Alumni

NameYearCurrent PositionLast Known WhereaboutsContact
Graduate Students
Taylor Steele2018-2023Genomic Sales RepresentativeIllumina
Kayla Wilson2017-2023Analytical ScientistDebut Biotech
Katherine Bauman2016-2022PostdocStanford University
Trevor Purdy2015-2021ScientistGeno
Patrick Brunson2015-2021ScientistDebut Biotech
Jia Jia Zhang2014-2019PostdocMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Charles Larson2012-2019Senior ScientistPfizer
Michelle Schorn2012-2018Operations CoordinatorScripps Institution of Oceanography
Kirk Reynolds2012- 2016Principal ScientistCatalent Pharma SolutionsEmail 
Abrahim “Bimo” El Gamal2011- 2016ScientistAmyris
Taylor Richter2008-2014BiologistUS Food and Drug AdministrationEmail
Roland Kersten2009-2013

Assistant Professor

University of Michigan, College of PharmacyWebsite
Anna Lechner2008-2012Senior Director, Discovery Synthetic BiologyLifeMine Therapeutics
Andrew Kale2008-2012Manager, Technical SupportIllumina
Micheal C. Wilson2006-2011Global Medical Training LeadSobi
Andrew Shultz2005-2011Director of Analytical ChemistryDebut Biotech
Jacklyn Winter2005-2010Associate ProfessorUniversity of UtahWebsite
Yuan Liu2005-2009ScientistKumquat Biosciences Inc.
Qian Cheng2003-2007Chief Scientific OfficerCURA Diagnostics Inc.
Laura Beer2001-2006Senior Lead ConsultantRambollEmail
Master Students
Monica Thukral2018-2020Associate ConsultantMcKinsey & Company
Darlene Nguyen2015-2017Senior Research AssociateImpossible Foods
Kimberly Chang2016- 2017Technical Development Senior EngineerGenentech
Lisa Zeigler2005- 2006Assistant ProfessorScripps Institution of Oceanography
Deanna Shock1999-2000
Postdocs
Leah Bushin2020-2025Assistant ProfessorStanford University
Tim Fallon2019-2025
Lara Duerr2022-2025
Ashleigh Burke2022-2025Research FellowUniversity of Manchester
Rebecca Schaefer2020-2023Senior ScientistIonis Pharmaceuticals
April Lukowski2020-2023Assistant ProfessorScripps Institution of Oceanography; Skaggs School of Pharmacy, UCSD
Percival Yang-Ting Chen2019-2021ScientistMorphic Therapeutics
Jonathan R. Chekan2017-2020Assistant ProfessorThe University of North Carolina at GreensboroWebsite
Shaun McKinnie2016-2019Assistant ProfessorUC Santa CruzWebsite
Anya (Hanna) Luhavaya Loftis2015-2019Senior ScientistReplay
Yuta Kudo2016-2018Assistant ProfessorTohoku University
Jie Li2014-2018Assistant ProfessorUniversity of South CarolinaWebsite
Peter Jordan2012-2018ProfessorOregon State University Cascades
Vinayak Agarwal2012-2017Associate ProfessorGeorgia Institute of TechnologyWebsite
Zachary Miles2015-2017Senior Director, Protein EngineeringAlida Biosciences
Xiaoyu Tang2013-2017Principal InvestigatorShenzhen Bay Laboratory
Lauren Ray2013-2016Team Leader, Synthetic BiologySyngenta, UKEmail
Ana Ligia Leandrini de Oliveira2014-2016Adjunct ProfessorFederal University of Amazonas, Brazil
Takayoshi Awakawa2014-2016Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Tokyo, JapanEmail
Stefan Diethelm2014-2015ChemistClimeworks, Switzerland
Simone Moraes Mantovani2011-2015Senior ScientistAmyris
Robin Teufel2012- 2015Associate ProfessorUniversity of Basel, Switzerland
Max Cruesemann2013- 2015Group LeaderUniversity of Bonn, Germany
Nadine Ziemert2013- 2014ProfessorUniversity of Tuebingen, GermanyWebsite
Avena Ross2011-2014Associate ProfessorQueens University, CanadaWebsite
Ellis O’Neill2014Group LeaderUniversity of Nottingham, UKEmail
Dennis Poth2013-2014High School TeacherGermany
Leonard Kaysser2011-2013ProfessorLeipzig University, GermanyWebsite
Kazuya Yamanaka2011-2013Associate ProfessorKansai University, JapanWebsite
Daniela Trivella2012Head of Drug DiscoveryBrazillian Biosciences National Laboratory, Brazil
Roland Wenter2010-2012Senior Portfolio ManagerRoche, Germany
Elisha Fielding2010-2013DirectorSail Biomedicines
