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Undergraduates at UC Berkeley can apply for a research position in the Schepartz Lab by filling out this application. Schepartz lab members will review these applications on a rolling basis as positions become available in the lab.
Most graduate students in our group are members of the Department of Chemistry or the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at UC Berkeley. If you are already a graduate student at UC Berkeley and are interested in our research, please contact Alanna. If you are an aspiring UC Berkeley graduate student, please submit your application materials via the portals associated with the two departments listed above.
Prospective postdoctoral researchers are encouraged to submit a cover letter and complete curriculum vitae and arrange for three letters of recommendation. Postdoctoral inquiries and letters of recommendation are accepted via both e-mail and US mail.
| Name | Position and location |
| Lauren Lesiak | |
| Leah Roe | |
| Neville Dadina | Postdoctoral Researcher, Advanced Bioimaging Center, UC Berkeley |
| Isaac Knudson | Scientist (Peptide Chem), Calico |
| Madeline (Maddie) Zoltek | Scientist I (De Novo Discovery), Fog Pharma |
| Cameron Swenson | |
| Tiyaporn (Tent) Tangpradabkul | Scientist, Scribe Therapeutics |
| Riley Fricke | Postdoc Scientist, Merck |
| Josh Walker | Scientist, Bolt Biotherapeutics |
| Shuai Zheng | Scientist, Lycia Therapeutics |
| Kelsey (Xizi) Zhang | Postdoc Scientist, Gilead Sciences |
| Hsun Hui (Sol) Chang | Scientist, BioMarin Pharmaceuticals |
| Samantha "Pixie" Piszkiewicz | Research Scientist, Pivot Bio |
| Sebasthian Santiago González | Postdoctoral Scientist, Amgen |
| Deepto Mozumdar | Postdoctoral Fellow, UCSF (Bondy-Denomy and Agard labs) |
| Jonathan Tyson | Patent agent, Choate, Hall and Stewart LLP |
| Susan Knox | Research Scientist, Spark Therapeutics |
| Andrew Cairns | Medicinal Chemistry Trainer, Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives Research (WCAIR) at the University of Dundee |
| Aarushi Gupta | Scientist, Moderna |
| Omer Ad | Principal Scientist, Quantum-Si |
| Ling Chu | Assistant Professor, Tsinghua University |
| Angela Steinauer | Postdoctoral Scientist, ETH Zurich (Hilvert Lab) |
| Kim Quach | Life Sciences Consultant (Project Leader), L.E.K. Consulting |
| Allison Walker | Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University |
| Rebecca Wissner | Senior Scientist, RNA & Targeted Therapeutics, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson |
| Roman Erdmann | Associate Principal Scientist, Chemical Biology at Merck |
| Alexander Thompson | Associate – Biotechnology Equity Research, Stifel Financial Corp. |
| Wesley Robertson | Postdoctoral Researcher, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology |
| Julie Kuroda-Lanselle Sinclair | |
| Aaron Zwicker | Process Engineer, Intel Corporation |
| Amy Doerner | Scientist, AbSci |
| Michael Melicher | Associate Director, Commercial Insights and Analytics, Sage Therapeutics |
| Melissa Lowder | Senior Marketing Manager of EGFR Precision Medicine, AstraZeneca |
| Elizabeth Denton | Senior Scientist, Biotage |
| Jonathan Miller | Vice President of Biotech and Pharma Equity Research, Evercore ISI |
| Seth Alexander | Associate Director, Resilience |
| Jonathan LaRochelle | Senior Scientist, Relay Therapeutics |
| Pam (Shou-Ping) Wang | Senior Scientist, Oncorus |
| Jacob Appelbaum | Physician (Hematology/Oncology), Seattle Cancer Care Alliance |
| Clarissa Melo Czekster | Sir Henry Dale Fellow, The University of St. Andrews |
| Elissa Hobert | Associate Director, Flagship Pioneering |
| Matthew Molski | AML-MDS Marketing, US Hematology at Novartis |
| John Chu | Assistant Professor, National Taiwan University |
| Cody Craig | Senior Scientist, Alcon Laboratories Inc. |
| Daniel Fried | Assistant Professor, St. Peter’s University |
| Zachary Kaur | Senior Scientist, Zoetis Inc. |
