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Our People

Collaboration is Key

Our team is spread across multiple institutions, all working toward the same research goal.

Alanna Schepartz

Alanna Schepartz

Director, PI
  • University of California, Berkeley
Sarah Smaga

Sarah Smaga

Executive Director
  • University of California, Berkeley
Jennifer Poo

Jennifer Poo

Education, Outreach, and Diversity Manager
  • University of California, Berkeley
Ara Abramyan

Ara Abramyan

Seed Investigator
  • Schrödinger
Kate Adamala

Kate Adamala

Seed Investigator
  • University of Minnesota
Christopher Alabi

Christopher Alabi

Senior Investigator
  • Cornell Univeristy
Scott Blanchard

Scott Blanchard

Seed Investigator
  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Jamie Cate

Jamie Cate

Senior Investigator
  • University of California, Berkeley
Julie Champion

Julie Champion

Seed Investigator
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
Abhishek Chatterjee

Abhishek Chatterjee

Senior Investigator
  • Boston College
Matt Francis

Matt Francis

Seed Investigator
  • University of California, Berkeley
Susan Marqusee

Susan Marqusee

Seed Investigator
  • University of California, Berkeley
Scott Miller

Scott Miller

Senior Investigator
  • Yale University
Meghna Bajaj

Meghna Bajaj

Graduate Student
  • Cornell Univeristy
Mary Agnes Balogun

Mary Agnes Balogun

Graduate Student
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
Kristina Boyko

Kristina Boyko

Graduate Student
  • University of California, Berkeley
Kanokporn Chattrakun

Kanokporn Chattrakun

Postdoctoral Scholar
  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Vincent Chim

Vincent Chim

Graduate Student
  • University of California, Berkeley
F. Aarón Cruz Navarrete

F. Aarón Cruz Navarrete

Postdoctoral Scholar
  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Josh Davisson

Josh Davisson

Graduate Student
  • University of Minnesota
Taylor Dover

Taylor Dover

Graduate Student
  • Yale University
Elise Ficaretta

Elise Ficaretta

Graduate Student
  • Boston College
Eva Gerber

Eva Gerber

Graduate Student
  • University of California, Berkeley
Mikaela Gray

Mikaela Gray

Graduate Student
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
Noah Hamlish

Noah Hamlish

Graduate Student
  • University of California, Berkeley
Evan Kalb

Evan Kalb

Graduate Student
  • University of Minnesota
Hana Kang

Hana Kang

Post-baccalaureate Scholar
  • University of California, Berkeley
Alexandra Kent

Alexandra Kent

Postdoctoral Scholar
  • University of California, Berkeley
Isaac Knudson

Isaac Knudson

Graduate Student
  • University of California, Berkeley
Tung Le

Tung Le

Postdoctoral Scholar
  • University of California, Berkeley
Thomas Li

Thomas Li

Graduate Student
  • University of California, Berkeley
Chandrima Majumdar

Chandrima Majumdar

Postdoctoral Scholar
  • University of California, Berkeley
Amos Nissley

Amos Nissley

Graduate Student
  • University of California, Berkeley
Cameron Paloutzian

Cameron Paloutzian

Post-baccalaureate Scholar
  • University of California, Berkeley
Izzi Piper

Izzi Piper

Graduate Student
  • University of California, Berkeley
Preeta Pratakshya

Preeta Pratakshya

Postdoctoral Scholar
  • University of California, Berkeley
Meghan Pressimone

Meghan Pressimone

Graduate Student
  • University of California, Berkeley
Helena Roberts-Mataric

Helena Roberts-Mataric

Graduate Student
  • University of California, Berkeley
Jacob Robins

Jacob Robins

Postdoctoral Scholar
  • Yale University
Leah Roe

Leah Roe

Graduate Student
  • University of California, Berkeley
Carly Schissel

Carly Schissel

Postdoctoral Scholar
  • University of California, Berkeley
Kate Shulgina

Kate Shulgina

Postdoctoral Scholar
  • University of California, Berkeley
Alex Solivan

Alex Solivan

Graduate Student
  • University of California, Berkeley
Chintan Soni

Chintan Soni

Graduate Student
  • Boston College
Cameron Swenson

Cameron Swenson

Graduate Student
  • University of California, Berkeley
Tent Tangpradabkul

Tent Tangpradabkul

Graduate Student
  • University of California, Berkeley
Jess Vance

Jess Vance

Post-baccalaureate Scholar
  • University of California, Berkeley
Mark Walker

Mark Walker

PREC Investigator
  • University of New Mexico
Yi He

Yi He

PREC Co-Investigator
  • University of New Mexico
Catriona Gordon

Catriona Gordon

Graduate Student
  • University of New Mexico

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Scholars

2024

Diego Ruiz, Anika Accomando, Zahra Alujuboori, Jenn Tjung, Tiwalola Anawo, Shelby Giannamore, Zephyr Wu-Zucker, Etienne Martinez Gonzalez

Host labs: Adamala, Miller, Alabi, Francis, Cate, Schepartz

2023

Jared Balsz-Diaz, Abrienne Biondo, Madeline Carroll, Chuzube Edeh, Nathan Finegold, Isabella Goss, Berenice Guerra, Liam Hurlburt, Tara Kuponiyi, Payton Landre

Host labs: Adamala, Cate, Champion, M. Chang, Chatterjee, Marqusee, Miller, Schepartz

2022

Kaia Houtman, Deisy Garcia, Alyssa Walker, Syed Hasnain, Lixing Wang, Adrianna Hudyma

Host labs: Cate, M. Chang, Miller, Schepartz

2021

Emma Yin, Alyssa Virola-Iarussi, Yuna Lee, Kaitlyn Szalay, Nicole Rivera, Margaret Adenusi

Virtual program

External Advisory Board

Anne Baranger

Anne Baranger

  • University of California, Berkeley
Ehud Gazit

Ehud Gazit

  • Tela Aviv University
Rachel Green

Rachel Green

  • Johns Hopkins University, HHMI
Donald Hilvert

Donald Hilvert

  • ETH Zurich
Jeremiah Johnson

Jeremiah Johnson

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Chaitan Khosla

Chaitan Khosla

  • Stanford University
Adrianne Rosales

Adrianne Rosales

  • University of Texas at Austin
Dave Savage

Dave Savage

  • University of California, Berkeley

Industrial Affiliates Group

Agilent Technologies
Amgen
BASF
Bolt Threads
Ginkgo Bioworks
New England Biolabs
Schrödinger

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