Kristian G. Andersen
Professor
Training
Postdoc
Harvard University
Broad Institute
Advisor: Pardis Sabeti
Graduate (MPhil & PhD)
University of Cambridge
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Advisor: Alex Betz
Undergraduate
Aarhus University
University of Kent
Major: Business & Molecular Biology
Super Powers
Andrew Routh
Institute Investigator
Experience
Associate Professor, UTMB
Postdoc
Scripps Research Institute
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Advisors: John Johnson, Bruce Torbett; Daniela Rhodes, Jason Chin
Graduate (PhD)
University of Cambridge
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Advisor: Daniela Rhodes
Undergraduate
University of Oxford
Major: Cellular & Molecular Biochemistry
Super Powers
Karthik Gangavarapu
Institute Investigator
Training
Postdoc
UCLA
Advisor: Marc Suchard
Graduate (PhD)
Scripps Research
Advisors: Kristian Andersen & Andrew Su
Undergraduate
Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Major: Pharmacy
Super Powers
Cat Herders
Refugio Robles-Sikisaka
Senior Research Scientist / Lab Manager
Training
Postdoc
UC San Diego
Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute
Advisors: David Pride; Hendrik Nollens
Graduate (PhD)
UC Davis and San Diego State University
California State University, San Marcos
Advisors: Andrew Bohonak; Arun Dhar
Undergraduate
Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
Advisors: Edward C. Metz; Meredith Gould
Super Powers
Michelle McGraw
Senior Center Manager
Experience
Scripps Research-Office of Sponsored Programs Research
San Diego State Research Foundation
Training
Undergraduate
UC Davis
Major: Environmental Biology & Management
Super Powers
Ethan Badger
Administrative Assistant
Experience
Clinical Research Coordinator, UC San Diego
Business Unit Coordinator, Rady Children’s Hospital
Training
Graduate (MA)
UC San Diego
Master of Advanced Studies Clinical Research
Undergraduate
CalState University Channel Islands
Major: Psychology
Super Powers
Emily Spencer
Guru
Experience
Scripps Health
HHMI
Training
Graduate (PhD)
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Medical Genomics Laboratory
Advisor: Ludwine Messiaen
Undergraduate
UC Davis
Major: Psychology (Bio emphasis) & Spanish
Super Powers
Project Scientists
Mark Zeller
Project Scientist
Training
Postdoc
Columbia University
Andersen Lab
Graduate (PhD)
University of Leuven
Laboratory for Clinical and Epidemiological Virology
Advisors: Marc Van Ranst; Jelle Matthijnssens
Undergraduate
Radboud University Nijmegen
Super Powers
Joshua Levy
Project Scientist
Training
Postdoc
Andersen Lab
Graduate (PhD)
Northwestern University
Advisors: William Kath and Marco Gallio
Graduate (MSc)
University of Oxford
Advisor: Jared Tanner
Undergraduate
Tufts University
Major: Applied Mathematics & Chemistry
Super Powers
Postdocs & Fellows
Jyothi Purushotham
Postdoc
Training
Graduate (PhD)
University of Oxford, The Jenner Institute
National Institutes of Health, Laboratory of Virology
Advisors: Sarah Gilbert, Teresa Lambe, Vincent Munster
Graduate (MSc)
University of Oxford
Advisor: Sarah Rowland-Jones
Undergraduate
University of Rochester
Major: Molecular Genetics
Super Powers
Brady Page
Clinical Fellow
Training
Postgraduate
Critical Care fellowship: Stanford University
Infectious Diseases fellowship: University of California, San Diego
Internal Medicine residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Graduate (MD, MPH)
Tulane University
Undergraduate
University of California, Berkeley
Major: Physiology & Metabolism
Super Powers
Graduate Students
Chrissy Aceves
Graduate Student (Joint with Su Lab)
Training
Experience
Research Programmer, Andersen Lab
Undergraduate
UC San Diego
Major: Biochemistry & Chemistry
Super Powers
Praneeth Gangavarapu
Graduate Student (Joint with Briney Lab)
Training
Undergraduate
Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
Major: Computer Science
Super Powers
Alana Weiss
Graduate Student (rotating)
Training
Experience
Lab Assistant, Andersen Lab
Undergraduate
Pomona College
Major: Molecular Biology
Super Powers
Computational Staff
Dylan Pilz
Research Programmer II
Training
Undergraduate
UC San Diego
Major: Biology w/Spec. Bioinformatics
Super Powers
Maryam Ahmadi
Research Programmer II
Training
Graduate (MSc)
San Diego State University
Big Data Analytics w/Spec. Bioinformatics
Undergraduate
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Major: Industrial and Management Engineering, Statistic
Super Powers
Ryin Rouzbehani
Research Programmer II
Training
Graduate (MSc)
San Diego State University
Bioinformatics and Data Science
Undergraduate
UC San Diego
Major: General Biology
Super Powers
James McFeeters
Research Programmer II
Training
Undergraduate
Beloit College
Major: Computer Science & Mathematics
Super Powers
Leandro Collares
Software Engineer (Joint with Wu Lab)
Graduate (MSc)
University of Victoria
Computer Science
Undergraduate
