Alumni
DOCTORATE
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Bert Lao
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Thesis: Diversified Approach to the Mathematical and Computational Modeling of Biological Systems (2008)
Next stop: Law student, UC Berkeley Currently at: Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells |
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Victor Sun
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Thesis: Investigation of Amino Acid-Based Drug Delivery Vehicles (2009)
Next stop: Post-doctoral researcher, The Jackson Laboratory, Roopenian Lab Currently at: Senior Scientist, AbbVie |
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Foad Mashayekhi
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Thesis: Enhancing the Detection of Biomolecules Using Aqueous Two-Phase Micellar Systems (2011)
Next stop: Post-doctoral researcher, UCLA, Department of Bioengineering, Kamei Lab Currently at: Senior Scientist at Illumina |
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Dennis Yoon
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Thesis: Engineering Transferrin for Targeted-Drug Delivery (2011)
Next stop: Manager of Downstream Purification, Samsung Currently at: Senior Quality Engineer, Illumina |
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Uh-Joo (Mike) Choe
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Thesis: Investigating Novel Block Copolypeptide Vesicles for the Enhanced Delivery of Therapeutics (2013)
Next stop: Research Associate, Baxter Healthcare Corp |
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Ricky (Yin To) Chiu
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Thesis: Nanoparticles for Therapeutic and Diagnostics Applications (2014)
Next stop: Post-doctoral researcher, UCLA, Department of Bioengineering, Kamei Lab Currently at: CEO and Co-Founder, Phase Diagnostics |
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Kristine Mayle
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Thesis: Novel Polypeptide-Based Biomaterials for Prostate Cancer Therapies (2015)
Next stop: Consultant, Deallus Strategic Intelligence Consulting Currently at: Head of Corporate Strategy, Bench International |
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Garrett Mosley
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Thesis: Enhancing Paper-Based Diagnostics through Quantitative Experimentation, Modeling, and Design (2016)
Next stop: Post-doctoral researcher, UCLA, Department of Bioengineering, Kamei Lab Currently at: COO and Co-Founder, Phase Diagnostics |
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David Pereira
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Thesis: Enhancing the Phase Separation Rate of Aqueous Two-Phase Systems for Applications in Point-of-Care Diagnostics (2017)
Currently at: Research Scientist, Phase Diagnostics |
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Sherine Cheung
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Thesis: Development of Point-of-Care Diagnostic Technologies Utilizing Aqueous Two-Phase Systems (2019)
Next stop: Post-doctoral researcher, UCLA, Department of Bioengineering, Kamei Lab Currently at: Scientist 1, Singular Genomics |
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Daniel Bradbury
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Thesis: Nanotechnology for Improving Sensitivity and Quantitative Capabilities of Paper-Based Diagnostic Devices (2020)
Next Stop: Research Scientist, Phase Diagnostics |
MASTERS
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Wen-Lin Tsai
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Thesis: Engineering transferrin to increase cellular association (2006)
Next stop: Associate engineer, Genentech, Process Research and Development Currently at: Associate Scientist II, Gilead Sciences |
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Tracy Ying
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Thesis: A Transferrin Variant Conjugated to Polyethylenimine Improves Transfection Efficiency (2012)
Next stop: Staff Research Associate, UCLA, Department of Biological Chemistry, Johnson Lab Currently at: Senior Research Associate, Grail |
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Alec Le
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Thesis: Improving the Lateral-Flow Immunoassay Using Aqueous Two-Phase Systems (2012)
Next stop: Medical student, New York University School of Medicine |
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Brian Lee
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Thesis: Glutamate-Leucine Block Copolypeptides for Drug Delivery (2014)
Next stop: Engineer I, Baxter Healthcare Corp Currently at: Research Associate, Phase Diagnostics |
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Allison Yip
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Thesis: Fundamental Investigation of Triton Surfactant-Containing Aqueous Two-Phase Systems (2016)
Next stop: Medical student, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine |
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Kevin Chen
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Thesis: Development of Mutant Transferrin-Based Molecular Conjugates and Polypeptide-Based Gold Nanoshells as Targeted Drug Carriers for Cancer Therapy (2016)
Next stop: PhD student, Michigan State University, Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science |
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Alison Thach
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Thesis: Investigation of Gold Nanoprobe Extraction from Various Aqueous Two-Phase System Regions to Improve Lateral-Flow Immunoassay Detection of Protein and Bacterial Targets (2016)
Next stop: Quality Control Associate, ProZyme Currently at: Research Associate, Grail |
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April Pan
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Thesis: Investigating Controlled Delivery of Biomolecules for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Applications (2017)
Currently at: Sr. Engineer, Development, Illumina |
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Matthew Yee
