Members in Academics

Some of our former lab members have taken positions at top universities.

  • Professor Elizabeth Want, Imperial College, London
  • Professor Caroline Johnson, Yale University
  • Team Leader Xavi Domingo, Euro-Catalonia Center for Omic Sciences
  • Professor Julijana Ivanisevic, University of Lausanne
  • Professor Martin Giera, Leiden University
  • Director Sunia Trauger, Harvard University
  • Professor Brian Bothner, Montana State University
  • Professor Benedikt Warth, University of Vienna
  • Professor Erica Majumder, University of Wisconsin
  • Professor Markus Rinschen, Aarhus University
  • Professor Erica Forsberg, San Diego State University
  • Professor Colin Smith, Wesleyan University
  • Director Trent Northen, Berkley National Labs
  • Professor Anders Nordstrom, University of Umea, Sweden
  • Professor Tao Huan, University of British Columbia
  • Medical Director Bridgit Crews, University of California, Irvine
  • Professor Gary Patti, Washington University, Missouri
  • Professor Jessican Prenni, Colorado State University
  • Professor Oscar Yanes, Rovira i Virili University, Spain
  • Professor Mingliang Fang, Nanyang Technological University
  • Professor Rafa Montenegro, University of Toronto
  • Professor Jiang Zhu, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Collage of head shots from former lab members now in academic positions.

Our Former Members

Our lab members go on to do great things!

Jingchuan Xue>

Jingchuan Xue
Research Associate

Professor at Guangdong University of Technology

H. Paul Benton

H. Paul Benton
Bioinformatics Analyst

Until 04-Dec-20 then Multi-omics Sr. Scientist at Denali Theraputics

Markus Rinschen, MD

Markus Rinschen, MD
Visiting Investigator

Until 01-Nov-20 then Professor at Aarhus University

Carlos Guijas

Carlos Guijas
Research Associate

Until 29-May-20 then Scientist at Lundbeck

Rafael Montenegro

Rafael Montenegro
Research Associate

Until 27-Mar-20 then Professor at the university of Toronto

Amelia Palermo

Amelia Palermo
Research Associate

Until 6-Dec-19 then Postdoc at UCLA

Xavi Domingo

Xavi Domingo
Research Associate

Until 7-Jun-19 then Team Leader at Euro-Catalonia Center for Omic Sciences

Duane Rinehart

Duane Rinehart
Information Tech Analyst

Until 18-Jan-19 then Regional Director, Employer Engagement San Diego Colleges

Thiery Phommavongsay

Thiery Phommavongsay
Intern Support

Until 27-Aug-18 then Software Engineer at FaceTec, Inc.

Ana Granados

Ana Granados
Intern Support

Until 2017 then Medical Assistant

Tao Huan

Tao Huan
Research Associate

Until 8-Jun-18 then Professor, University of British Columbia

Minerva Tran

Minerva Tran
Research Technician

Until 3-Nov-17 then Technician at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Erica Forsberg

Erica Forsberg
Research Associate

Until 7-Jul-17 then Professor, San Diego State University

Benedikt Warth

Benedikt Warth
Visiting Scholar

Until 26-May-17 then Professor, University of Vienna

Mingliang Fang

Mingliang Fang
Research Associate

Until 30-Nov-16 then Nanyang Technological University

Caroline H. Johnson

Caroline H. Johnson
Staff Scientist

Until 20-May-16 then Professor, Yale University

Nadine Levin

Nadine Levin
Visiting scholar

Until 2015 then Senior UX Researcher at Facebook

Michael E Kurczy

Michael E Kurczy
Research Associate

Until 30-Oct-15 then AstraZeneca

Laura Goetz

Laura Goetz
Visiting Professor

Until 31-Aug-15 then Associate Professor at Scripps Research

Julijana Ivanisevic

Julijana Ivanisevic
Research Associate

Until 31-Jul-15 then Associate Professor at University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Anthony Aldebot

