Alumni
GS, MBT, and Genetics alumni: we'd like to hear from you! Please send any updates to Brian Giebel at bgiebel [ a t ] uw.edu. You can also connect with our alumni group on Facebook.
| 2017 | ||
| Name | Degree | Last Known Position |
Jenny Andrie |
Genome Sciences Ph.D |
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Stephanie Battle |
Genome Sciences Ph.D |
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington |
Mike Doud |
Genome Sciences Ph.D |
University of Washington Medical School |
Vanessa Gray |
Genome Sciences Ph.D |
Research Scientist, Celgene |
Aaron McKenna |
Genome Sciences Ph.D |
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington |
Vijay Ramani |
Genome Sciences Ph.D |
Sandler Fellow, UC San Francisco |
Matt Rich |
Genome Sciences Ph.D |
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Utah |
| 2016 | ||
| Name | Degree | Last Known Position |
Michael Duyzend |
Genome Sciences Ph.D |
University of Washington Medical School |
William Edelman |
Genome Sciences Ph.D |
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington |
P. Keolu Fox |
Genome Sciences Ph.D |
Postdoctoral Fellow, UC San Diego |
Rachel Gittelman |
Genome Sciences Ph.D |
Research Scientist, Adaptive Biotechnologies |
Elyse Hope |
Genome Sciences Ph.D |
Sector Manager, Genome BC |
Jennifer McCreight |
Genome Sciences Ph.D |
Scientist, Research Communications, 23andMe |
Max Press |
Genome Sciences Ph.D |
Research Scientist, Phase Genomics |
Matthew Snyder |
Genome Sciences Ph.D |
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Bellwether Bio |
Ying Sonia Ting |
Genome Sciences Ph.D |
Research Scientist, Neon Therapeutics |
David Young |
Genome Sciences Ph.D |
University of Washington Medical School |
| 2015 | ||
| Name | Degree | Last Known Position |
Adam Gordon |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor, Northwestern University |
Tanya Grancharova |
Genome Sciences M.S. |
Bioinformatics Research Associate, Allen Institute for Cell Science |
Daniel Kim |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington |
Tzitziki Lemus-Vergara |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, UCLA |
Aaron Miller |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Scientist/Genomic Engineer, Zymergen |
Xander Nuttle |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University |
Benjamin Vernot |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Max Planck Institute |
| 2014 | ||
| Name | Degree | Last Known Position |
Rachel Bradshaw |
Genome Sciences M.S. |
Teaching Associate, University of Washington Biology |
Joshua Burton |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Computational Biologist, Adaptive Biotechnologies |
Keisha Carlson |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Puget Sound |
Caitlin Connelly |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Bioinformatics Scientist, Zymergen Inc |
Leslie Emery |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Research Scientist, UW Biostatistics |
Sharon Greenblum |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University |
Blake Hovde |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Research Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory |
Nik Krumm |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
University of Washington Medical School |
Akash Kumar |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
University of Washington Medical School |
Sean Schneider |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
Jeff Staples |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Bioinformatics R&D Developer, Regeneron Genetics Center |
Alessandra Sullivan |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Altius Institute |
Anna Sunshine |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
University of Washington Medical School |
Jeff Vierstra |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Altius Institute |
2013 |
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| Name | Degree | Last Known Position |
Katrina Claw |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus |
Jarrett Egertson |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington |
Jacob Kitzman |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan |
Ray Malfavon-Borja |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Utah |
Matt Maurano |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor, New York University |
Melody Palmer |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington |
Cait Rippey |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
resident, University of Washington |
Alan Rubin |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne Australia |
Cailyn Spurrell |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
Andrew Stergachis |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
resident, Brigham and Women's Hospital |
Peter Sudmant |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT |
Chad Weisbrod |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Scientist, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University |
Ben Whiddon |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
resident, University of Washington |
| 2012 | ||
| Name | Degree | Last Known Position |
Greg Finney |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
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Renee George |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Research Scientist, UC San Diego |
Joe Hiatt |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
resident, UC San Francisco |
