Members

Brian Zid

Principal Investigator

B.S. Truman State University, 2000

Ph.D California Institute of Technology, 2008

Brian Google Scholar

Wanfu Hou

PhD Student

Joined 2018

B.S Chemistry 2017, Xiamen University

Quantification of elongation stalls and impact on gene expression in Yeast

Ximena Garcia Arceo

PhD Student

Joined 2018

B.S. Physics 2018, UC Santa Barbara

Integrated Computational Prediction and Quantitative Microscopy Investigation of Class II mRNA Localization Dynamics

Yuko Sugiyama

PhD Student

Joined 2021

B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2020, UC Davis

Mechanisms for mRNA localization dependent protein production changes

Julia Mellis

PhD Student

Joined 2021

B.S. Biochemistry 2018, UC Davis

Uncovering the Molecular Mediators of mRNA Localization to the Mitochondria

Undergraduate Researchers

Vicky Chen

Joined 2021

3rd Year

Biochemistry Major

Molly Cohn

Joined 2019

4th Year 

Biochemistry Major

Lisa Chen

Joined 2022

2nd Year

Biology Major

Juliette Hamid

Joined 2022

2nd Year

Chemistry Major

Jillian Hirano

Joined 2019

4th Year

Chemistry Major

Zoey Litt

Joined 2021

4th Year

Chemistry Major

Jeannie Lee

Joined 2022

4th Year

Human Biology Major

Shayla Nguyen

Joined 2022

2nd Year

Human Biology Major

Adam Tran

Joined 2022

4th Year

Math CS

Cynthia Rong

Joined 2021

4th Year

Biochemistry Major

Alumni

Joon Choi

Post-Doctoral Scholar


Tatsuhisa Tsuboi

2016-2021

Post-Doctoral Scholar

Current Position: Assistant Professor at Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School

Anna Guzikowski

2016-2021

Ph.D Graduate

Current Position: Scientist at Eclipse Bio

Vince Harjono

2015-2022

Ph.D Graduate

Current Position: Application Scientist at Eclipse Bio

Sophie Chen

2017-2021

Ph.D Graduate

Current Position:  Strategy Insights & Planning Associate at ZS

Marina  Barba Aliaga

2022

Visiting Graduate Student

Alex Harvey

2015-2022

Ph.D Graduate

Olivia Modi

2020-2022

Undergraduate Researcher

Current Position: Research Associate at Eclipse Bioinnovations

Lab Mascots

Ellie Harjono

5th Year Post Dogtoral Candidate