Anthony Aldebot
Intern Support

Until 31-Jul-15 then Information Technologies Specialist at EEDAR

Chinmay Gandhi

Chinmay Gandhi
Research Programmer

Until 19-Dec-14 then Graduate Student at SDSU

Darlene Evardone

Darlene Evardone
Admin / Web Designer

Until 26-Sep-14 then Executive Assistant at UCSD

Bernardo Arevalo

Bernardo Arevalo
Intern Support

Until 28-Apr-14 then Student at UCSD

Thomas Nguyen

Thomas Nguyen
Intern Support

Until 25-Apr-14 then Software Engineer at YouTube

Adam Schuyler

Adam Schuyler
Research Technician

Until 11-Apr-14 then Lab Supervisor at University of Southern California

Harsha Gowda

Harsha Gowda
Research Associate

Until 9-Apr-14 then Professor at Institute for Bioinformatics

Zhengjiang Zhu

Zhengjiang Zhu
Research Associate

Until 8-Nov-13 then Assistant Professor at Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry

Matthew E Hicks

Matthew E Hicks
Research Programmer

Until 28-Aug-13 then System Engineer at Dynamic Vision

Emilie Schneider

Emilie Schneider
Research Technician

Until 28-Aug-13 then Chemist at Vista Analytical Laboratory

Ralf Tautenhahn

Ralf Tautenhahn
Research Associate

Until 23-Aug-13 then Metabolomics Software Specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific

Charles &qt;Chip&qt; III Ross

Charles &qt;Chip&qt; III Ross
Research Assistant

Until 20-Jul-12 then Consultant at HT screening & analysis for Biotech and Pharma Organizations

Junhua Wang

Junhua Wang
Research Associate

Until 10-Jul-12 then Strategic Metabolomics Specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific

Kevin Y Cho

Kevin Y Cho
Bioinformatician

Until 1-Jul-12 then Graduate Student at Washington University

Sam Stebbing

Sam Stebbing
Work Study Student

Until 11-May-12 then Software Specialist at Naval Research

Ken Harris

Ken Harris
Research Technician

Until 3-Apr-12 then Researcher at Sierra Wilderness

Andrew Schultz

Andrew Schultz
Research Associate

Until 16-Dec-11 then Scientist at Synthetic Genomics

Gary J Patti

Gary J Patti
Research Associate

Until 1-Dec-11 then Associate Professor at Washington University

Virpal Kaur

Virpal Kaur
Research Intern

Until 27-Sep-11 then Health Instructor at Tanzania, Africa

Ewa Kalisiak

Ewa Kalisiak
Research Assistant

Until 14-Sep-11 then Senior Research Associate at Genencor

Sri C Pillalamarri

Sri C Pillalamarri
Research Intern

Until 19-Apr-11 then Software Engineer at Apple

Junefredo &qt;Jon&qt; V. Apon

Junefredo &qt;Jon&qt; V. Apon
Research Technician

Until 8-Apr-11 then Field Agent at United States Border Security

Sunia A. Trauger

Sunia A. Trauger
Associate Director

Until 8-Apr-11 then Director, Mass Spectrometry at Harvard University

David F. Masters-Moore

David F. Masters-Moore
Visiting Scientist

Until 2010 then Principal Investigator at Millennium Health

Oscar Yanes

Oscar Yanes
Research Associate

Until 2-Dec-10 then Principal Investigator at Rovira I Virgili University

William Wikoff

William Wikoff
Research Associate

Until 16-Apr-10 then Senior Scientist at UC Davis

Hui-Min Zhang

Hui-Min Zhang
Research Associate

Until 22-Jan-10 then Scientist at Genentech

Hin-Koon Woo

Hin-Koon Woo
Research Associate

Until 2-Jul-09 then Senior Scientist at Biogen

Trent Northen

Trent Northen
Visiting Investigator

Until 22-Aug-08 then Principle Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Diana M. Wong

