Postdoctoral Scholar

Dates:

2015-2023

Positions afterwards:

Chief Technology Officer, DropletPharma Corp

Pei Yuin Keng

Pei Yuin Keng

Postdoctoral Scholar (SOMI Fellow)

Dates:

2010-2011

Positions afterwards:

Assistant Professor, Pharmacology, UCLA 

Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

Ye Seul Kim

Undergraduate Volunteer

Dates:

2007

Positions afterwards:


Brent Kokubun

Undergraduate Volunteer

Dates:

2010-2012

Positions afterwards:


Andrew Kunihiro

Andrew Kunihiro

Undergraduate Volunteer

Dates:

2009-2010

Positions afterwards:

Master's Student, Nutrition Science, CSU Long Beach

Graduate Student, Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona

Travis S. Laferriere-Holloway

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Graduate Student (Molecular & Medical Pharmacology)

Senior Fellow, UCLA Technology Development Group

Dates:

2017-2022

Positions afterwards:

Senior Microfluidic Lead Engineer, ALine Inc.

Director of Operations, ALine Inc.

Senior Scientist, Amgen

Mark Lazari

Mark Lazari

Graduate Student (Bioengineering)

Dates:

2010-2015

Positions afterwards:

Field Technical Support Specialist, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments 

Field Technical Support Supervisor, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments

Hyungbin Lee

Lab Volunteer

Dates:

2015

Positions afterwards:


Vincent Liang

Undergraduate Volunteer

Dates:

2011-2012

Positions afterwards:

Master's Student, Chemical Engineering, UC Berkeley 

Hong-Dun Lin

Hong Dun "Joseph" Lin

Postdoctoral Scholar

Dates:

2008

Positions afterwards:


Ksenia Lisova

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Postdoctoral scholar

Graduate Student (Physics and Biology in Medicine)

Dates:

2016-2022

Positions afterwards:

Data Science Fellow, The Data Incubator

Data Scientist, Amgen

Kan Liu

Kan Liu

Postdoctoral Scholar

Dates:

2007-2009

Positions afterwards:

Associate Professor, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, China

Dean, School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, China

Stephen Liu

Rotation Graduate Student (Physics and Biology in Medicine)

Dates:

2016

Positions afterwards:

Graduate Student, Physics and Biology in Medicine, UCLA

Qi Lu

Undergraduate Student

Dates:

2007

Positions afterwards:


Jimmy Ly

Graduate Student (Bioengineering)

Dates:

2009-2016

Positions afterwards:

Postdoctoral Fellow, UCSF

Sammy Ly

Lab Volunteer

Dates:

2014

Positions afterwards:


Xiaoxiao Ma

Xiaoxiao "Helen" Ma

Graduate Student (Pharmacology)

Postdoctoral Scholar

Dates:

2009-2015

Positions afterwards:

Senior Engineer, Illumina 

Kabir Mahal

Undergraduate Volunteer

Dates:

2010

Positions afterwards:


Brandon Maraglia

Staff Mechanical Engineer

Visiting Scientist (Sofie Biosciences)

Dates:

2012-2014

Positions afterwards:

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Sofie Biosciences, Inc. 

Director, Product Development, Sofie Biosciences, Inc. 

Ryan McGuan

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Postdoctoral scholar (UCLA/Caltech integrated Theranostic Engineering to Advance Metabolic Medicine (iTEAM) Fellow) 

Dates:

2021-2023

Positions afterwards:

Principal R&D Mechanical Engineer, Waters | Wyatt Technology Corporation

Federica Morgia

Undergraduate Volunteer

Dates:

2013-2014

Positions afterwards:


Yavus Nuri-Ertas

Rotation Graduate Student (Bioengineering)

Dates:

2010

Positions afterwards:

Graduate Student, Bioengineering, UCLA

Chelsea Okoro

Undergraduate  researcher

Dates:

2020-2022

Positions afterwards:


Jen Tzu "Steven" Pan

Undergraduate Volunteer

Staff Researcher

Dates:

2013-2015

Positions afterwards:


Ei Mon Phyu

Undergraduate Volunteer

Dates:

2013

Positions afterwards:


Max Putintsev

Undergraduate Volunteer

Dates:

2015

Positions afterwards:


Louie Putterman

High-school Volunteer

Dates:

2017

Positions afterwards:


Moe Putterman

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High-school student volunteer

Dates:

2020-2021

Positions afterwards:

Undergraduate Student, University of California, Berkeley

Kevin Quinn

Staff Researcher

Dates:

2010-2012

Positions afterwards:


Alejandra Rios

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Graduate Student (Physics and Biology in Medicine)

Dates:

2017-2022

Positions afterwards:

Science Policy Fellow, California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) 

Electric Generation System Specialist, California Energy Commission

Gilda Sabet

Lab Volunteer

Dates:

2007-2008

Positions afterwards:

Master's Student, Electrical Engineering, CSU Fullerton 

Electrical Engineer, FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc. 

Saman Sadeghi

Saman Sadeghi

Postdoctoral Scholar

Dates:

2009-2011

Positions afterwards:

Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular & Medical Pharmacology, UCLA 

Associate Professor, Department of Molecular & Medical Pharmacology, UCLA 

Andres Saucedo

Rotation Graduate Student (Physics and Biology in Medicine)

Dates:

2013

Positions afterwards:

Gradate Student, Physics and Biology in Medicine, UCLA

Maxim Sergeev

Maxim Sergeev

Postdoctoral Scholar (START Fellow)

Dates:

2013-2016

Positions afterwards:

Radiochemist, University Hospitals Case Medical Center 

Gaurav Shah

Gaurav Shah

Postdoctoral Scholar

Visiting Scientist (Sofie Biosciences)

Dates:

2010-2011

Positions afterwards:

Director, Radiochemistry Systems / Microfluidic Engineering, Sofie Biosciences, Inc. 

Senior Strategy Consultant, Accenture Strategy 

Associate Director - R&D Strategy & Planning, Bristol-Myers Squibb

Megha Srivastava

High-school Volunteer

Dates:

2013

Positions afterwards:


Andrew Surmak

Rotation Graduate Student (Physics and Biology in Medicine)

Dates:

2012

Positions afterwards:

Gradate Student, Physics and Biology in Medicine, UCLA

Uday Tata

Uday Tata

Postdoctoral Scholar

Dates:

2013

Positions afterwards:

PTD Module and Integration Yield Engineer, Intel Corporation 

Wei-Yu Tseng

Wei-Yu "Tim" Tseng

Postdoctoral Scholar

Dates:

2009-2014

Positions afterwards:

Research Project Engineer, Evidia Biosciences

System Engineer, Natera

Jesus Vargas

Undergraduate Volunteer

Dates:

2013-2014

Positions afterwards:


Khoa Vu

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Undergraduate researcher

Dates:

2021-2022

Positions afterwards:

Master's Student, Bioinformatics, UCLA

Christopher Wang, Jr.

Undergraduate Volunteer

Dates:

2014-2015

Positions afterwards:


Jia Wang

Jia Wang

Graduate Student (Bioengineering)

Postdoctoral Scholar


Dates:

2014-2020

Positions afterwards:

Scientist, Eaglenos 

Dirk Williams

Dirk Williams

Staff Machinist

Dates:

2007-2010

Positions afterwards:

Staff Machinist, Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging 

Darin Williams

Darin Williams

Staff Machinist and Cyclotron Engineer

Dates:

2008-2014

Positions afterwards:

Cyclotron Engineer, Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center, UCLA 

Suh "Sharon" Woo

Undergraduate Volunteer

Dates:

2011-2013

Positions afterwards:


Curtis Wu

Undergraduate Volunteer

Dates:

2011-2012

Positions afterwards:


Chiyun Xia

Chiyun "Matthew" Xia

Postdoctoral Scholar

Dates:

2007-2008

Positions afterwards:

Senior Servo Engineer, Seagate

Control System Engineer, Facebook

Anqi Yang

Anqi Yang

Graduate Student (Pharmacology)

Dates:

2010-2012

Positions afterwards:

Graduate Student, Computer Science, UCLA

Xiang Yin

Rotation Graduate Student (Pharmacology)

Dates:

2013

Positions afterwards:

Graduate Student, Pharmacology, UCLA

Shuang Zhang

Undergraduate Volunteer

Dates:

2013

Positions afterwards: