Current Trainees:

 

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Hoda Khaled AbouEich

Hoda is part of the Neuroscience Graduate Group. She earned a B.S. in Psychology with a concentration in Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience and a B.A. in Honors Liberal Arts from Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, WA. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, baking, spending time with friends, and reading new books.

hkaboueich@ucdavis.edu

 

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Aishwarya Bhusal

Aishwarya is part of the Pharmacology and Toxicology Graduate Group. She earned her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from UC Davis. Her hobbies include riding her bike, hiking, baking, and spending time with loved ones.

abhusal@ucdavis.edu

 

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Madelyn Bradley

Madelyn is part of the Nutritional Biology Graduate Group. She completed her B.S. in Nutrition and Food Science at California Baptist University, and M.S. in Nutrition Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In her free time she loves swimming, playing basketball, being in nature, and watching tv shows.

mjbradley@ucdavis.edu

 

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Mariam  El-karim

Mariam is part of the Integrative Genetics and Genomics (IGG) Graduate Group. She earned a BS. in Biochemistry from CSUN in 2021. Mariam's hobbies include hiking and dancing.

 

mmkarim@ucdavis.edu

 

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Anamar Flores

Anamar is part of the Neuroscience Graduate Group. She completed her B.S. in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior with a minor in Statistics at UC Davis. In her free time, she loves to play video games and spend time with her cat, Milo.

aflor@ucdavis.edu

 

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Natalie Kori Gilmore

Natalie is part of the Molecular, Cell, and Integrative Physiology (MCIP) Graduate Group. She completed her B.S. in Physiology and Neuroscience and M.S. in Biology at UC San Diego. She spends most of her free time bouldering, surfing, practicing photography, coaching pole vault, and working out. 

nkgilmore@ucdavis.edu

 

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Megan Hampton

Megan is part of the Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (BMCDB) Graduate Group. She earned her B.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology at California State University, Northridge. Some of my favorite hobbies are exploring new foods, assembling Lego sets, and playing video games.

mfhampton@ucdavis.edu

 

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Anika Deepa Kulkarni

Anika Kulkarni is part of the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Group. She earned her B.S. in Bioengineering in 2023 from UCLA. Anika is a Davis native and in her free time she enjoys knitting, reading, traveling, and playing with her dogs.

adkulkarni@ucdavis.edu

 

 

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Rosalia Mendieta

Rosalia is part of the Pharmacology and Toxicology Graduate Group. She obtained her A.S. in Biology from Solano Community College and B.S. in Animal Biology from UC Davis. Her hobbies include painting, making crafts, reading, caring for houseplants, and spending time with her friends and family.

rmendieta@ucdavis.edu

 

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Kelsey Racacho

Kelsey is part of the Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (BMCDB) Graduate Group. She graduated from UC Davis with a B.S. in Molecular and Medical Microbiology and minored in Public Health. Her hobbies are going to the gym and trying new foods and activities.

kjracacho@ucdavis.edu

 

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Camryn Marsela Sellers

Camryn is part of the Integrative Pathobiology Graduate Group. She graduated from UC Davis in 2021 with a B.S. in Global Disease Biology. Her hobbies include reading, playing ultimate frisbee, and fostering kittens.

cmsellers@ucdavis.edu

 

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Andres Orea

Andres is part of the Microbiology Graduate Group. He graduated from California State University, Bakersfield with a B.S. in Biology with a concentration in Biotechnology and a minor in Chemistry. In his free time, he enjoys reading, playing bass guitar, doing microscopy, hiking, and volunteering.

ajorea@ucdavis.edu

 

 

Alumni:

 

2022 cohort

 

Chelsea Crowe

Nayeli Echeverria

Destiny Gomez

Evan J Holmes

Joanne Mendez

Hector Navarro

Yomira Moreno Palacios

Melanie Reuter

Jhoana Rodriguez

Sophia Salbato

Madison Stewart

Julissa Suarez- Navarro

Valentina Isidora Cea Salazar

 

2021 cohort

 

Ismael Bousso

Noemi M. Castro

Camilo Vinicio Jr. Echeverria

Casiana E. Gonzalez

Cirenio Jr. Hisasaga

Nicolle Martin 

Desiree Sanchez

Erin Scott

Melanie L. Talavera Arboniés

Paula A. Vij

Rodolfo Jr. Villa

Deana Villagomes

 

2020 cohort

 

Colton C. Baumler

Daphne A. Diloretto

Elisa J. Gonzalez-Smith

Ryan E. Hogans

Bryshal Moore

Liliana Loza Sanchez

Lacey M. Walker

 

2019 cohort

 

Kennedy Allen

Rebecca De Frates

Asleigh Marie Flores

Roilea Maxson

Nicole Rodrigues

Joseph Rosas

Karle Sota Sauza

Shawn Kamboj

 

2018 cohort

 

Gustavo Garcia

Amanda Guevara

Sonny Elizaldi

Dayn Romero Godinez

Carlos Carrasco

Rose V. V. De Kock

Chelsea Kelland

Ivan Olaya

 

2017 cohort

 

Ilechukwu Agu

Juan Flores

Eduardo A. Gonzalez

Orangel Gutierrez

Abhineet Ram

Maxemiliano Vargus

Danielle Zampano

Eric Fred Arreola

Alejandro Bardo Castro Esparza

 

2016 cohort

 

Rebecca Blandino

Jessica Bustamante

Daisy Castillo Guzman

Vanessa Cervantes

Javier A. Garcia

Ryan A. Manning

Joseph M. Martinez

Juan Tamayo

Marisol Wolf

 

2015 cohort

 

Michelle Bagood

Andrea Coleman

Nicholas Ellinwood

Alfredo Hernandez

Alexandria Igwe

Marcus Vincent Moreno

Thomas Salazar

 Desiree Sanchez

Ayanna Wade

Alexia Williams

 

2014 cohort

 

Giselle Blanco

Stephanie Cevallos

Samantha Francis Stuart

Briana Gregg

Daisy Johnson

Commodore St. Germain

Eric M. Velazquez