Peter Bernhardt2010-2012Senior Director CMCModeX Therapeutics
Akimasa Miyamaga2009-2011Associate ProfessorThe University of Tokyo, Japan
Kaity Ryan2008-2010Associate ProfessorUniversity of British Columbia, CanadaWebsite
Alexandra Roberts2008-2010Queensland Accelerate FellowJames Cook University, AustraliaWebsite
Alessandra Eustaquio2005-2010Associate ProfessorUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoWebsite
Amy Lane2008-2010Associate ProfessorUniversity of North FloridaWebsite
Tobias Gulder2008-2010ProfessorTechnical University of Dresden, GermanyWebsite
Markus Nett2007-2008Associate ProfessorTechnical University of Dortmund, GermanyWebsite
Ryan McGlinchey2006-2008PostdocNIH
John Kalaitzis II2006-2007PostdocNew South Wales University, AustraliaEmail
Daniel Udwary2003-2007Secondary Metabolism Computational Biology Subgroup LeadThe Joint Genome Institute
Michelle Moffitt2005-2006Associate ProfessorWestern Sydney University, Australia
Longkuan Xiang2000-2006Senior Process Development AssociateLonza
Miho Izumikawa2001-2005Staff ScientistRIKEN Institute, Japan
John Kalaitzis I2001-2004PostdocNew South Wales University, AustraliaEmail
Yoshimitsu Hamano2002-2003ProfessorFukui Prefectural University, JapanWebsite
Paul Shipley1999-2001Associate ProfessorUniversity of British Columbia Okanagan, CanadaWebsite
Joern Hopke1998-2000Principle ScientistSanofi-Aventis
Christian Hertweck1999-2000ProfessorHKI Jena, GermanyWebsite
Ai-Ming Yu1998-1999Assistant ProfessorSUNY Buffalo
Joern Piel1998-1999ProfessorETH Zurich, SwitzerlandWebsite
Stepanka Storkova1997
Dieter Seng1996-1997
Visiting Scientists
Stella de Lima Camargo2017-2019PostdocUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro
Renata Sigrist2017-2018PostdocDTU Biosustain, Denmark
Lauren Murray2017-2019ARC DECRA FellowMonash University, Australia
Catharina Seel2017-2018Senior Expert Product ComplianceCurrenta GmbH & Co., Germany
Fergus Collins2017Senior MicrobiologistNovozymes One Health, Ireland
Marlene Rothe2017Automation ChemistChemspeed, Switzerland
Jared Shaw2017ProfessorUC DavisWebsite
Reto Erni2016- 2017Project ManagerNXI Therapeutics, Switzerland
Jamshid Moghaddam2016- 2017Scientist and Project ManagerAachen University, Germany
Kyra Geyer2016Lab ManagerBASF, Germany
Taro Amagata2015- 2016ProfessorSan Francisco State UniversityWebsite 
Jan Wolfarth2015Master StudentUniversity of Freiburg, Germany
Hilke Bruns2015Master StudentTU Braunschweig, Germany
Joseph Jarrett2015ProfessorUniversity of HawaiiWebsite
Liang Lu2014Graduate Student

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Kazuya Murata2014- 2015Associate ProfessorKindai University, JapanWebsite
Karine Pires2014- 2015Professor

Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Hongbin Zou2013- 2015Associate ProfessorZhejiang University, ChinaWebsite 
Katrin Schroder2013Senior Quality Assurance SpecialistBoehringer Ingelheim, Germany
Lingli “Leonie” Liu2013Postdoc

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

Yongxin “Philip” Li2013Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Stephanie Maerten2012Funding Manager

Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies, Germany

Eric Helfrich2011- 2012ProfessorGoethe University, Germany
Yi Tang2011ProfessorUCLAWebsite 
Larissa Dir2010- 2011NHMRC Early Career Reserach Fellow

Institute for Glycomics, Australia

Won-Gon Kim2010- 2011Professor

Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, South Korea

Tatsufumi Okino2009-2010ProfessorHokkaido University, Japan
Johannes Haerle2007Medical Affairs ManagerOM Pharma, Switzerland
Qian Cheng2005- 2007Chief Scientific OfficerCura Diagnostics
Kwangkyoung Liou2004ProfessorSunMoon University, Korea
Julie Becker2002-2004Graduate StudentUniversity of Hawaii
Dr. Thomas O’Hare2001ProfessorUniversity of Utah