Department Manager
Maria Friciello
UCSF Box 0912
513 Parnassus Avenue, Room S-840
Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94143-0912 USA
tel: (415) 476-8180
fax: (415) 502-4322
e-mail: maria.friciello@ucsf.edu
Financial Manager
William Neely
UCSF Box 0912
513 Parnassus Avenue, Room S-840
Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94143-0912 USA
tel: (415) 502-4365
fax: (415) 502-4322
e-mail: william.neely@ucsf.edu
Administrative Support Manager
(Maria) Lisa Cabahug
UCSF Box 0912
513 Parnassus Avenue, Room S-840
Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94143-0912 USA
tel: (415) 476-0208
fax: (415) 502-4322
e-mail: lisa.cabahug@ucsf.edu
Academic Coordinator, Assistant Adjunct Professor
Leslie Floren, PharmD
UCSF Box 2911
1550 4th Street, Rock Hall, Room 584
Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94143-2911 USA
tel: (415) 514-3559
fax: (415) 514-4361
e-mail: leslie.floren@ucsf.edu
Executive Assistant to
Department Co-chair Kathy Giacomini, PhD
Jeanne Powers
UCSF Box 2911
1550 4th Street, Rock Hall, Room 584
Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94158 USA
tel: (415) 476-1936
fax: (415) 476-6632
e-mail: jeanne.powers@ucsf.edu
Executive Assistant to
Department Co-chair Sarah Nelson, PhD
Laura Beth Riehman
UCSF Box 2532
1700 4th Street, Byers Hall, Room 303
Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94143-2532 USA
tel: (415) 514-2143
fax: (415) 514-1028
e-mail: laura.riehman@ucsf.edu
Administrative Staff and Laboratory Personnel
Administrative Staff
| Name | Title | Program/Lab/Faculty Member(s) Supported |
|---|---|---|
Debbie Acoba-Idlebi | Program Coordinator | PSPG Graduate Program |
Maria Elisa Cabahug | Administrative Services Coordinator | Central Administration |
Christina Chen | Financial and Academic Personnel Analyst | Central Administration |
Diana Cresci | Financial Analyst | Central Administration |
Ashley Custer | Administrative Analyst | Patricia Babbitt and Tanja Kortemme |
Leslie Floren | Academic Coordinator | Central Administration |
Maria Friciello | Department Manager | Central Administration |
Winnie Gee | Associate Director | Drug Studies Unit |
| Name | Title | Program/Lab/Faculty Member(s) Supported |
Steven Ha | Administrative Assistant | Nadav Ahituv, Frances Brodsky, Xin Chen, Betty-Ann Hoener, Anthony Hunt, and Francis Szoka |
Jaime Kenyon | Program Coordinator | ACDRS, PKPS Course, Department Events |
Katherine Krebs | Editorial Assistant | Langmuir Editorial Office |
Kyle Kurpinski | Program Coordinator | MTM Graduate Program |
Peter Lu | Administrative Assistant | Su Guo, Deanna Kroetz, and Chao Tang |
Hilary Smith-Mahon | Administrative Analyst | Andrej Sali |
William Neely | Financial Manager | Central Administration |
Frances Peterson | Administrative Assistant | Leslie Benet, Leslie Floren, Yong Huang, Emil Lin, Nancy Sambol, and Davide Verotta |
| Name | Title | Program/Lab/Faculty Member(s) Supported |
Kim Pham | Department Assistant | Central Administration |
Jeanne Powers | Assistant to Co-chair Kathy Giacomini | Central Administration |
Laura Beth Riehman | Assistant to Co-chair Sarah Nelson | Central Administration |
Rachelle Ruivivar | Financial Analyst | Central Administration |
Hubert Sylvester | Purchasing Analyst | Central Administration |