Sarah Ng |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Singapore Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Rupali Patwardhan |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Software Engineer, Facebook |
Kevin Roach |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Duke University |
Kyle Siebenthall |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Altius Institute |
Dan Skelly |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Research Scientist, Jackson National Laboratory |
Ben Smith |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
microscopy specialist, UC Berkeley |
2011 |
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| Name | Degree | Last Known Position |
Lisa Beutler |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor, UC San Francisco |
Max Boeck |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor, Regis University |
Nick Coley |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
UW Medical School |
Sara Di Rienzi |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Baylor College of Medicine |
Ryan Emerson |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Research Scientist, Adaptive Biotechnologies |
Andy Itsara |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
UW Medical School |
Alex Nord |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor, UC Davis |
Rose Okamoto |
Genome Sciences M.S. |
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Oliver Serang |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor, Freie Universitat Berlin |
James Thompson |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Amazon.com |
2010 |
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| Name | Degree | Last Known Position |
| Carlos Araya advisor: S. Fields |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. | CEO & co-founder, Jungla Inc |
| Shameek Biswas advisor: J. Akey |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. | Principal Scientist, Celgene |
| Daniel Blick advisor: R. Waterston |
Genome Sciences M.S. | Amazon.com |
| Cindy Desmarais advisor: D. Nickerson |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. | Computational Immunologist, Adaptive Biotechnologies |
Diane Dickel |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. | Project Scientist, Department Head Functional Genomics Department Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| Sayer Herin advisor: P. Green |
Genome Sciences M.S. |
programmer, Center for Excellence in Bioinformatics in Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| Jeff Kidd advisor: E. Eichler |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, University of Michigan |
Graham McVicker |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Salk Institute |
Brig Mecham |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. | CEO, Trialomics |
| Tom Nicholas advisor: J. Akey |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. | Research Scientist, Washington University |
| Angela Poole advisor: L. Pallanck |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University |
Rori Rohlfs |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, San Francisco State University |
Troy Zerr |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. | |
2009 |
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| Name | Degree | Last Known Position |
| Lazar Dimitrov advisor: D. Gottschling |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. | Associate, Clarus Ventures |
| Mark Enstrom advisor: C. Manoil |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. | |
| Geoff Findlay advisor: W. Swanson |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, College of the Holy Cross |
Michael Hoopman |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. | Software Engineer, Institute for Systems Biology |
| Kristen Lewis advisor: M. King |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. | Scientist, Booz Allen Hamilton |
| Steve Salipante advisor: M. Horwitz |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, University of Washington |
| Will Sheffler advisor: D. Baker |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. | Research Scientist, University of Washington |
2008 |
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| Name | Degree | Last Known Position |
Divya Bhat |
Genome Sciences M.S. |
Head of Product, Virta Health |
Kiran Dhillon |
Genetics Ph.D. |
Director of Scientific Programs, Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer |
Chung-Ying Huang |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
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Zhaoshi Jiang |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Senior Director of Bioinformatics & Clinical Data Sciences, Gilead Sciences
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Chul Joo Kang |
Genetics Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Duke Center for Human Genome Variation |
Joanna Kelley |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor, Washington State University |
Aaron Klammer |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Algorithm Engineer, Pacific Biosciences |
Charla Lambert |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Program Manager, Cold Spring Harbor Labs |
Sara Selgrade |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Public Health Analyst, National Institutes of Health |
David Spencer |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. |
Resident in Clinical Pathology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis |
2007 |
