People

Summer 2026!
Gurvir Gill, B.S. Biology
Postbaccalaureate researcher
Mina Khalil, Biology
Undergraduate researcher
Lionel Marks, B.S. Biology
Postbaccalaureate researcher
Joey Pham, B.S. Biology
Postbaccalaureate researcher
George Rarinca, Biology
Undergraduate Researcher
Mahnoor Siddiqua, Biology
Undergraduate researcher
Andrey Tkachenko, B.S. Biology
Postbaccalaureate researcher
Sam Vernon, B.S. Biology
Postbaccalaureate researcher

Bella Williams, B.S. Biology
Postbaccalaureate researcher

Deanna Yelizavetskiy, Biology
RAISE summer intern
Former Lab Researchers:
Nkem Aduka (Undergraduate student, Tufts University)
Miranda Bean, DVM
Alisha Beirl, MS
David Beltran (MD/PhD student, University of Colorado)
Lauren Clancey, AUD
Marea Cobb, MS
Vi Dang
Adri Duran
Shannon Epler, DVM
Steve Erickson, Pharm.D.
Travis Friesner
Ondriah Hash
Valeria Hernandez, 2022 PASPCR High School Summer Intern, Univ of WA undergraduate student
Vanessa Hernandez, 2022 PASPCR High School Summer Intern, Univ of WA undergraduate student
Makenzy Jacobson
Kevin Jimenez-Perez (Research Assistant, OHSU Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute)
Joel Johnson (Medical Laboratory Scientist student, University of Washington)
Taylor Krilanovich, MS (PhD student, OHSU)
Kaelin Le
Thao-Vi Le, Pharm.D.
Matthew Lambert, Ph.D.
Carl Leonhardt, M.D.
Veronika Lobova
Rionach McCarthy (PhD student, University of Oklahoma)
Jason Melander
Trevor Moravec, M.D.
Jallanie Negussie (Medical student, University of Washington)
Sam Neuffer, PhD (Research Fellow, Bloodworks Northwest Research Institute)
Linda Nguyen
Deena Ochoa
Jeren Olsen (Graduate student, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Stuart Ostby, M.D.
Paige Pasternack (Pharmacy Student, Pacific University)
Mari-Jo Qualey, Science Fiction Author
Fahmid Rahman (Undergraduate student, Yale University; 2021 PASPCR Summer Intern)
Zheng-Sheng Peh, Pharm.D.
Kersten Peterson, MS
Nate Raynor
Natasha Rutnam
Emilio Sanchez, 2023 PASPCR High School Student Intern
Liya Savochka (Medical student, University of Washington)
Katie Scriven
Lisel Shyam (Undergraduate student, University of Washington)
Alana Smith
Marina Tkachenko
Khoa Truong, M.D.
Khon Truong, D.O.
Brandon Wilde
Tia Williams
Tamara Wogen
Benjamin Yefimov (Strategy & Consulting Senior Analyst at Accenture)
Scott Yin (Research technician, Oregon Health and Science University)
Thanks to each of you for your contributions and help! Good luck with your future careers!







