Lab Members
Tiffany L. Dunbar, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral ScholarShikuma LabBiologySan Diego[email protected]
Kyle Malter, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar, Metamorphotech CSOShikuma LabSan Diego[email protected]
Katherine T. Nesbit, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral ScholarShikuma LabSan Diego[email protected]
Emily Darin
Ph.D. Student in Cell and Molecular BiologyShikuma LabSan Diego[email protected]
Morgan Farrell
Ph.D. Student in Cell and Molecular BiologyShikuma LabSan Diego[email protected]
Josefa Alfaro
Master's Student in Cell and Molecular BiologyShikuma LabSan Diego[email protected]
Carl A. Westin
Master's Student in Cell and Molecular BiologyShikuma LabSan Diego
Tatyana Ali
Undergraduate, Cell and Molecular Biology, MARC ScholarShikuma LabSan Diego
Alpher E. Aspiras
Undergraduate, Cell and Molecular Biology, IMSD ScholarShikuma LabSan Diego
Mathieu De Tomas
Undergraduate, BioengineeringShikuma LabSan Diego
Shivani Mahesh
Undergraduate, Cell and Molecular BiologyShikuma LabSan Diego
Laith Michael
Undergraduate, Cell and Molecular BiologyShikuma LabSan Diego
Gina Spidel
Grant Program SpecialistShikuma LabBiologySan Diego
You!
Trainee, Shikuma Lab, SDSUShikuma LabSan DiegoLab Alumni
Working in the Shikuma Lab prepares trainees for a variety of careers in research, academia, biotech and beyond.
- Amanda Alker, Ph.D. (2022) Postdoc, Doctoral student in Cell & Molecular Biology; Now a Postdoc in the Roubin/Doudna Lab at UC Berkeley and Assistant Professor at University of Rhode Island in 2025
- Kyle Malter, Ph.D. (2022) Postdoc, Doctoral student in Cell & Molecular Biology; Now a Co-founder at Metamorphotech
- Giselle Cavalcanti, Ph.D. (2020), Postdoc; now a Scientist at DNA Electronics, Inc.
- Nathalie Delherbe. Ph.D (2019), Doctoral student in Cell & Molecular Biology; Now in Kalyuzhnaya Lab at San Diego State University
- Bhumika Gode, M.S. (2021), Master's Student in Microbiology; Now in Cripps Lab at San Diego State University
- Xavier Deogaygay, M.S. (2021), Master's Student in Microbiology; Now at Codex DNA, Inc.
- Charles Ericson, M.S. (2018), Master's Student in Microbiology; Now a Ph.D. Student at ETH in Zurich, Switzerland
- Iara Rocchi, M.S. (2018), Master's Student in Microbiology; Now a Technician at Synthetic Genomics, Inc.
- Ryan Appler, Biology Major, Joined the Long Lab at San Diego State University
- Gabriella Salcedo, Cell and Molecular Biology Major, Now a Medical Scribe at ScribeAmerica
- Sama Mikhail, Microbiology Major, Joined the Sussman Lab at San Diego State University
- Jeffrey Jones, Cell and Molecular Biology Major, Started medical school at UC Irvine
- Milagros Esmerode, Cell and Molecular Biology, Started Ph.D. program at UC Santa Barbara
- Iman Shaikh, Biochemistry Major, Studied at UCLA
- Sara Ito, Biochemistry Major, Studied at USC
- Erin Ramsey, Microbiology Major, Now works at Phanes Biopharmaceuticals
- Zach Rogers, Cell and Molecular Biology, Now works as Clinical Lab Scientist at Sharp Healthcare
- Cindy Nguyen, Cell and Molecular Biology Major, Started medical school at PNWU
- Alexandra Strom, Cell and Molecular Biology Major, Started Ph.D. at Stanford University
- Katherine Shaw, Biology Major, Earned M.S. in Philosophy at Franciscan University
- Angelica Sanabria, Biology Major, Now Works as Technician at Inhibrx, Inc.