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Thesis: Ionic Liquid Aqueous Two-Phase Systems for Diagnostic Use in Point-of-Care Settings (2018)
Currently at: Life Science Research Assistant, The Glenn Lab, Stanford University |
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Nguyen Le
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Thesis: Developing Different Formats for Combining Aqueous Two-Phase Systems with Isothermal DNA Amplification (2019)
Currently at: Medical student, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine |
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Milad Azimi
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Thesis: Automation of Nucleic Acid Amplification-based Diagnostic Assays for Point-of-care Use (2020)
Currently at: PhD student, Georgia Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
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Jasmine Trinh
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Thesis: Metallic Nanoparticles for Expanding the Point-of-Care Applications of Paper-Based Diagnostic Devices (2022)
Currently at: Research Associate, Nautilus Biotechnology |
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Alexia Diaz
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Thesis: Developing a Paper-Based Diagnostic Kit for the Detection of a Malaria Biomarker in Serum (2022)
Currently at: Research Associate, Cedars-Sinai |
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Paula Pandolfi
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Thesis: Hydrogel Beads for the Detection of Disease Biomarkers in Resource-Limited Settings (2022)
Currently at: Research Assistant, Kinzbio |
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Milo Ryan
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Thesis: Incorporating Enzymatic Nanoparticles with the Lateral-Flow Immunoassay for Improved Diagnostic Capabilities (2022)
Currently at: Research Associate III, AltPep |
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Hanxu (Cecilia) Zhang
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Thesis: Rapid Detection of Disease Biomarkers Using Novel Hydrogel Beads (2022)
Currently at: Research Associate, Quantapore Inc. |
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Adam Toubian
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Thesis: The Development of an Interface-Locating Extraction Device for the Automated Application of Aqueous Two-Phase Systems to Rapid Paper-Based Assays (2023)
Currently at: PhD student, Boston University, Department of Bioengineering |
VISITING SCIENTISTS
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Takuma Tsuji
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Project: Transferrin (2010)
Home: Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Japan Currently at: Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy and Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Japan |
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André Moreni Lopes
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Project: Transferrin (2016)
Home: School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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Kensuke Hirota
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Project: Diagnostics (2019)
Home: Japan Patent Office, Japan Currently at: Patent Examiner, Patent and Design Examination Department, Japan Patent Office, Japan |
BACHELOR
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Vu Nguyen
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Project: Diagnostics (2007)
Next stop: Medical student, UC Davis Currently at: Anesthesiologist, Private practice (after residency at Loma Linda University) |
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Xun Gong
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Project: Vesicle (2008)
Next stop: MD/PhD student, Mayo Medical School |
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Christopher Ng
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Project: Transferrin (2008)
Next stop: PhD student, MIT, Department of Biological Engineering Currently at: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, MIT |
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Edward Pham
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Project: Transferrin (2008)
Next stop: MD/PhD student, Stanford Currently at: Internal medicine residency, Harrington Discovery Physician Scientist Pathway, Case Western Reserve University |
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Dahlia Siegel
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Project: Vesicle (2008)
Next stop: Southern California Edison Currently at: Sourcing Manager, Microsoft (after MBA from Harvard) |
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Sergey Boyarskiy
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Project: Vesicle (2009)
Next stop: PhD student, UC Berkeley, Bioengineering Currently at: Scientist, Intrexon, Department of Biochemistry, Bioassays and Screening |
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David Chu
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Project: Transferrin (2009)
Next stop: PhD student, University of Washington, Department of Bioengineering Currently at: Senior Scientist, Avidity Biosciences |
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Aaron Meyer
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Project: Diagnostics (2009)
Next stop: PhD student, MIT, Department of Biological Engineering Currently at: Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering, UCLA |
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Brian Pham
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Project: Transferrin (2009)
Next stop: Morgan Stanley Currently at: Principal, Sherpa Capital |
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Stacey Shiigi
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Project: Diagnostics (2009)
Next stop: PhD student, Stanford University, Bioengineering Currently at: Scientist, Intrexon, Department of Metabolic Engineering and Systems Biology |
