Kristian G. Andersen
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
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
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
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
Experience
Scripps Research-Office of Sponsored Programs Research
San Diego State Research Foundation
Training
Undergraduate
UC Davis
Major: Environmental Biology & Management
Super Powers
Emily Spencer
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
Joshua Levy
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
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
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
Training
Experience
Research Programmer, Andersen Lab
Undergraduate
UC San Diego
Major: Biochemistry & Chemistry
Super Powers
Praneeth Gangavarapu
Training
Undergraduate
Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
Major: Computer Science
Super Powers
Alana Weiss
Training
Experience
Lab Assistant, Andersen Lab
Undergraduate
Pomona College
Major: Molecular Biology
Super Powers
Computational Staff
Dylan Pilz
Training
Undergraduate
UC San Diego
Major: Biology w/Spec. Bioinformatics
Super Powers
Maryam Ahmadi Jeshvaghane
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
James McFeeters
Training
Undergraduate
Beloit College
Major: Computer Science & Mathematics
Super Powers
Eleanor Chan
Training
Graduate (MSc)
Duke University
Biostatistics w/Spec. Biomedical Data Science
Undergraduate
City University of Hong Kong
Major: Data Science
Super Powers
Leandro Collares
Graduate (MSc)
University of Victoria
Computer Science
Undergraduate
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Major: Electrical Engineering
Super Powers
Professional Collaborators
Edyth Parker
Training
Postdoc
Andersen Lab (2021 – 2024)
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
2018-2020, Postdoc
† Co-founder, Weatherwax Biotechnologies
2016-2021, Graduate Student
† Senior Scientist, Bluestar Genomics
2017-2020, Undergraduate Researcher
† NIH IRTA Research Fellow
2018-2020, High School Researcher
† Undergraduate, Harvard University
2020-2021, Research Programmer
† Co-founder, syrup.tech
2019-2021, High School Researcher
† Undergraduate, MIT
2019-2022, High School Researcher
† Undergraduate, Notre Dame
2019-2021, Undergraduate Researcher
† Undergraduate, MIT
2019-2021, Lab Assistant
† Undergraduate, UCSD
2019-2021, Undergraduate Researcher
† PhD Student, Notre Dame
2021-2023, Communications Assistant
† Medical School, Touro University
2021-2023, Institute Investigator
† Lead Investigator, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
2021-2022, Visiting Student
† PhD Student, University of Copenhagen
2020-2022, Research Assistant I
† Scientist, Illumina
2021-2022, Research Technician
† PhD Student, Harvard University
2021-2022, Research Technician
† PhD Student, Emory University
2021-2022, Research Programmer
† Medical School, UCSD
2022, Visiting Student
† PhD Student, University of Ghana
2018-2023, Research Assistant
† MPH Student, Harvard University
2022-2023, Research Assistant
† Graduate Student, Harvey Mudd College
2021-2023, Research Assistant
† Undergraduate, MIT
2017-2023, Graduate Student
† Postdoc, Harvard
2016-2023, Consulting Collaborator
† Assistant Professor, Vilnius University
2018-2023, Postdoc / Professional Collaborator
† Division Lead, Emerging Viruses Unit
2015-2024, Senior Admin
† Grants Manager, UCSD
2022-2024, Research Programmer
† MSc Student, UCLA
2022-2024, Lab Assistant I
† Medical Worker
2021-2024, Research Programmer
† Freelance
2022-2024, Postdoc
† Associate Curator, Denver Museum of Nature & Science
2022-2025, Research Technician
† Scientist, UCSD
2023-2025, Research Technician
† PhD Student, Harvard
2024-2025, Research Intern
† Undergraduate, UCLA
2016-2025, Project Scientist
† Bike-touring the Americas!
2023-2025, Research Technician
† Research Scientist