Principal Investigator/Associate Professor. AB Psychology and Biology. PhD Neurosciences. MD Internal Medicine, Fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Post-doctoral work in Circadian Rhythms, Metabolism, and Gut Microbiome. Enjoys the golden age of television, griping about the LA (?!?) Chargers, and spending time with his wife and kids.

Email: azarrinpar [at] health [dot] ucsd [dot] edu

Twitter: @zarrinparlab

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amir-zarrinpar-95158271/

Lab Manager/SRA-2. BS in Elementary Education. MS in Biology. Makes the lab run! Enjoys hanging out with my family, swimming, hiking with my dog, trying new food, listening to old school Motown, and shopping.

Email: sbailey [at] health [dot] ucsd [dot] edu

Bioinformatics Programmer/Analyst. BS in Molecular/Cellular Biology. MA in Biology (Neuroscience). Has a vast repository of knowledge of bioinformatic methods and techniques, largely by dint of having had to learn from the innumerable mistakes he’s made over the course of his career. Enjoys good music, good conversation, and good food. Bakes cakes when bored or stressed.

Email: rrichter [at] health [dot] ucsd [dot] edu

Assistant Project Scientist. PhD in Systems, Synthetic, and Physical Biology. BS in Bioengineering. Research focuses on developing synthetic biology based methods for engineering native gut bacteria. Likes traveling, dining out, and playing fighting games.

Email: dzong [at] health [dot] ucsd [dot] edu

Staff Research Associate 1. Graduated from UCSD 2022 with a BS in Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience. Interested in learning more about the role the gut microbiome plays in the pathogenesis of various diseases. In her free-time she loves to eat eggs, workout, and meet new people

Email:  j1resnick [at] health [dot] ucsd [dot] edu

Postdoctoral Fellow. BE Biotechnology. MS Biology, Ph.D. in Molecular Pathogenesis & Molecular Medicine. Interested in understanding the role of the gut microbiome in cardiovascular disease pathogenesis. Enjoys hiking, photography, jigsaw puzzles and soap-making.

Email: alingaraju [at] health [dot] ucsd [dot] edu

Postdoctoral Fellow. MS Biology. Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine, Interested in the role of gut microbiota and immune system in cancer onset and progression. Loves hiking, plants, and desserts.

Email: abrevi [at] health [dot] ucsd [dot] edu

Post-doctoral fellow. BS in Biotechnology. PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Interested in using engineered bacteria to understand how the gut microbiome affects glucose and lipid homeostasis. Enjoys fishing, table tennis and badminton, and visiting the zoo.

Email: wuzhong [at] health [dot] ucsd [dot] edu

Post-Doctoral Fellow. PhD in Biomedical Sciences from UCSD. BA in Biology and Statistics. PD Soros Fellow. Searching for circadian metabolites with implications in metabolic disorders. Finds joy in creative tasks like painting, cosplaying, and dance.

Email: sfloresr [at] health [dot] ucsd [dot] edu

Twitter: @Steph_BloomingT

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephany-flores-ramos

BMS Graduate Student. BS in Biochemistry and a BS in Microbiology. Biologeneds Fellow. NSF Graduate Student Fellowship Award. Engineering native bacteria to study the functional microbiome. Enjoys cooking, baking, doing gymnastics, and collecting as many succulents as possible.

Email: nsiguenz [at] health [dot] ucsd [dot] edu

Twitter: @MCRObchemNicole

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-siguenza-3b173b58/

BMS Graduate Student. BS in Anthropology. MS in Medical Science. Interested in studying the microbiome and engineering native bacteria to treat diseases. Enjoys baking and spending time in nature.

Email: ckanne [at] health [dot] ucsd [dot] edu

BMS graduate student. BS in biology. Studying the role of the gut microbiome in IBD, and interested in developing microbiome-based interventions to treat inflammatory diseases. Enjoys painting, crochet, and going to concerts.

Email: eabrown [at] health [dot] ucsd [dot] edu

Undergraduate Technician. Currently majoring in Molecular and Cell Biology and minoring in Chemistry. Loves thrifting, concerts, and matcha.

Email:  rdavda [at] ucsd [dot] edu

Undergraduate Technician. Currently studying Molecular and Cell Biology at UCSD. Loves playing tennis, swimming, and eating food.

Email:  zfatima [at] ucsd [dot] edu

Undergraduate Technician 

Currently majoring in Neurobiology and minoring in Global Health and Economics. Loves sunset watching, baking, reading, and coffee.

Email:  kaw035 [at] ucsd [dot] edu

Undergraduate Technician 

Currently majoring in Human Bio and minoring Cognitive Science at UCSD. Loves playing tennis, badminton, and going to the beach.

Email:  Osantoyoturullols [at] ucsd [dot] edu

Postdoctoral/Medical Fellows:

Athanasios Desalermos, MD (Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center; NIDDK T-32)

Steven Brown, PhD (Director of Software & Analytics – Zafrens, Inc; NIDDK F-32)

Anand Saran, PhD (Scientist, Charles River; AFAR Postdoctoral Fellowship)

Ana Carolina Dantas Machado, PhD (Research Scientist, Gilead; NIH Diversity Supplement)

Graduate (PhD) Students:

Celeste Allaband, DVM, PhD (Postdoctoral Fellow – Rob Knight Lab; Office of Director T-32)

Kelly Fogelson, PhD (Consulting-McKinsey & Company: NIDDK T-32)

Erica Maissey, PhD (Coyote Ventures; NSF GFRP/F31)

Masters Students:

Maria Tiu, MS (UC San Francisco School of Medicine)

Kevin Wei, MS (Vazyme Biotech)

Purushoth Sundaram, MS

Medical Students:

Jeremy Egnatios (Deceased; NIH Short-Term Grant; AGA Student Abstract Prize x2)

Cecilia Dalle-ore (UC San Francisco Neurosurgery Residency; NIH Short-Term Grant)

Cecilia Leggett (Cedars Sinai OB/GYN Residency; UCSD Summer Research Grant)

Soumya L. Kurnool (UC San Diego Internal Medicine Residency; NIH Short-Term Grant)

Neela Easwar (Cornell Internal Medicine Residency)

Undergraduate/Gap-Year Students:

Vignesh Sivaganesh (Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – DO/PhD program)

Amy Yu (Staff Research Associate – UCSF; Biological and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, Harvard University)

Baylee J. Russell (Biological and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, Harvard University)

Amanda (Shae) Puckett (Chief Science Officer – IBDCoach)

Benjamin Medrano (Research Associate – Zymo Research)

Peyton Graves (Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons)

Irene Mai (UC San Diego School of Medicine)

Valentina Muti (Research Assistant, Krumsiek Lab)

Kimberly Yin (Emergency Medical Technician)

Athena Zhang (University of San Diego School of Law)

Haniyeh Javaheri (Medical Assistant)

Hanna Gootin (UCSD Pre-doc)

Chris Mason (UCLA Medical School)

Shiantel Chang (Loma Linda University School of Medicine)

Shubham Singh (Glance)

Ella Ryan

Mohammad Sadegi

Garrett Feng