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Major: Electrical Engineering
Super Powers
Lilian Huang
Research Intern
Training
Undergraduate (ongoing)
UC San Diego
Major: Biochemistry
Super Powers
Wet Lab Staff
Allison Steedman
Research Assistant I
Training
Undergraduate
University of Arizona
Major: Biochemistry
Super Powers
Christina Mac
Research Assistant I
Training
Undergraduate
UC San Diego
Major: Microbiology
Super Powers
Camille Bell
Research Technician (part-time)
Training
Graduate (MSc)
Keck Graduate Institute
Major: Applied Life Science & Infectious Disease
Undergraduate
University of California, Merced
Major: Human Biology
Super Powers
Yasmeen Shah
Research Intern
Training
High School (ongoing)
Academy of Our Lady of Peace
Super Powers
Professional Collaborators
Edyth Parker
Professional Collaborator
Training
Postdoc
Andersen Lab
Graduate (PhD & MPhil)
University of Cambridge
University of Amsterdam
Advisors: Colin Russell & Manjinder Sandhu
Undergraduate
University of Cape Town
University of the Western Cape
Major: Biotechnology, Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine
Super Powers
Alumni
Matthias Pauthner
2018-2020, Postdoc
† Co-founder, Weatherwax Biotechnologies
2018-2020, Postdoc
† Co-founder, Weatherwax Biotechnologies
Glenn Oliveira
2016-2021, Graduate Student
† Senior Scientist, Bluestar Genomics
2016-2021, Graduate Student
† Senior Scientist, Bluestar Genomics
Sharada Saraf
2017-2020, Undergraduate Researcher
† NIH IRTA Research Fellow
2017-2020, Undergraduate Researcher
† NIH IRTA Research Fellow
Garyk Brixi
2018-2020, High School Researcher
† Undergraduate, Harvard University
Alaa Abdel Latif
2020-2021, Research Programmer
† Co-founder, syrup.tech
2020-2021, Research Programmer
† Co-founder, syrup.tech
Emily Kang
2019-2021, High School Researcher
† Undergraduate, MIT
Ashley Zolfaghari
2019-2022, High School Researcher
† Undergraduate, Notre Dame
2019-2022, High School Researcher
† Undergraduate, Notre Dame
Sabrina Meng
2019-2021, Undergraduate Researcher
† Undergraduate, MIT
2019-2021, Undergraduate Researcher
† Undergraduate, MIT
Justin Lee
2019-2021, Lab Assistant
† Undergraduate, UCSD
2019-2021, Lab Assistant
† Undergraduate, UCSD
Manar Alkuzweny
2019-2021, Undergraduate Researcher
† PhD Student, Notre Dame
Kyra Benowitz
2021-2023, Communications Assistant
† Medical School, Touro University
2021-2023, Communications Assistant
† Medical School, Touro University
Shirlee Wohl
2021-2023, Institute Investigator
† Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
2021-2023, Institute Investigator
† Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Anna Fomsgaard
2021-2022, Visiting Student
† PhD Student, University of Copenhagen
2021-2022, Visiting Student
† PhD Student, University of Copenhagen
Ezra Kurzban
2020-2022, Research Assistant I
† Scientist, Illumina
2020-2022, Research Assistant I
† Scientist, Illumina
Sarah Perkins
2021-2022, Research Technician
† PhD Student, Harvard University
2021-2022, Research Technician
† PhD Student, Harvard University
Madison Schwab
2021-2022, Research Technician
† PhD Student, Emory University
2021-2022, Research Technician
† PhD Student, Emory University
Karthik Ramesh
2021-2022, Research Programmer
† Medical School, UCSD
2021-2022, Research Programmer
† Medical School, UCSD
John Demby
2022, Visiting Student
† PhD Student, University of Ghana
2022, Visiting Student
† PhD Student, University of Ghana
Catie Anderson
2018-2023, Research Assistant
† MPH Student, Harvard University
2018-2023, Research Assistant
† MPH Student, Harvard University
Kieran Saucedo
2022-2023, Research Assistant
† Graduate Student, Harvey Mudd College
2022-2023, Research Assistant
† Graduate Student, Harvey Mudd College
Diya Ramesh
2021-2023, Research Assistant
† Undergraduate, MIT
2021-2023, Research Assistant
† Undergraduate, MIT
Nate Matteson
2017-2023, Graduate Student
† Postdoc, Harvard
2017-2023, Graduate Student
† Postdoc, Harvard
Gytis Dudas
2016-2023, Consulting Collaborator
† Assistant Professor, Vilnius University
2016-2023, Consulting Collaborator
† Assistant Professor, Vilnius University
Raphaëlle Klitting
2018-2023, Postdoc / Professional Collaborator
† Division Lead, Emerging Viruses Unit
2018-2023, Postdoc / Professional Collaborator
† Division Lead, Emerging Viruses Unit
Michelle Platero
2015-2024, Senior Admin
† Grants Manager, UCSD
2015-2024, Senior Admin
† Grants Manager, UCSD
Alison King
2022-2024, Research Programmer
† MSc Student, UCLA
2022-2024, Research Programmer
† MSc Student, UCLA
Kelly Nguyen
2022-2024, Lab Assistant I
† Medical Worker
2022-2024, Lab Assistant I
† Medical Worker
Emory Hufbauer
2021-2024, Research Programmer
† Freelance
2021-2024, Research Programmer
† Freelance
Holly Lutz
2022-2024, Postdoc
† Associate Curator, Denver Museum of Nature & Science
2022-2024, Postdoc
† Associate Curator, Denver Museum of Nature & Science
External Advisory Geniuses
Federation of Geniuses
