People

Zadie Niedergang – Undergraduate Researcher
Major: Biochemistry (2027)

Sophia Suda – Undergraduate Researcher
Major: Biochemistry (2027)

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Andres Olavarrieta-Colasurdo – Undergraduate Researcher
Major: Biochemistry (2024), Clarks Honors College

Katie Faris – Undergraduate Researcher
Major: Biochemistry (2023)
Current position: Lab Technician in SeungHye Han lab, Northwestern University (Chicago, IL)

Sarah Peabody – Undergraduate Researcher
Baitis Undergraduate Fellow (2022)
Major: Biochemistry; Minor: Spanish (2023), Clarks Honors College
Current position: Lab technician Serán BioScience (Bend, OR)

Grace Waddell – Graduate Student (2018-2022)
PhD Biochemistry, University of Oregon (2022)
Current position: Scientist II, ThermoFisher Scientific (Eugene, OR)

Colin Hawkinson – Research Technician (2020-2022)
B.S. Biochemistry, Reed College (2020)
Current position: MPH Epidemiology, OHSU (2022)

Noah Smith – Undergraduate Researcher and Technician (2020-2022)
B.S. Biochemistry, University of Oregon (2021)
Current position: Glaze Formulation R&D at NWS Ceramics (Portland, OR)

Pilar Tosio – Research Technician (2020-2022)
Peter O’Day Fellow & NSF ArtSci Scholar
B.S. Psychology, University of Oregon (2021)
Current position: Antioch University in Seattle, Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology

Cedric Stahel – Research Technician (2021-2022)
B.S. Cellular & Molecular Biology, Fort Lewis College (2021)
Current position: University of Colorado, Research Technician (Liu lab)

Jordan Kim – Undergraduate Research (2020-2021)
B.S. Biochemistry (Music minor), University of Oregon (2021)
Current position: MPH in Epidemiology, University of Michigan

Ryan Swan – Undergraduate Research (2017-2020)
B.S. Biochemistry, University of Oregon (2020)
Current position: EpicBio (San Francisco Bay Area)

Meghan Chrissakis – NSF ESPRIT Program (summer 2020)
Major: Biology, University of Oregon
Current position: High School Science Teacher (Oregon)

Henry Rupp – Undergraduate Research (2018-2020)
B.S. Biology, University of Oregon
Current position: ThermoFisher, R&D Scientist II (San Diego, CA)

Donn Almeida – Undergraduate Research (2019)
B.S. Biochemistry, University of Oregon
Current position: Twist Bioscience (Oregon)

Gabriela Bailey – SPURs at UO, Summer 2019
B.S. Chemistry, Reed College (2020)
Current position: NSF Graduate Research Fellow at University of Oregon (Jasti lab)

Evan Wood – Undergraduate Research (2018-2019)
B.S. Biology, University of Oregon
Current position: PhD student, UC San Diego & San Diego State (Swairjo Lab)

Zera Montemayor – SPURs at UO, Summer 2018
B.S. Chemistry, University of Northern Texas (2019)
Current position: University of Michigan, Ph.D. Pharmaceutical Sciences

Rotation Students from Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry: Brennan Fitzgerald (S2023), Monique Demuth (W2023), Lucy Moholt-Siebert (F2021), Sofia Carlson (W2021), Andrew Holston (F2019), Sam Shepherd (F2018), Nick Frantz (S2018)

Rotation Students from Department of Biology: Lila Kaye (F2020), Acadia Dinardo (S2020), Michael Shavlik (S2019), Juan Tirado-Garcia (F2019), Jordan Munroe (F2018)