Current Trainees:
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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