Lander Lab Members

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Alexandra Salazar

Graduate Student, NSF Predoctoral Fellow

Education & Training
BS, San José State Univ

(858) 784-9086
alsalazar@scripps.edu
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Mason Klawitter

Undergraduate Intern, UCSD

(858) 784-9086
mklawitter@scripps.edu

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Lauren Alexandrescu

Skaggs-Oxford Graduate Student

Education & Training
BS, Univ of Connecticut

(858) 784-9499
lalexandrescu@scripps.edu
orcid logo 0000-0003-0894-333X
twitter logo @lalexandrescu1
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Keenan Hom

Undergraduate Intern, UCSD

(858) 784-9086
kwhom@scripps.edu

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Lisa Eshun-Wilson, Ph.D.

Postdoc, NSF Postdoctoral Fellow

Education & Training
BA, Grinnell College
Postbac, NIH
PhD, UC Berkeley

(858) 784-9086
leshunwilson@scripps.edu
orcid logo 0000-0001-6988-1457
twitter logo @lisaeshunwilson
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Jie Yang, Ph.D.

Postdoc

Education & Training
BS, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Hubei, China
PhD, Case Western Reserve University

(858) 784-9086
jieyang@scripps.edu
orcid logo 0000-0001-6662-4236
twitter logo @_JieYang
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Zeba Rizvi

Postdoc, Amgen Fellow

Education & Training
BS, Patna Women's College, Patna, India
MS, Central University of South Bihar, Patna, India
PhD, CSIR-Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India

(858) 784-8728
zrizvi@scripps.edu
orcid logo 0000-0002-3510-4454
twitter logo @Zebra_Cullin
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Anette Schneemann, Ph.D.

Senior Scientist

Education & Training
BS, Chemistry, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
PhD, University of Wisconson-Madison
Postdoc, UC Irvine

(858) 784-8761
aschneem@scripps.edu
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Maria Rafiq

Postdoc, Hewitt Fellow

Education & Training
M.Phil, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan
PhD, University of Copenhagen

(858) 784-9086
mrafiq@scripps.edu
orcid logo 0000-0001-9118-0788
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Jeff Mindrebo, Ph.D.

Postdoc, Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Fellow (NIH F32)

Education & Training
BS, University of Houston
MS, UC San Diego
PhD, UC San Diego

(858) 784-8728
jmindrebo@scripps.edu
orcid logo 0000-0003-3063-0620
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Cecilia Aban

Undergraduate Intern, UCSD

(858) 784-9086
caban@scripps.edu

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Kevin Li

Undergraduate Intern, UCSD

(858) 784-9086
kpli@ucsd.edu

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Chris Zerio, Ph.D.

Postdoc

Education & Training
BS, Univ of Puget Sound
PhD, University of Arizona

(858) 784-9499
czerio@scripps.edu
orcid logo 0000-0003-4053-4835
twitter logo @chriszerio
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Cristina Mora

Administrative Assistant

(858) 784-2122
crmora@scripps.edu

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Gabe Lander

Non-Essential Worker

Education & Training
BS, Biochemistry, Binghamton University
PhD, Biophysics, Scripps Research
Postdoc, Berkeley Lab / UC Berkeley

(858) 784-8793
glander@scripps.edu
orcid logo 0000-0003-4921-1135
twitter logo @LanderLab

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Wenqian (Kelly) Chen

Graduate Student, NSF Predoctoral Fellow

Education & Training
BA, UC Berkeley

(858) 784-8728
wchen@scripps.edu
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Lander Lab Alumni

They came, they conquered, they moved on to better things

Daniel Pride

Research Technician, 2022-2023
Subsequently: UCSD PostBac
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Randy Watson, Ph.D.

Postdoc, 2018-2022
Subsequently: Senior Scientist, Bristol Myers Squibb
orcid logo 0000-0001-7756-4099
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Benjamin Basanta, Ph.D.