SarahJane Taylor | Program Coordinator | UCSF/UCB Joint Graduate Group in Bioengineering |
Liz Willey | Administrative Assistant | Adam Abate, Michael Fischbach, and Ryan Hernandez |
| Name | Title | Program/Lab/Faculty Member(s) Supported |
|---|---|---|
Debbie Acoba-Idlebi | Program Coordinator | PSPG Graduate Program |
Maria Elisa Cabahug | Administrative Services Coordinator | Central Administration |
Christina Chen | Financial and Academic Personnel Analyst | Central Administration |
Diana Cresci | Financial Analyst | Central Administration |
Ashley Custer | Administrative Analyst | Patricia Babbitt and Tanja Kortemme |
Leslie Floren | Academic Coordinator | Central Administration |
Maria Friciello | Department Manager | Central Administration |
Winnie Gee | Associate Director | Drug Studies Unit |
Steven Ha | Administrative Assistant | Nadav Ahituv, Frances Brodsky, Xin Chen, Betty-Ann Hoener, Anthony Hunt, and Francis Szoka |
Jaime Kenyon | Program Coordinator | ACDRS, PKPS Course, Department Events |
Katherine Krebs | Editorial Assistant | Langmuir Editorial Office |
Kyle Kurpinski | Program Coordinator | MTM Graduate Program |
Peter Lu | Administrative Assistant | Su Guo, Deanna Kroetz, and Chao Tang |
Hilary Smith-Mahon | Administrative Analyst | Andrej Sali |
William Neely | Financial Manager | Central Administration |
Frances Peterson | Administrative Assistant | Leslie Benet, Leslie Floren, Yong Huang, Emil Lin, Nancy Sambol, and Davide Verotta |
Kim Pham | Department Assistant | Central Administration |
Jeanne Powers | Assistant to Co-chair Kathy Giacomini | Central Administration |
Laura Beth Riehman | Assistant to Co-chair Sarah Nelson | Central Administration |
Rachelle Ruivivar | Financial Analyst | Central Administration |
Hubert Sylvester | Purchasing Analyst | Central Administration |
SarahJane Taylor | Program Coordinator | UCSF/UCB Joint Graduate Group in Bioengineering |
Liz Willey | Administrative Assistant | Adam Abate, Michael Fischbach, and Ryan Hernandez |
Laboratory Personnel
| Name | Title | Lab Supported |
|---|---|---|
Eyal Akiva | Postdoc | Kortemme Lab |
Daniel Almonacid | Postdoc | Babbitt Lab |
Daniel Bernards | Postdoc | Desai Lab |
Simone Bianco | Postdoc | Tang Lab |
Richard Bonderud | Staff Research Associate | Drug Studies Unit |
Shoshana Brown | Associate Specialist | Babbitt Lab |
Rich Castro | Specialist | Giacomini Lab |
Sean Cater | Junior Specialist | Abate Lab |
| Name | Title | Lab Supported |
Darren Chan | Staff Research Associate | Szoka Lab |
Justin Chan | Postdoc | Szoka lab |
Kelly Chavez | Postdoc | Desai Lab |
Chih-Ying Jean Chen | Associate Specialist | Brodsky Lab |
Ligong Chen | Postdoc | Giacomini Lab |
Jan Claesen | Postdoc | Fishbach Lab |
Amber Dahlin | Postdoc | Giacomini Lab |
Zhiqiang Dong | Assistant Specialist | Guo Lab |
| Name | Title | Lab Supported |
Mohamed Donia | Postdoc | Fischbach Lab |
Winnie Gee | Specialist | Drug Studies Unit |
Natalie Geeter | Laboratory Assistant | Ahituv Lab |
Illya Gordon | Staff Research Associate | Roy Lab |
Sierk Haenisch | Postdoc | Kroetz Lab |
James Heller | Laboratory Assistant | Roy Lab |
Daniel Hoersch | Postdoc | Kortemme Lab |
Yao-Ming Huang | Postdoc | Kortemme Lab |
| Name | Title | Lab Supported |
Debbie Jeon | Staff Research Assistant | Kortemme Lab |
Holly Jiang | Laboratory Assistant | Chen Lab |
