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
Graduate Student (Bioengineering); Postdoctoral Scholar
Dates:
2013-2019
Positions afterwards:
Systems Engineer, Sequlite Genomics
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
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 "Tom" Deng
Exchange Graduate Student (Wuhan University)
Dates:
2008-2009
Positions afterwards:
Graduate Student, Physics, Wuhan University
Hui-Jiang "John" Ding
Staff Researcher
Dates:
2008-2012
Positions afterwards:
Staff Researcher, Chemsitry, UCLA
Staff Engineer, Ahmanson Translational Imaging Division, UCLA
Dates:
2019-2022
Positions afterwards:
Marketing Intern, HarperCollins Publishers
Marketing Associate, Penguin Random House
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 "Joseph" Lin
Postdoctoral Scholar
Dates:
2008
Positions afterwards:
Dates:
2016-2022
Positions afterwards:
Data Science Fellow, The Data Incubator
Data Scientist, Amgen
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 "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
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:
Dates:
2020-2021
Positions afterwards:
Undergraduate Student, University of California, Berkeley
Kevin Quinn
Staff Researcher
Dates:
2010-2012
Positions afterwards:
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
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
Postdoctoral Scholar (START Fellow)
Dates:
2013-2016
Positions afterwards:
Radiochemist, University Hospitals Case Medical Center
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
Postdoctoral Scholar
Dates:
2013
Positions afterwards:
PTD Module and Integration Yield Engineer, Intel Corporation
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:
Dates:
2021-2022
Positions afterwards:
Master's Student, Bioinformatics, UCLA
Christopher Wang, Jr.
Undergraduate Volunteer
Dates:
2014-2015
Positions afterwards:
Jia Wang
Graduate Student (Bioengineering)
Postdoctoral Scholar
Dates:
2014-2020
Positions afterwards:
Scientist, Eaglenos
Dirk Williams
Staff Machinist
Dates:
2007-2010
Positions afterwards:
Staff Machinist, Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging
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 "Matthew" Xia
Postdoctoral Scholar
Dates:
2007-2008
Positions afterwards:
Senior Servo Engineer, Seagate
Control System Engineer, Facebook
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