| Rachel Dexter | Management Analyst, National Institutes of Health |
| Sarmistha Ray (Saha) | Senior Biochemist, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics |
| Tiffany Halo | Senior Director, Bayer |
| Arjun Narayanan | Senior Research Scientist, Vertex Pharmaceuticals |
| Betsy Smith | Associate Professor, Elmira College |
| Arjel Bautista | Medical Analysts Lead (Cardiovascular/Immunology), Bristol-Myers Squibb |
| Name | Position and location |
| Elizabeth Harker (Scheideman) | Scientist, Vaccine Program Production Laboratory, VRC, NIH |
| Justin Holub | Associate Professor, Ohio University |
| Jennifer Holtzman | Scientific Project Coordination Biologist III, Health Canada |
| Danielle Guarracino | Professor, The College of New Jersey |
| Abby Maranda (Hodges) | Chair of Natural, Health & Mathematical Sciences; |
| Rebecca Scheck | Assistant Professor, Tufts University |
| Crystal dela Torre (Zellefrow) | Research Scientist, GE Healthcare |
| Jade Xiaoyan Qiu | Associate Professor, Suzhou University |
| Jennifer Griffiths | Head of Academic Affairs, North America at Springer Nature |
| Joshua Kritzer | Professor, Tufts University |
| E. James Petersson | Professor, University of Pennsylvania |
| Kamil Woronowicz | Assistant Professor, United States Military Academy |
| Lori Yang | CEO and CSO, Lectenz Bio |
| Heather Volkman | Research Scientist II, Baxter Healthcare |
| Doug Daniels | Executive Director, Integrative Science and Engineering Center; Research Professor of Chemistry, University of Dayton |
| Olen Stephens | Chemistry and Manufacturing Controls Branch Chief, US Food and Drug Administration |
| Anja Gemperli (Graf) | Team Leader, Solvias AG |
| Scott Hart | Director of CMC Team Leadership, Bristol-Myers Squibb |
| Nathan Luedtke | Professor, McGill University |
| Stacey Rutledge (Chin) | Senior Scientist, AstraZeneca |
| Gianluca Belogi | Senior R&D Chemist, Olon SpA |
| Dasantila Golemi-Kotra | Associate Professor, York University |
| Joanne Kehlbeck | Professor, Union College |
| Jin Kim Montclare | Professor, New York University |
| Kevin Rice | Associate Professor, Colby College |
| Alexis Leonard (Kays) | Independent Biotechnology Professional |
| Alain Martelli | Associate Research Fellow, Pfizer |
| Tanya Schneider | Associate Professor; Chair of the Chemistry Department, Connecticut College |
| Jason Chin | Programme Leader, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology; Professor, University of Cambridge |
| Yichin Liu | Director, Gilead Sciences |
| Jennifer Kohler | Associate Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
| Elke Pierron | |
| Reena Zutshi | President and CEO, Luceome Biotechnologies |
| Mary Kay Hamm (Pflum) | Professor, Wayne State University |
| Julia Cox (Sheldon) | Dean of Studies, The Ethel Walker School |
| Charles Rodgers Palmer | Founder and Lead Partner, TalentScape Partners |
| Neal Zondlo | Professor, University of Delaware |
| Leslie Sloan | Chief Operating Officer, Aeglea BioTherapeutics |
| Steven Metallo | Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Georgetown University |
| Jennifer Frederick | Executive Director, Yale Center for Teaching and Learning |
| Brian Linton | Associate Professor, College of the Holy Cross |
| Arikha Moses | Founder & Senior Executive, Galatea Surgical |
| Miles Fabian | Branch Chief of Biochemistry and Bio-Related Chemistry, NIH |
| David Paolella | Sr. Director, Manufacturing Science and Technology, GlaxoSmithKline |
| Matthew Hayward | Associate Research Fellow, Pfizer Inc. |
| Paul Richardson | Senior Principal Research Scientist, AbbVie |
| Christiane Casas | Laboratory Supervisor, Pierre Fabre |
| Anne Baranger | Professor of Chemistry and Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, UC Berkeley |
| Cheryl Christmas | Business Manager, Otoro Energy |
| Sharon Cload | VP, Discovery Biotherapeutics, Bristol-Myers Squibb |
| Bernard Cuenoud | Global Science Lead of Aging and Energy Metabolism, Nestle Health Science |