Lingli Jiang | Junior Specialist | Tang Lab |
Derrick Johnson | Laboratory Assistant | Drug Studies Unit |
Rishi Kant | Postdoc | Roy Lab |
Eun Jung Kim | Postdoc | Roy Lab |
Karen Kuncze | Staff Research Associate | Drug Studies Unit |
Florian Lauck | Assistant Specialist | Babbitt Lab |
| Name | Title | Lab Supported |
Yvonne Lei | Staff Research Associate | Drug Studies Unit |
Jonathon Liu | Laboratory Assistant | Roy Lab |
Yingmei Liu | Associate Specialist | Kroetz Lab |
Sen Liu | Postdoc | Kortemme Lab |
Alexander Louie | Staff Research Associate | Drug Studies Unit |
Rachel Lowe | Postdoc | Desai & Roy Labs |
Sophie Lumb | Postdoc | Giacomini Lab |
Joe Mancilla | Laboratory Helper | Guo Lab |
| Name | Title | Lab Supported |
Svetlana Markova | Postdoc | Kroetz Lab |
Nicholas Massenkoff | Staff Research Associate | Drug Studies Unit |
Priya Mathur | Assistant Specialist | Guo Lab |
Cristina Melero-Heras | Specialist | Kortemme Lab |
Michael Munchua | Laboratory Assistant | Guo Lab |
Juliane Nguyen | Postdoc | Szoka lab |
Shane O'Connor | Associate Specialist | Kortemme Lab |
Sunil Ojha | Associate Specialist | Babbitt Lab |
| Name | Title | Lab Supported |
Hideaki Okochi | Associate Specialist | Drug Studies Unit |
Roland Pache | Assistant Specialist | Kortemme Lab |
Ben Parcher | Junior Specialist | Desai Lab |
Jisong Peng | Assistant Specialist | Guo Lab |
Ursula Pieper | Associate Researcher | Sali Lab |
Alexandra Schnoes | Assistant Specialist | Babbitt Lab |
Volkan Sevim | Postdoc | Tang Lab |
Robert Shi | Specialist | Drug Studies Unit |
| Name | Title | Lab Supported |
Ula Soegianto | Laboratory Assistant | Kortemme Lab |
Amélie Stein | Postdoc | Kortemme Lab |
Toshiyuji Takeuchi | Postdoc | Giacomini Lab |
Morgan Thompson | Laboratory Assistant | Hernandez Lab |
Elina Tjioe | Specialist | Sali Lab |
Anthony Tsao | Programmer Analyst | Drug Studies Unit |
Robert Tucker | Postdoc | Desai Lab |
Vuk Uskokovic | Assistant Specialist | Desai Lab |
| Name | Title | Lab Supported |
Yug Varma | Postdoc | Fischbach Lab |
Vincent Venditto | Postdoc | Szoka Lab |
Mahendra Wagle | Postdoc | Guo Lab |
Chunmei Wang | Postdoc | Chen Lab |
Ben Webb | Academic Coordinator | Sali Lab |
Matthias Wittwer | Postdoc | Giacomini Lab |
Alan Wolfe | Associate Specialist | Benet Lab |
Dong Xi | Junior Specialist | Tang Lab |
| Name | Title | Lab Supported |
Qiyun Yang | Assistant Specialist | Drug Studies Unit |
Xiaojing Yang | Postdoc | Tang Lab |
Shirley Yee | Staff Research Associate | Drug Studies Unit |
Sook Wah Yee | Postdoc | Giacomini Lab |
Kwangchae Yoon | Staff Research Associate | Drug Studies Unit |
Yao Zhao | Junior Specialist | Tang Lab |
Wu Zhuping | Associate Specialist | Drug Studies Unit |
Arik Zur | Postdoc | Giacomini Lab |
| Name | Title | Lab Supported |
|---|---|---|
Eyal Akiva | Postdoc | Kortemme Lab |
Daniel Almonacid | Postdoc | Babbitt Lab |
Daniel Bernards | Postdoc | Desai Lab |
Simone Bianco | Postdoc | Tang Lab |
Richard Bonderud | Staff Research Associate | Drug Studies Unit |
Shoshana Brown | Associate Specialist | Babbitt Lab |
Rich Castro | Specialist | Giacomini Lab |
Sean Cater | Junior Specialist | Abate Lab |
Darren Chan | Staff Research Associate | Szoka Lab |
Justin Chan | Postdoc | Szoka lab |
Kelly Chavez | Postdoc | Desai Lab |