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Felix Chao
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Project: Transferrin (2010)
Next stop: Intern, Genentech Currently at: Director of Business Development, Phase Diagnostics (after being Project Manager at SciClone) |
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Howard Dai
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Project: Vesicle (2010)
Next stop: MD student, Texas A&M University Currently at: Radiology residency, Baylor Scott & White Hospital |
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Byron Kwan
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Project: Transferrin (2010)
Next stop: PhD student, MIT, Department of Biological Engineering Currently at: Scientist, Seattle Genetics |
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Sophia Lin
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Project: Vesicle (2010)
Next stop: PhD student, UC Irvine, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Currently at: Postdoctoral Fellow, Allergan |
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Gretchen Lam
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Project: Transferrin (2011)
Next stop: MS student, Stanford University, Bioengineering Currently at: Senior Research Associate, Becton Dickinson |
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Alec Le
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Project: Diagnostics (2011)
Next stop: Masters student, UCLA, Department of Bioengineering, Kamei Lab Currently at: Medical student, New York University School of Medicine |
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William Lou
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Project: Vesicle (2011)
Next stop: Medical student, Cornell Medical College Currently at: Neurology residency, University of Washington |
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James-Kevin Tan
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Project: Vesicle (2011)
Next stop: PhD student, University of Washington, Department of Bioengineering Currently at: Scientist, BioLegend |
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Christina Liu
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Project: Transferrin (2012)
Next stop: Technical Communicator/Investigator, Baxter Healthcare Corp., Biosciences Division Currently At: Supplier Quality Engineer, Medtronic Diabetes |
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Parsa Nafisi
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Project: Diagnostics (2012)
Next stop: PhD student, UC Berkeley, Bioengineering |
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Devin Quinlan
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Project: Vesicle (2012)
Next stop: PhD student, MIT, Department of Biological Engineering |
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Robert (Bob) Lamm
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Project: Drug Delivery (2013)
Next stop: PhD student, University of Washington, Department of Bioengineering |
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Cameron Yamanishi
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Project: Diagnostics (2013)
Next stop: PhD student, University of Michigan, Department of Biomedical Engineering |
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Brian Lee
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Project: Vesicle (2013)
Next stop: MS student, UCLA, Department of Bioengineering |
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Juntian (Johnny) Wang
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Project: Transferrin (2013)
Next stop: MD student, University of Pittsburgh |
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Stephanie Wang
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Project: Transferrin, Diagnostics (2014)
Next stop: PhD student, MIT, Department of Biological Engineering |
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Allison Yip
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Project: Vesicle, Diagnostics (2014)
Next stop: MS student, UCLA, Department of Bioengineering |
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Erik Jue
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Project: Diagnostics (2014)
Next stop: PhD student, Caltech, Department of Bioengineering |
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Phuong Nguyen
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Project: Diagnostics (2014)
Next stop: DO student, Touro University Nevada |
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Samantha Cheng
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Project: Drug Delivery, Diagnostics (2015)
Next stop: Rotational Program, Abbott Laboratories Currently at: Quality Engineer, Abbott Laboratories |
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Kevin Chen
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Project: Drug Delivery (2015)
Next stop: MS student, UCLA, Department of Bioengineering |
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Kathryn Dern
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Project: Drug Delivery, Diagnostics (2015)
Next stop: MD student, UCSD |
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Alison Thach
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Project: Drug Delivery, Diagnostics (2015)
Next stop: MS student, UCLA, Department of Bioengineering |
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Samantha Zhang
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Project: Diagnostics (2016)
Next stop: MEng student, UCSD, Department of Bioengineering Currently at: DO student, Kansas City University |
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Amy (Yue) Han
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Project: Diagnostics (2016)
Next stop: JD student, Boston University |
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April Pan
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Project: Diagnostics (2016)
Next stop: MS student, UCLA, Department of Bioengineering |
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Chloe Wu
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Project: Diagnostics (2017)