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| Name | Degree | Last Known Position |
| Laura Certain advisor: C. Sibley |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. | Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Utah |
| Karen Chisholm advisor: M. King |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. | Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Washington |
| Nathan Clark advisor: W. Swanson |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh |
| Jennifer Gogarten advisor: B. Trask |
Genome Sciences M.S. | Lecturer, University of Washington, Tacoma |
| Ilona Holcomb advisor: B. Trask |
Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. | Director of Research and Development, Dahlia Biosciences |
| Tobias Mann advisor: W. Noble |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. | Director of Bioinformatics, Progenity, Inc. |
| Allyson McCormick advisor: J. Thomas |
Genetics Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Fellow, VA Seattle |
| James Ronald advisor: J. Akey |
Genome Sciences Ph.D. | Radiology Resident, Duke University |
| Chris Saunders advisor: P. Green |
Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. | Bioinformatics Scientist, Illumina Inc. |
| Jon Ulmer advisor: C. Sibley |
Genetics Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Fellow, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France |
| Stephen Voght advisor: L. Pallanck |
Genetics Ph.D. |
Scientific Writer, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
2006
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| Name | Degree | Last Known Position |
| Jon Bleyhl advisor: E. Eichler |
Genome Sciences M.S. | |
| Kerry Bubb advisor: M. Olson |
Genetics Ph.D. Thesis: "The Role of Balancing Selection in Maintenance of Natural Genetic Variation" |
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington |
| Stephen Eacker advisor: R. Braun |
Genetics Ph.D. | Instructor, Johns Hopkins University |
| Kavita Garg advisor: P. Green |
Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Fellow, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
| Rachel Mackelprang advisor: D. Nickerson |
Genetics Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor, California State University, Northridge |
| Ed Ramos advisor: B. Trask |
Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. | Science Policy Analyst,
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Iyarit Thaipisuttikul |
Genetics Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Maryland |
| Elijah Wallace advisor: R. Monnat |
Genetics M.S. | Life Sciences Instructor, University of Washington |
2005 |
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| Name | Degree | Last Known Position |
J. Brad Bavaro |
Genetics M.S. |
University of Washington Medical School |
Lindsey Dubb |
Genetics Ph.D. |
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Jennifer Eklund |
Genetics Ph.D. |
Staff Scientist, Center for Scientific Inquiry, Institute for Systems Biology |
Dick Hwang |
Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. |
Fellow in Pathology, Harvard University |
Lisa Kim |
Genome Sciences M.S. |
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Max Robinson |
Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. |
Scientist, Institute for Systems Biology |
Terry Satterfield |
Genetics Ph.D. |
Scientist, BioMarin Pharmaceuticals |
James Sherman |
Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, UC San Francisco |
Jeanna Wheeler |
Genetics Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, VA Seattle |
2004 |
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| Name | Degree | Last Known Position |
| Michael Babcock advisor: L. Pallanck |
Genetics Ph.D. | Associate Scientist , Elan Pharmaceuticals |
| Nicole Benkers advisor: C. Manoil |
Genetics M.S. |
Teacher, Federal Way, WA |
| Michael Bonham advisor: P. Nelson |
Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. | Clinical Instructor, Pathology, UC San Francisco |
| Rosemary Boyle advisor: R. Aebersold |
Genome Sciences M.S. |
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| Michele Hastings advisor: C. Sibley |
Genetics Ph.D. | Program Coordinator, Great Starts, Seattle |
| Heather McCune advisor: W. Fangman, B. Brewer |
Genetics Ph.D. |
Scientific Content Editor, GeneEd |
| John Miller advisor: S. Fields |
Genetics Ph.D. |
Scientist, Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc |
| Tera Newman advisor: B. Trask |
Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. | CEO, iGenix Inc |
| Elaine Round advisor: J. Thomas |
Genetics Ph.D. |
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| Audrey Seamons advisor: J. Goverman |
Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. | Research Scientist, University of Washington |
| Monika Tzoneva advisor: J. Thomas |
Genetics Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Fellow, Washington State University |
| Jessica Greene Zuniga advisor: L. Pallanck |
Genetics Ph.D. | Research Coordinator, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
2003 |
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| Name | Degree | Last Known Position |
Jennifer Allen |
Genetics M.S. |
Director, Business Development, Scientist Solutions, San Diego, CA |
Juno Choe |
Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. |
Radiation Oncologist, Tri-Cities Cancer Center |
Rachael French |
Genetics Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor, San Jose State University |
Jessica Golby |
Genetics Ph.D. |
Attorney, Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP, St. Louis, MO |
