Kristian G. Andersen
Professor, Scripps Research
Training
Postdoc
Harvard University
Broad Institute
Advisor: Pardis Sabeti
Graduate
University of Cambridge
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Advisor: Alex Betz
Undergraduate
Aarhus University
University of Kent
Major: Business & Molecular Biology
Super Powers
Cat Herders
Michelle Platero
Senior Administrative Assistant
Experience
More than 20 years in industry and academia
Joined Scripps Research in 1999
Training
Graduate (ongoing)
Master’s degree
Finance & Accounting
Undergraduate
Bachelor’s degree
Business Administration
Super Powers
Refugio Robles-Sikisaka
Research Scientist / Lab Manager
Training
Postdoc
UC San Diego
Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute
Advisors: David Pride; Hendrik Nollens
Graduate
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
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
Emily Spencer
Guru
Experience
Scripps Health
HHMI
Training
Graduate
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Medical Genomics Laboratory
Advisor: Ludwine Messiaen
Undergraduate
UC Davis
Major: Psychology (Bio emphasis) & Spanish
Super Powers
Senior Geniuses
Shirlee Wohl
Project Scientist
Training
Postdoc
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Epidemiology
Advisor: Justin Lessler
Graduate
Harvard University
Department of Systems Biology
Advisor: Pardis Sabeti
Undergraduate
Yale University
Major: Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry
Super Powers
Mark Zeller
Staff Scientist
Training
Postdoc
Columbia University
Center for Infection and Immunity
Advisor: Ian Lipkin
Graduate
University of Leuven
Laboratory for Clinical and Epidemiological Virology
Advisors: Marc Van Ranst; Jelle Matthijnssens
Undergraduate
Radboud University Nijmegen
Super Powers
Raphaëlle Klitting
Postdoc (remote)
Training
Graduate
Aix-Marseille University
Emerging Viruses Unit
Advisor : Xavier de Lamballerie
Undergraduate
Paris VI University
Major: Science, Technologies & Health
Super Powers
Edyth Parker
Postdoc
Training
Graduate (PhD)
University of Cambridge
University of Amsterdam
Advisor : Colin Russell
Graduate (MPhil)
University of Cambridge
Department of Public Health and Primary Care
Advisor: Manjinder Sandhu
Undergraduate
University of Cape Town
University of the Western Cape
Major: Biotechnology, Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine
Super Powers
Joshua Levy
Postdoc
Training
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
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
Holly Lutz
Postdoc
Postdoc / Project Scientist
University of Chicago / UCSD
Advisors: Rob Knight, Jack Gilbert
Graduate
Cornell University
Department of Ecology and Evolution
Advisors: Michael Stanhope, André Dhondt
Undergraduate
University of Chicago
Major: Biological Sciences
Super Powers
Junior Geniuses
Nate Matteson
Graduate Student
Experience
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Training
Undergraduate
University of New Mexico
Major: Biochemistry
Super Powers
Mini Geniuses
Emory Hufbauer
Research Programmer II
Training
Undergraduate
University of Kentucky
Major: Computer Science
Super Powers
Karthik Ramesh
Research Programmer II
Training
Graduate (ongoing)
UC San Diego
M.D.
Undergraduate
UC Berkeley
Major: Bioengineering
Super Powers
Chrissy Aceves
Research Programmer II
Training
Undergraduate
UC San Diego
Major: Biochemistry & Chemistry
Super Powers
Catie Anderson
Research Assistant III
Training
Graduate (ongoing)
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
MPH in Health Policy
Undergraduate
San Diego State University
Major: Biology
Super Powers
Ezra Kurzban
Research Assistant I
Training
Undergraduate
University of Colorado Boulder
Major: Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
Super Powers
Sarah Perkins
Research Technician
Training
Undergraduate
Princeton University
Major: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Super Powers
Madison Schwab
Research Technician
Training
Undergraduate
Princeton University
Major: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Super Powers
Kyra Benowitz
Communications Assistant
Training
Undergraduate
University of California Los Angeles
Major: Psychobiology
Super Powers
Praneeth Gangavarapu
Trainee
Training
Undergraduate
Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
Major: Computer Science
Super Powers
Lonely Geniuses
Karthik Gangavarapu
Professional Scientific Collaborator
Training
Postdoc (ongoing)
UCLA
Advisor: Marc Suchard
Graduate
Scripps Research
Advisors: Kristian Andersen & Andrew Su
Undergraduate
Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Major: Pharmacy
Super Powers
Gytis Dudas
Consultant (PhyloGeek)
Training
Postdoc
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Advisor: Trevor Bedford
Graduate
University of Edinburgh
Advisor: Andrew Rambaut
Undergraduate
University of Edinburgh
Major: Evolutionary Biology
Super Powers
Late Geniuses
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
Zoe Navapanich
2019, SRTI Intern
† Undergraduate, USC
2019, SRTI Intern
† Undergraduate, USC
Karla Padilla Leon
2019, SRTI Intern
† Olympian High School
2019, SRTI Intern
† Olympian High School
Anjali Kotamarthi
2019, SRTI Intern
† Undergraduate, University of Chicago
2019, SRTI Intern
† Undergraduate, University of Chicago
Puja Trivedi
2019, SRTI Intern
† Undergraduate, UCSD
2019, SRTI Intern
† Undergraduate, UCSD
Ashwath Radhachandran
2018, SRTI Intern
† Undergraduate, UC Berkeley
2018, SRTI Intern
† Undergraduate, UC Berkeley
James Wang
2018, SRTI Intern
† Undergraduate, UCLA
2018, SRTI Intern
† Undergraduate, UCLA
Carlos Ontiveros
2017, SURF Intern
† Undergraduate, UT El Paso
2017, SURF Intern
† Undergraduate, UT El Paso
Rimjhim Agarwal
2017, SRTI Intern
† Undergraduate, UC Berkeley
2017, SRTI Intern
† Undergraduate, UC Berkeley
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
Manar Alkuzweny
2019-2021, Undergraduate Researcher
† PhD Student, Notre Dame
Emily Kang
2019-2021, High School Researcher
† Undergraduate, MIT
Ashley Zolfaghari
2019-2021, High School Researcher
† Undergraduate, Notre Dame
2019-2021, 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
Anna Fomsgaard
2021-2022, Visiting Student
† Graduate, University of Copenhagen
2021-2022, Visiting Student
† Graduate, University of Copenhagen
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