Postdoc, 2020-2022
Subsequently: Scientist II, Arzeda
orcid logo 0000-0003-1118-5269
twitter logo @BenjaminBsnt
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Henry Scott

Intern, 2022
Subsequently: Graduate Student, UCSF
orcid logo 0000-0002-4462-8479
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Garret Wang

Undergraduate Intern, UCSD, 2022
Subsequently: Postbac, NIH
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Albert Song, Ph.D.

MD/PhD Student, 2017-2022
Subsequently: A "REAL" Doctor
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twitter logo @albertssong
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Deirdre Costello, Ph.D.

Visiting Scientist, Eli Lilly & Co, 2019-2022
Subsequently: Principal Scientist, Treeline Biosciences
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Mia Shin, Ph.D.

Graduate Student, 2017-2021
Subsequently: Scientist, Sanofi
orcid logo 0000-0002-1607-5301
twitter logo @_miashin
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Marscha Hirschi, Ph.D.

Postdoc, 2017-2020
Subsequently: Senior Scientist, Pfizer
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twitter logo @marschahirschi
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Mengyu Wu, Ph.D.

Graduate Student, 2016-2020
Subsequently: Head of Electron Microscopy, IPD, Univ of Washington
orcid logo 0000-0002-2248-9383
twitter logo @Mengwooo
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Colby Sandate, Ph.D.

Graduate Student, 2015-2020
Subsequently: Postdoc, Thoma Lab, Friedrich Miescher Inst.
orcid logo 0000-0002-8758-5931
twitter logo @Sandate_C
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Cristina Puchades, Ph.D.

Graduate Student, 2014-2019
Subsequently: Postdoc, Cheng lab, UC San Francisco
orcid logo 0000-0003-3240-4176
twitter logo @PuchadesEM
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Andres Hernandez, Ph.D.

Postdoc, 2016-2019
Subsequently: EM Specialist at Celgene Corporation
orcid logo 0000-0002-2368-6944
twitter logo @hnndlp
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Mark Herzik, Ph.D.

Postdoc, 2014-2019
Subsequently: Assistant Professor, UC San Diego
orcid logo 0000-0001-6653-6682
twitter logo @markherzik
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Danielle Grotjahn, Ph.D.

Graduate Student, 2013-2018
Subsequently: Fellow, Scripps Research
orcid logo 0000-0001-5908-7882
twitter logo @nani_grotjahn
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Saikat Chowdhury, Ph.D.

Postdoc, 2013-2018
Subsequently: Assistant Professor, Stony Brook University
orcid logo 0000-0001-8043-5028
twitter logo @saikatLab
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Yiru Xu

Undergraduate Intern, UCSD, 2017
Subsequently: Masters Student, Carnegie Mellon University
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Fei Li, Ph.D.

Visiting Postdoc, 2015
Subsequently: Postdoc, Stroud Lab, UC San Francisco
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Corey Dambacher, Ph.D.

Postdoc, 2013-2015
Subsequently: BioNext, LLC
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Lyn'Al Nosaka

Research Assistant, 2013-2015
Subsequently: Synthetic Genomics Vaccines, Inc.
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Graduate Students

Scripps labs do not directly accept students. All prospective students must apply to the graduate program. During the first year of the PhD program, Scripps students can rotate in 2-4 labs prior to deciding on a thesis lab. Our lab is usually open for rotation students every quarter and will generally have room for 1-2 new graduate students per year.

Postdoctoral Fellows

Inquiries about postdoctoral positions should be emailed directly to Gabe Lander. Our lab welcomes applicants of any race, religion, national origin, gender identity, caregiver and family commitments, political affiliation, sexual orientation, and eligible age or ability. Furthermore, we are committed to maintaining a supportive and collaborative lab environment. Our lab doesn't usually post for specific positions, so we encourage exploratory inquiries!

All candidates will be encouraged to explore applying for extramural fellowships to support their research.