Alumni

NamePosition
Amirhossein Ahkami (“Amir”)
Postdoctoral Research Associate (2010-2014)
Staff Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA
Lenore Barkan
Postdoctoral Associate (2005-2006)
Retired;
Formerly Adjunct Faculty, Horticulture, Walla Walla Community College, Walla Walla, WA
Julie Ann Bick (“Jules”)
Postdoctoral Associate (2001-2003)
Chief Scientific Officer, FlowMetric Inc., Chatsworth, CA
Formerly Senior Scientist, Lampire Biological Laboratories, Pipersville, PA
Formerly Chief Scientific Officer, Cellexus Biosystems, Columbus, OH
Formerly Research Scientist, Sanofi-Aventis, Swiftwater, PA
Kerstin Blumenstein
Visiting Masters Student (“Diplom”) (2011-2012)
Regulatory Consultant Food, Fresenius Institute, Freiburg, Germany
Daniel J. Cuthbertson (“Dan”)
Graduate Student (Ph.D.) and Postdoctoral Associate (2006-2012)
Senior Application Scientist, Metabolomics Laboratory, Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA
Caroline Emery
Visiting Masters Student (“Diplom”) (2006-2007)
Manager, Athlete Passport Management Unit, Swiss Laboratory for Doping Analyses, Lausanne, Switzerland
Devin Ergler
Undergraduate Researcher (2013-2014)
Engineer, Cascadian Water, Cle Elum, WA
Formerly Technical Specialist, E. & J. Gallo Winery, Modesto, CA
Formerly Technician, The Werc Shop, Seattle, WA
Maximilian J. Feldman (“Max”)
Graduate Student (Ph.D.) (2006-2012)
Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS, Prosser, WA
Justin Fischedick
Postdoctoral Research Associate (2013-2014)
Senior Scientist, Integrated Analytical Solutions, Berkeley, CA
Formerly, Lead Scientist, Excelsior Analytical Laboratory, Union City, CA
Majid Ghassemian (“Maj”)
Postdoctoral Associate and Staff Scientist
(2001-2004)
Director, Biomolecular Mass Septrometry Facility, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
Formerly Staff Scientist at Diversa, San Diego, CA
Michael Hartmann
Postdoctoral Associate (2011-2013)
Research Associate, University of Düsseldorf, Germany
Ying Hefner
Postdoctoral Associate (2001-2004)
Lab Manager, UCSD Bioengineering
Formerly Applied Technologies Inc., San Diego, CA
Formerly Staff Scientist at Diversa and Verenium
Deanna B. Heidorn
Undergraduate Researcher (2012-2013)
Pharmacist, Spokane, WA
Blake K. Herron
Undergraduate Researcher and Research Associate (2006-2013)
Associate (attorney), Taylor Anderson Law Office, Denver, CO
Fainmarinat Inabuy (“Fima”)
Graduate Student (Ph.D.) Molecular Plant Sciences
(2011-2017)
Group Leader; NTT Province Biomolecular Laboratory, Indonesia
Sean Johnson
Graduate Student (Ph.D.) School of Molecular Biosciences (2011-2017)
Bioinformatics Scientist, New England Biolabs, Boston, MA
Formerly Bioinformatics Scientist, Conagen Inc., Boston, MA
Formerly Post-doc, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Julia Kappel
Visiting Masters Student (“Diplom”)
Food Chemistry (2010-2011)
Food Chemist, Takasago International, Zülpich, Germany
Oliver Laule (“Olli”)
Visiting Graduate Student (Gruissem Laboratory)
(2000-2001)
Deceased;
Formerly Chief Scientific Officer, Nebion AG, Zürich, Switzerland
Qunrui Li
Postdoctoral Associate (2012)
Deputy General Manager Investment, CP Pharmaceutical Group, Beijing, China
Formerly Senior Director, China National Pharmaceutical Industry Corp., Shanghai, China
Chanchan Liu
Visiting Graduate Student (2017-2018)
Faculty, Pharmacy College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Jason Lutes (“Jay”)
Research Associate (2001-2004)
Analytical Chemist, A.P. Pharma, Miami, FL
Formerly Analytical Chemist at LS9 Inc., San Diego, CA
Jared Mell
Research Assistant (2009-2010)
Physician, Nanaimo Division of Family Practice, Nanaimo, CA
Cindy Meyrat
Graduate Student (“Diplom”/M.Sc.)
(2008-2009)
Occupational Therapist, ERGOSUM, Fribourg, Switzerland
Verena Pierz (“Ena”)
Visiting Masters Student (“Diplom”)
Food Chemistry (2014-2015)
Food Chemist, Lindt & Spruengli GmbH, Aachen, Germany
Jasenka Piljac-Zegarac
Postdoctoral Associate (2010-2011)
Founder, The Scientist Writer LLC, East Lansing, MI
Brenton Poirier
Graduate Student (Ph.D.) Molecular Plant Sciences
(2011-2016)
Senior Scientist, Altura Analytics, Moscow, ID
Joshua Polito
Graduate Student (Ph.D.) (2018-2024)
Postdoctoral Researcher, USDA-ARS, Albany, CA
Jana Richter
Graduate Student (M.Sc.) (2017-2018)
Scientist, PGP International, Woodland, CA
Rigoberto Rios-Estepa (“Rigo”)
Graduate Student (Ph.D.) (2005-2008)
Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia
Dunja Samec
Postdoctoral Associate (2014-2016)
Assistant Professor, University of North Croatia, Croatia
Formerly Research Associate, Ruder Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
Sarah Schäfer
Visiting Masters Student (“Diplom”)
Food Chemistry (2010-2011)
Food Scientist, Firmenich SA, Kerpen, Germany
Shepo Shi
Postdoctoral Associate (2009-2010)
Professor, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
Eva Rausch (nee Tervooren)
Visiting Masters Student (“Diplom”)
Food Chemistry (2012-2013)
Scientific Personnel, Technical University of Cologne, Germany
Glenn W. Turner
Postdoctoral Associate (2005-2014)
Postdoctoral Associate, Smertenko Laboratory,
Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Siau Sie Voo (now: Venerable Kongyan)
Graduate Student (Ph.D.) Molecular Plant Sciences (2007-2012)
Buddhist Nun, Monastery of Mid-American Buddhist Association, Augusta, MO
Sumeyye Yilmaz
Graduate Student (M.Sc.) (2023-2024)
Graduate Student (Ph.D.), University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Jordan J. Zager
Graduate Student (Ph.D.) Molecular Plant Sciences
Founder and President, Dewey Scientific LLC, Pullman, WA