Chih-Ying Jean Chen | Associate Specialist | Brodsky Lab |
Ligong Chen | Postdoc | Giacomini Lab |
Jan Claesen | Postdoc | Fishbach Lab |
Amber Dahlin | Postdoc | Giacomini Lab |
Zhiqiang Dong | Assistant Specialist | Guo Lab |
Mohamed Donia | Postdoc | Fischbach Lab |
Winnie Gee | Specialist | Drug Studies Unit |
Natalie Geeter | Laboratory Assistant | Ahituv Lab |
Illya Gordon | Staff Research Associate | Roy Lab |
Sierk Haenisch | Postdoc | Kroetz Lab |
James Heller | Laboratory Assistant | Roy Lab |
Daniel Hoersch | Postdoc | Kortemme Lab |
Yao-Ming Huang | Postdoc | Kortemme Lab |
Debbie Jeon | Staff Research Assistant | Kortemme Lab |
Holly Jiang | Laboratory Assistant | Chen Lab |
Lingli Jiang | Junior Specialist | Tang Lab |
Derrick Johnson | Laboratory Assistant | Drug Studies Unit |
Rishi Kant | Postdoc | Roy Lab |
Eun Jung Kim | Postdoc | Roy Lab |
Karen Kuncze | Staff Research Associate | Drug Studies Unit |
Florian Lauck | Assistant Specialist | Babbitt Lab |
Yvonne Lei | Staff Research Associate | Drug Studies Unit |
Jonathon Liu | Laboratory Assistant | Roy Lab |
Yingmei Liu | Associate Specialist | Kroetz Lab |
Sen Liu | Postdoc | Kortemme Lab |
Alexander Louie | Staff Research Associate | Drug Studies Unit |
Rachel Lowe | Postdoc | Desai & Roy Labs |
Sophie Lumb | Postdoc | Giacomini Lab |
Joe Mancilla | Laboratory Helper | Guo Lab |
Svetlana Markova | Postdoc | Kroetz Lab |
Nicholas Massenkoff | Staff Research Associate | Drug Studies Unit |
Priya Mathur | Assistant Specialist | Guo Lab |
Cristina Melero-Heras | Specialist | Kortemme Lab |
Michael Munchua | Laboratory Assistant | Guo Lab |
Juliane Nguyen | Postdoc | Szoka lab |
Shane O'Connor | Associate Specialist | Kortemme Lab |
Sunil Ojha | Associate Specialist | Babbitt Lab |
Hideaki Okochi | Associate Specialist | Drug Studies Unit |
Roland Pache | Assistant Specialist | Kortemme Lab |
Ben Parcher | Junior Specialist | Desai Lab |
Jisong Peng | Assistant Specialist | Guo Lab |
Ursula Pieper | Associate Researcher | Sali Lab |
Alexandra Schnoes | Assistant Specialist | Babbitt Lab |
Volkan Sevim | Postdoc | Tang Lab |
Robert Shi | Specialist | Drug Studies Unit |
Ula Soegianto | Laboratory Assistant | Kortemme Lab |
Amélie Stein | Postdoc | Kortemme Lab |
Toshiyuji Takeuchi | Postdoc | Giacomini Lab |
Morgan Thompson | Laboratory Assistant | Hernandez Lab |
Elina Tjioe | Specialist | Sali Lab |
Anthony Tsao | Programmer Analyst | Drug Studies Unit |
Robert Tucker | Postdoc | Desai Lab |
Vuk Uskokovic | Assistant Specialist | Desai Lab |
Yug Varma | Postdoc | Fischbach Lab |
Vincent Venditto | Postdoc | Szoka Lab |
Mahendra Wagle | Postdoc | Guo Lab |
Chunmei Wang | Postdoc | Chen Lab |
Ben Webb | Academic Coordinator | Sali Lab |
Matthias Wittwer | Postdoc | Giacomini Lab |
Alan Wolfe | Associate Specialist | Benet Lab |
Dong Xi | Junior Specialist | Tang Lab |
Qiyun Yang | Assistant Specialist | Drug Studies Unit |
Xiaojing Yang | Postdoc | Tang Lab |
Shirley Yee | Staff Research Associate | Drug Studies Unit |
Sook Wah Yee | Postdoc | Giacomini Lab |
Kwangchae Yoon | Staff Research Associate | Drug Studies Unit |
Yao Zhao | Junior Specialist | Tang Lab |
Wu Zhuping | Associate Specialist | Drug Studies Unit |
Arik Zur | Postdoc | Giacomini Lab |
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