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.

2011
Name Degree Last Known Position
Oliver Serang

Genome Sciences Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University
James Thompson

Genome Sciences Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington
2010
Name Degree Last Known Position
Carlos Araya

Genome Sciences Ph.D.  
Shameek Biswas

Genome Sciences Ph.D. Senior Associate Scientist, Novo Nordisk Inflammation Research Center
Daniel Blick

Genome Sciences M.S.

Amazon.com

Cindy Desmarais Genome Sciences Ph.D. Lecturer, University of Washington, Tacoma

Diane Dickel

Genome Sciences Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Sayer Herin Genome Sciences M.S.

 
Jeff Kidd

Genome Sciences Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University

Graham McVicker

Genome Sciences Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Chicago
Brig Mecham

Genome Sciences Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington

Tom Nicholas

Genome Sciences Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, UC San Diego
Angela Poole Genome Sciences Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University
Rori Rohlfs

Genome Sciences Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Berkeley
Troy Zerr

Genome Sciences Ph.D.  
2009
Name Degree Last Known Position
Lazar Dimitrov

Genome Sciences Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Berkeley
Mark Enstrom

Genome Sciences Ph.D.  
Geoff Findlay

Genome Sciences Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University

Michael Hoopman

Genome Sciences Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington
Kristen Lewis Genome Sciences Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Steve Salipante

Genome Sciences Ph.D. UW Medical School
Will Sheffler Genome Sciences Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington

2008
Name Degree Last Known Position
Divya Bhat

Genome Sciences M.S. co-founder, jamglue.com

Kiran Dhillon

Genetics Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Chung-Ying Huang

Genome Sciences Ph.D.  

Zhaoshi Jiang

Genome Sciences Ph.D. Associate Scientist, GenenTech
Chul Joo Kang Genetics Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Southern California
Joanna Kelley

Genome Sciences Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Chicago
Aaron Klammer

Genome Sciences Ph.D. Algorithm Engineer, Pacific Biosciences
Charla Lambert

Genome Sciences Ph.D. Program Manager, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Sara Selgrade

Genome Sciences Ph.D. Public Health Analyst, National Institutes of Health
David Spencer

Genome Sciences Ph.D. University of Washington Medical School
2007
Name Degree Last Known Position
Laura Certain

Genome Sciences Ph.D. University of Washington Medical School
Karen Chisholm

Genome Sciences Ph.D. University of Washington Medical School
Nathan Clark

Genome Sciences Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University
Jennifer Gogarten

Genome Sciences M.S. Lecturer, University of Washington, Tacoma
Ilona Holcomb

Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
Tobias Mann

Genome Sciences Ph.D. Bioinformatics Scientist, Illumina Inc.
Allyson McCormick

Genetics Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, VA Seattle
James Ronald

Genome Sciences Ph.D. University of Washington Medical School
Chris Saunders

Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. Bioinformatics Scientist, Illumina Inc.
Jon Ulmer Genetics Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France
Stephen Voght Genetics Ph.D.

Scientific Writer, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
2006
Name Degree Last Known Position
Jon Bleyhl Genome Sciences M.S. Research Scientist, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Kerry Bubb

Genetics Ph.D.
Thesis:
"The Role of Balancing Selection in Maintenance of Natural Genetic Variation"
Postdoctoral Fellow, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Stephen Eacker

Genetics Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
Kavita Garg

Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Rachel Mackelprang Genetics Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Berkeley
Ed Ramos Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. Science Policy Analyst, NIH Intramural Center for Genomics and Health Disparities

Iyarit Thaipisuttikul

Genetics Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Maryland
Elijah Wallace Genetics M.S. Life Sciences Instructor, University of Washington
2005
Name Degree Last Known Position
J. Brad Bavaro

Genetics M.S. University of Washington Medical School
Lindsey Dubb Genetics Ph.D.

 
Jennifer Eklund

Genetics Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan
Dick Hwang

Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. Resident, Brigham & Women's Hospital
Lisa Kim Genome Sciences M.S.

 
Max Robinson

Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington
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
Name Degree Last Known Position
Michael Babcock

Genetics Ph.D. Associate Scientist , Elan Pharmaceuticals
Nicole Benkers Genetics M.S.

Teacher, Federal Way, WA
Michael Bonham

Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. Pathology Resident, UCLA School of Medicine
Rosemary Boyle Genome Sciences M.S.

 
Michele Hastings Genetics Ph.D. Research Coordinator, Nickerson Lab, University of Washington
Heather McCune Genetics Ph.D.

Scientific Content Editor, GeneEd
John Miller Genetics Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Buck Institute
Tera Newman

Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. CEO, iGenix Inc
Elaine Round Genetics Ph.D.

Audrey Seamons

Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D.

Research Scientist, University of Washington

Monika Tzoneva Genetics Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, Washington State University
Jessica Greene Zuniga Genetics Ph.D. Research Coordinator, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
2003
Name Degree Last Known Position
Jennifer Allen

Genetics M.S. Director, Business Development, Scientist Solutions, San Diego, CA
Juno Choe Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. Medical Resident, Case Western / University Hospital, Cleveland
Rachael French

Genetics Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, UC San Francisco
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. Medical Resident, University of Rochester
Leonard Lipovich Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University
David Tabb Molecular Biotechnology Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University
David Tran

Genetics Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University

2002
Name Degree Last Known Position
Flaviano Giorgini Genetics Ph.D. Professor, Department of Genetics
University of Leicester, UK
Karen James Genetics Ph.D.

Molecular Plant Systematist, Natural History Museum, London UK

2001
Name Degree Last Known Position
Christina Buchanan

Genetics Ph.D. Technical Applications Specialist, Ambion Inc.
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
Heather Mefford

Genetics Ph.D. Research Scientist, University of Washington
Jessica Nadler

Genetics Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, University of North Carolina
Elizabeth Stratton Pratt

Genetics Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, University of North Carolina
Merrilee Robatzek Genetics Ph.D.

Medical Writer, Prescott Medical Communications Group

2000
Name Degree Last Known Position
Holly Gibs Davies

Genetics Ph.D. Visiting Professor, University of Puget Sound
Eleanor Gray Hankins

Genetics Ph.D.  
Deborah Allen Kuzmanovic

Genetics Ph.D. Research Scientist, University of Michigan
Russell Lo

Genetics M.S. Research Scientist, University of Washington
Sam Schriner

Genetics Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Irvine

1999
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
Shannon Payne Genetics Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Jun Zhong

Genetics Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia University

1998
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

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
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

Genetics Ph.D. Technical Writer, S&T OnSite of Seattle
Jon Schnorr

Genetics Ph.D. Associate Professor, Pacific University
David Weinshenker

Genetics Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Emory University
Wei-Shiung Yang

Genetics Ph.D.

Lecturer, National University, Taiwan

1996
Name Degree Last Known Position
Russell Dorer

Genetics Ph.D. Research Fellow, Harvard University
Cosette LeCiel

Genetics M.S. Research Associate, ZymoGenetics
Amanda Paulovich Genetics Ph.D. Member, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
David Reiner

Genetics Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Berkeley
Kim Rittenhouse 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. Research Associate, ZymoGenetics
Teresa Ward

Genetics Ph.D. Scientist, Rosetta InPharmatics
Jason Wooden

Genetics Ph.D.

Senior Fellow, Puget Sound Blood Center

1995
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