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Name<\/th>Position<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Amirhossein Ahkami (“Amir”)
Postdoctoral Research Associate (2010-2014)<\/td>		Staff Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA<\/td><\/tr>
Lenore Barkan
Postdoctoral Associate (2005-2006)<\/td>		Retired;
Formerly Adjunct Faculty, Horticulture, Walla Walla Community College, Walla Walla, WA<\/td><\/tr>
Julie Ann Bick (“Jules”)
Postdoctoral Associate (2001-2003)<\/td>		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<\/td><\/tr>
Kerstin Blumenstein
Visiting Masters Student (“Diplom”) (2011-2012)<\/td>		Regulatory Consultant Food, Fresenius Institute, Freiburg, Germany<\/td><\/tr>
Daniel J. Cuthbertson (“Dan”)
Graduate Student (Ph.D.) and Postdoctoral Associate (2006-2012)<\/td>		Senior Application Scientist, Metabolomics Laboratory, Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA<\/td><\/tr>
Caroline Emery
Visiting Masters Student (“Diplom”) (2006-2007)<\/td>		Manager, Athlete Passport Management Unit, Swiss Laboratory for Doping Analyses, Lausanne, Switzerland<\/td><\/tr>
Devin Ergler
Undergraduate Researcher (2013-2014)<\/td>		Engineer, Cascadian Water, Cle Elum, WA
Formerly Technical Specialist, E. & J. Gallo Winery, Modesto, CA
Formerly Technician, The Werc Shop, Seattle, WA<\/td><\/tr>
Maximilian J. Feldman (“Max”)
Graduate Student (Ph.D.) (2006-2012)<\/td>		Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS, Prosser, WA<\/td><\/tr>
Justin Fischedick
Postdoctoral Research Associate (2013-2014)<\/td>		Senior Scientist, Integrated Analytical Solutions, Berkeley, CA
Formerly, Lead Scientist, Excelsior Analytical Laboratory, Union City, CA<\/td><\/tr>
Majid Ghassemian (“Maj”)
Postdoctoral Associate and Staff Scientist
(2001-2004)<\/td>		Director, Biomolecular Mass Septrometry Facility, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
Formerly Staff Scientist at Diversa, San Diego, CA<\/td><\/tr>
Michael Hartmann
Postdoctoral Associate (2011-2013)<\/td>		Research Associate, University of D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany<\/td><\/tr>
Ying Hefner
Postdoctoral Associate (2001-2004)<\/td>		Lab Manager, UCSD Bioengineering
Formerly Applied Technologies Inc., San Diego, CA
Formerly Staff Scientist at Diversa and Verenium<\/td><\/tr>
Deanna B. Heidorn
Undergraduate Researcher (2012-2013)<\/td>		Pharmacist, Spokane, WA<\/td><\/tr>
Blake K. Herron
Undergraduate Researcher and Research Associate (2006-2013)<\/td>		Associate (attorney), Taylor Anderson Law Office, Denver, CO<\/td><\/tr>
Fainmarinat Inabuy (“Fima”)
Graduate Student (Ph.D.) Molecular Plant Sciences
(2011-2017)<\/td>		Group Leader; NTT Province Biomolecular Laboratory, Indonesia<\/td><\/tr>
Sean Johnson
Graduate Student (Ph.D.) School of Molecular Biosciences (2011-2017)<\/td>		Bioinformatics Scientist, New England Biolabs, Boston, MA
Formerly Bioinformatics Scientist, Conagen Inc., Boston, MA
Formerly Post-doc, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI<\/td><\/tr>
Julia Kappel
Visiting Masters Student (“Diplom”)
Food Chemistry (2010-2011)<\/td>		Food Chemist, Takasago International, Z\u00fclpich, Germany<\/td><\/tr>
Oliver Laule (“Olli”)
Visiting Graduate Student (Gruissem Laboratory)
(2000-2001)<\/td>		Deceased;
Formerly Chief Scientific Officer, Nebion AG, Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland<\/td><\/tr>
Qunrui Li
Postdoctoral Associate (2012)<\/td>		Deputy General Manager Investment, CP Pharmaceutical Group, Beijing, China
Formerly Senior Director, China National Pharmaceutical Industry Corp., Shanghai, China<\/td><\/tr>
Chanchan Liu
Visiting Graduate Student (2017-2018)<\/td>		Faculty, Pharmacy College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China<\/td><\/tr>
Jason Lutes (“Jay”)
Research Associate (2001-2004)<\/td>		Analytical Chemist, A.P. Pharma, Miami, FL
Formerly Analytical Chemist at LS9 Inc., San Diego, CA<\/td><\/tr>
Jared Mell
Research Assistant (2009-2010)<\/td>		Physician, Nanaimo Division of Family Practice, Nanaimo, CA<\/td><\/tr>
Cindy Meyrat
Graduate Student (“Diplom”\/M.Sc.)
(2008-2009)<\/td>		Occupational Therapist, ERGOSUM, Fribourg, Switzerland<\/td><\/tr>
Verena Pierz (\u201cEna\u201d)
Visiting Masters Student (“Diplom”)
Food Chemistry (2014-2015)<\/td>		Food Chemist, Lindt & Spruengli GmbH, Aachen, Germany<\/td><\/tr>
Jasenka Piljac-Zegarac
Postdoctoral Associate (2010-2011)<\/td>		Founder, The Scientist Writer LLC, East Lansing, MI<\/td><\/tr>
Brenton Poirier
Graduate Student (Ph.D.) Molecular Plant Sciences
(2011-2016)<\/td>		Senior Scientist, Altura Analytics, Moscow, ID<\/td><\/tr>
Joshua Polito
Graduate Student (Ph.D.) (2018-2024)<\/td>		Postdoctoral Researcher, USDA-ARS, Albany, CA<\/td><\/tr>
Jana Richter
Graduate Student (M.Sc.) (2017-2018)<\/td>		Scientist, PGP International, Woodland, CA<\/td><\/tr>
Rigoberto Rios-Estepa (“Rigo”)
Graduate Student (Ph.D.) (2005-2008)<\/td>		Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia<\/td><\/tr>
Dunja Samec
Postdoctoral Associate (2014-2016)<\/td>		Assistant Professor, University of North Croatia, Croatia
Formerly Research Associate, Ruder Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia<\/td><\/tr>
Sarah Sch\u00e4fer
Visiting Masters Student (“Diplom”)
Food Chemistry (2010-2011)<\/td>		Food Scientist, Firmenich SA, Kerpen, Germany<\/td><\/tr>
Shepo Shi
Postdoctoral Associate (2009-2010)<\/td>		Professor, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China<\/td><\/tr>
Eva Rausch (nee Tervooren)
Visiting Masters Student (“Diplom”)
Food Chemistry (2012-2013)<\/td>		Scientific Personnel, Technical University of Cologne, Germany<\/td><\/tr>
Glenn W. Turner
Postdoctoral Associate (2005-2014)<\/td>		Postdoctoral Associate, Smertenko Laboratory,
Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA<\/td><\/tr>
Siau Sie Voo (now: Venerable Kongyan)
Graduate Student (Ph.D.) Molecular Plant Sciences (2007-2012)<\/td>		Buddhist Nun, Monastery of Mid-American Buddhist Association, Augusta, MO<\/td><\/tr>
Sumeyye Yilmaz
Graduate Student (M.Sc.) (2023-2024)<\/td>		Graduate Student (Ph.D.), University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany<\/td><\/tr>
Jordan J. Zager
Graduate Student (Ph.D.) Molecular Plant Sciences<\/td>		Founder and President, Dewey Scientific LLC, Pullman, WA<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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