Rob Holdcraft |
Genetics Ph.D. |
Research Scientist, The Rogosin Institute |
Sherrif Ibrahim |
Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor of Dermatology, University of Rochester |
Leonard Lipovich |
Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor |
David Tabb |
Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University |
David Tran |
Genetics Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University |
2002 |
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| Name | Degree | Last Known Position |
| Flaviano Giorgini advisor: R. Braun |
Genetics Ph.D. | Professor, Department of Genetics University of Leicester, UK |
| Karen James advisor: C. Berg |
Genetics Ph.D. | Director, The HMS Beagle Project, Mount Desert Island Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME |
2001 |
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| Name | Degree | Last Known Position |
Christina Buchanan-Wright |
Genetics Ph.D. |
Sr. Product Manager, qPCR Reagents; Life Technologies |
Larry Gallagher |
Genetics Ph.D. |
Research Scientist, University of Washington |
A'lissa Richards Gerum |
Genetics M.S. |
Teacher, Davis CA |
Sonia Hunt |
Genetics Ph.D. |
Scientist, Federal Bureau of Investigation |
Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. |
Professor, University of California, San Diego |
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Genetics Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington |
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Jessica Nadler |
Genetics Ph.D. |
Manager, Deloitte Consulting |
Elizabeth Stratton Pratt |
Genetics Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of North Carolina |
Merrilee Robatzek |
Genetics Ph.D. |
Medical Writer, Prescott Medical Communications Group |
2000 |
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| Name | Degree | Last Known Position |
Holly Gibs Davies |
Genetics Ph.D. |
Visiting Professor, University of Puget Sound |
Eleanor Gray Hankins |
Genetics Ph.D. |
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Deborah Allen Kuzmanovic |
Genetics Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor, Grinnell College |
Russell Lo |
Genetics M.S. |
Research Scientist, University of Washington |
Sam Schriner |
Genetics Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Irvine |
1999 |
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| Name | Degree | Last Known Position |
| Jennifer Callahan |
Genetics Ph.D. | Production Associate, NOVA |
| Karen Fitch |
Genetics Ph.D. | Research Scientist, Affymetrix Inc. |
| Takao Inoue |
Genetics Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Fellow, California Inst of Technology |
| Genetics Ph.D. | Medical Science Liaison for URL Pharma, Inc |
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| Jun Zhong |
Genetics Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia University |
1998 |
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| Name | Degree | Last Known Position |
| Deborah Birnby |
Genetics Ph.D | Technical Support Specialist, Qiagen |
| Victoria Hertle Brophy |
Genetics Ph.D. | Senior Scientist, Roche Diagnostics |
| Creg Darby advisor: C. Manoil |
Genetics Ph.D. | Professor, University of California, San Francisco |
| Shawn Iadonato |
Genetics Ph.D. | Chief Scientific Officer, Illumigen Biosciences |
| Madeleine Meagher |
Genetics Ph.D. | |
| Anja Van Brabant | Genetics Ph.D. | Group Leader, NaPro BioTherapeutics, Genomics Division |
1997 |
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| Name | Degree | Last Known Position |
| Kelly Hamilton | Genetics M.S. | Instructor, Biotechnology Lab Technician Program Bates Technical College, Tacoma WA |
| Katherine Kolor | Genetics Ph.D. | Policy Officer, National Office of Public Health Genomics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Nicholas Kosuk advisor: C. Manoil |
Genetics Ph.D. | Technical Writer, S&T OnSite of Seattle |
| Jon Schnorr advisor: C. Berg |
Genetics Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Pacific University |
| David Weinshenker |
Genetics Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Emory University |
| Wei-Shiung Yang |
Genetics Ph.D. | Lecturer, National University, Taiwan |
1996 |
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| Name | Degree | Last Known Position |
| Russell Dorer |
Genetics Ph.D. | Pathologist, Virginia Mason Medical Center |
| Cosette LeCiel |
Genetics M.S. | Research Scientist |
| Amanda Paulovich | Genetics Ph.D.
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Associate Member, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
| David Reiner |
Genetics Ph.D. | Research Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina |
Kim Rittenhouse
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Genetics Ph.D. | Genetics Counseling Manager, Genzyme Corporation |
| Wendy Shackwitz |
Genetics Ph.D. | Data Analyst, University of Washington |
| Christine Stewart |
Genetics Ph.D. | Bioanalyst, LifeSpan Biosciences |
| Tuyen Vu |
Genetics M.S. | Senior Scientist, Dendreon Corporation, Seattle |
| Teresa Ward |
Genetics Ph.D. | Scientist, Rosetta InPharmatics |
| Jason Wooden |
Genetics Ph.D. | Senior Fellow, Puget Sound Blood Center |
1995 |
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| Name | Degree | Last Known Position |
| Whitney Neufeld-Kaiser | Genetics M.S. | Genetic Counselor, Northwest Hospital & Children's Hospital, Seattle WA |
| Alison Volpe |
Genetics M.S. | medical resident, University of North Carolina |