Diana M. Wong
Research Technician

Until 15-Aug-08 then Metabolomic Specialist at Agilent Technologies

Bridgit Crews

Bridgit Crews
Research Associate

Until 1-Aug-08 then Scientific Director at Kaiser Permanente

Eden P. Go

Eden P. Go
Research Associate

Until 15-Jun-07 then Director of Laboratories at University of Kansas

Anders Nordstrom

Anders Nordstrom
Research Associate

Until 2-Apr-07 then Assistant Professor at Umea University

Johanna Heideker

Johanna Heideker
Graduate Student

Until 2-Feb-07 then Scientist at Genentech

Zhouxin Shen

Zhouxin Shen
Staff Scientist

Until 15-Dec-06 then Senior Research Associate at UCSD

Hirotoshi Morita

Hirotoshi Morita
Visiting Scientist

Until 11-Oct-06 then Chief Scientist at Shionogi & Company, Limited

Elizabeth Want

Elizabeth Want
Research Associate

Until 15-Sep-06 then Associate Professor at Imperial College

Chuan Qin

Chuan Qin
Research Programmer

Until 4-Aug-06 then IP Consultant at Thermo Fisher Scientific

Warren Lewis

Warren Lewis
Research Associate

Until 9-Jun-06 then Research Instructor at Washington University

Grace G. O'Maille

Grace G. O'Maille
Research Associate

Until 5-May-06 then Senior Strategic Marketing Specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific

Haitian Liu

Haitian Liu
Research Associate

Until 31-Mar-06 then Senior Scientist at Senomyx

Cindy Wranik

Cindy Wranik
Research Technician

Until 16-Dec-05 then Case Administrator at Kern County Mental Health

Theodore Brandon

Theodore Brandon
Research Technician

Until 3-Aug-05 then Mass Spectrometry Supervisor at ZRT Laboratory

Rachel D. Lowe

Rachel D. Lowe
Graduate Student

Until 14-Mar-05 then Post Doc at Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry

Colin Smith

Colin Smith
Database Administrator

Until 1-Mar-05 then Postdoc at Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry

Andrew Meyers

Andrew Meyers
Research Assistant

Until 13-Dec-04 then Partner at Parker Straus, LLP

Nichole Reisdorph

Nichole Reisdorph
Research Associate

Until 19-Mar-04 then Associate Professor at National Jewish Health

Bruce Compton

Bruce Compton
Research Associate

Until 2003 then Professor at University of Massachusetts

Hailey Russel

Hailey Russel
Research Technician

Until 15-Aug-03 then High school teacher

Jessica Prenni

Jessica Prenni
Research Associate

Until 6-Jul-03 then Associate Professor at Colorado State University

Kristin Staniszewski

Kristin Staniszewski
Research Technician

Until 26-Mar-03 then Elementary school teacher

Teri Junker

Teri Junker
Research Technician

Until 2-Nov-02 then Project Manager at Epsilon Systems Solutions

Ron Niece

Ron Niece
Visiting Scientist

Until 13-Aug-02 then Senior Scientist at Meyer Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Martin Sonderegger

Martin Sonderegger
Webmaster

Until 12-Jul-02 then Science teacher at BRG Worgl,Tirol, Austria

Kelly Chatman

Kelly Chatman
Reseach Technician

Until 4-Sep-01 then MS Analytical Specialist at Harvard University

Rhonda Cooke-Tanabe

Rhonda Cooke-Tanabe
Research Technician

Until 1-Aug-01 then Graduate Student at U of Southern California, Marshall School of Business

Jennifer Bardi

Jennifer Bardi
Administrative Assistant

Until 1-Jan-01 then Editor-in-Chief at The Humanist

John Thomas

John Thomas
Research Associate

Until 1-Jan-01 then Senior Scientist at Synageva

Jane Wu

Jane Wu
Research Associate

Until 29-Dec-00 then Principal Research Scientiist at ActivX Biosciences

Xia Gao

Xia Gao
Research Associate

Until 17-Nov-00 then Senior Scientist at Structural GenomiX

Klas Broo

Klas Broo
Research Associate

Until 18-Aug-00 then Chemistry and Biology Professor at Falkenbergs

Jing Wei

Jing Wei
Research Associate

Until 2-Feb-00 then President and CEO at JadeBio

Thomas Hollenbeck

Thomas Hollenbeck
Research Technician

Until 22-Oct-99 then Manager, Analytical Grp at Genomics Inst of the Novartis Research Foundation

Kathy Lewis

Kathy Lewis
Research Associate

Until 18-Sep-98 then Applications Specialist at AB SCIEX

Brian Bothner

Brian Bothner
Research Scientist

Until 2-Jul-98 then Professor of Chemistry at Montana State University

Anna Aparicio

Anna Aparicio
Research Technician

Until 11-Jun-99 then Associate Scientist at Aragon Pharmaceuticals