Pursuits and Accomplishments of Recent BBMB Graduates

2023

Jacqueline Meza - Laboratory Technician at ReachBio
Joy Nampaso - R&D Graduate Scientist at AstraZeneca
Aidan Macpherson - Masters candidate in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan

Sophia Bigio - Clinical Research Assistant at OHSU Parkinson’s Center
Zane Boyer - PhD candidate in Chemistry at Princeton University
Rhea Sabalani (BBMB 3:2) - Columbia University Biomedical Engineering; now a Data Scientist at New York Life

Martin Alvarez-Kuglen - Research Associate at Sanford Burnham Prebys
Silas Miller - PhD candidate in Cellular and Molecular Biology at the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Maamoon Saleh - Post-Baccalaureate Researcher at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Ngan Tran- PhD Candidate at the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Andreas Guerrero - PhD candidate in Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University
Rudo Ndamba - lab technician at University of Rochester; currently a Masters candidate in Bioscience and Health Policy and MBA at Rice University
Ben Ward-Dubois - Quality Control Manager/Brewer at Aslan Brewing

Ben Cosgrove - Masters in Applied Genomics and Bioinformatics at University of Oregon; currently a Bioinformatic Scientist at Providence
Gabriella Thomas - Master’s in Natural Science Education at the University of Wyoming; now teaching in CA
Ashley Person - PeaceCorps; NIH Postbaccalaureate Fellow; currently a PhD candidate in Molecular and Cellular Biology at University of Washington

Jeanette Schwensen - Masters of Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; currently an MD/PhD candidate at University of Washington School of Medicine
Tristan Cates - University of Notre Dame M.S. program in Engineering, Science, and Technology; currently a Business Development Manager at Derisking Cancer Therapeutic Development at Champions Oncology
Kristina Jackson - UC-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine; currently in private practice
Deepraj Pawar - Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine; currently in Residency training at University of Hawaii - Manoa

Rachel Eguia - UW Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) Fellow; currently a Research Associate at Variant Bio
Matthew Hirano - Research Assistant, University of Washington; currently a PhD candidate in Biological Physics, Structure, and Design at UW
Ben Hernried - Research Associate at Genentech Inc. and Johns Hopkins; currently an MD candidate at New York Medical College
Qianshu “Veronica” Wang - MS in Biostatistics, Columbia University; currently a Data Scientist at Charles River Associates
Adam Oken - Research Associate, Oregon Health Sciences University; currently a PhD candidate in Biomedical Sciences at OHSU
Anne Vonada - Research Associate, Oregon Health Sciences University; PhD from OHSU Molecular & Medical Genetics (2023)

Ben Sheppard - Research Assistant, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; currently a PhD candidate at UW Biology
Savannah McNichol - Peace Corps, Namibia; currently an Education Program Assistant with the Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (OCTRI)
Whitney Wood - MD at University of Washington-Spokane School of Medicine; currently Alaska Family Medicine Residency
Nick Wechter -Masters in Health/Health Care Administration/Management from Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy; currently a Consulting Associate at Charles River Associates