Next stop: PhD student, MIT, Department of Biological Engineering |
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Vincent Wong
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Project: Drug Delivery, Diagnostics (2017)
Next stop: Scribe, CCS Medical Group Currently at: SUNY Downstate Medical Center |
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Matthew Yee
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Project: Diagnostics (2017)
Next stop: MS student, UCLA, Department of Bioengineering |
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Christina Pearce
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Project: Diagnostics (2017)
Next stop: Business Technology Consultant, Deloitte |
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Nguyen Le
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Project: Diagnostics (2017)
Next stop: MS student, UCLA, Department of Bioengineering |
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Eumene Lee
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Project: Diagnostics (2018)
Next stop: Research associate, Truvian |
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Justin Paek
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Project: Diagnostics (2018)
Next stop: Research associate, System1 Biosciences |
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Elizabeth Gomes
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Project: Diagnostics (2018)
Next stop: MS student, UC Berkeley, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
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Emily Lee
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Project: Diagnostics (2019)
Next stop: PhD student, UC Davis, Department of Biomedical Engineering |
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Grace Emmel
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Project: Diagnostics (2019)
Next stop: Research associate, Kite Pharma |
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Cecilie Falktoft
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Project: Diagnostics (2019)
Next stop: Apeel Sciences, Inc. |
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Milad Azimi
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Project: Diagnostics (2019)
Next stop: MS student, UCLA, Department of Bioengineering |
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Inga Hwang
Eric Yang
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Project: Diagnostics (2020)
Next Stop: Medical Assistant, Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Project: Diagnostics (2020)
Next Stop: USC Medical School |
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Mariam Carson
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Project: Diagnostics (2020)
Next Stop: MS student, UCSF, Institute for Global Health Sciences |
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Alexia Diaz
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Project: Diagnostics (2021)
Next stop: MS student, UCLA, Department of Bioengineering |
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Jasmine Trinh
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Project: Diagnostics (2021)
Next stop: MS student, UCLA, Department of Bioengineering |
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Milo Ryan
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Project: Diagnostics (2021)
Next stop: MS student, UCLA, Department of Bioengineering |
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Pedram Heidarpour
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Project: Diagnostics (2021)
Next Stop: Cryptocurrency and Block Chain Development, ARCrypto |
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Hanxu (Cecilia) Zhang
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Project: Diagnostics (2021)
Next Stop: MS student, UCLA, Department of Bioengineering |
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Veronica Campbell
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Project: Diagnostics (2022)
Next Stop: MD student, Tufts University School of Medicine |
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Matthew Prasetyo
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Project: Diagnostics (2022)
Next Stop: ME student, UCSD, Department of Bioengineering |
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Adam Toubian
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Project: Diagnostics (2022)
Next Stop: MS student, UCLA, Department of Bioengineering |
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Cassandra Cantu
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Project: Diagnostics (2022)
Next Stop: Quality Engineer, Abbott CRM |
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Iza Spaczai
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Project: Diagnostics (2022)
Next Stop: Project Manager Intern, Genentech |
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Xuwen (Amy) Lou
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Project: Diagnostics (2022)
Next Stop: MS student, UCSD, Department of Bioengineering |
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Elaine Zheng
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Project: Diagnostics (2023)
Next Stop: Applying to Medical School |
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Noah Guillermo
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Project: Diagnostics (2023)
Next Stop: MS student, UCLA, Department of Bioengineering |
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Kyle Chen
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Project: Diagnostics (2023)
Next Stop: MS student, UCLA, Department of Bioengineering |
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Adel Batthika
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Project: Diagnostics (2023)
Next Stop: MD student, Loma Linda University School of Medicine |
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Rohan Chawla
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Project: Diagnostics (2023)
Next Stop: MS student, Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Computer Science |