People

Ferdinand Njume

20'-23', University of Liverpool, Postdoctoral Scholar

Ferdinand Njume former postdoctoral scholar in the Jensen lab. He performed his Ph.D. work at the University of Belgium where he researched surface proteins of the filarial nematode, Onchocerca...

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Jasmine Possada

'20-'22, UC Irvine Graduate School

Jasmine Possada was a former undergraduate researcher and UC LEADs scholar, who went on to work with us as a mentored Senior Research Associate-1. Jasmine researched the GPI anchor of T. gondii and...

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Felipe Rodriguez

'17-'20 UC Davis Graduate School

Felipe was a UC Leads scholar, former undergraduate researcher in my lab and went on to work in my lab for an additional year as a mentored research associate (via an NIH supplemental request to...

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Scott Souza

Ph.D. '16-'21 Research Analysist, Becton and Dickinson

Graduated from California State University Channel Islands, and then obtained a Ph.D. in my lab.  Scott investigated how B cells mediate protective immunity to T. gondii, and determined that B-1 cells...

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Rachel Szymanski

'21-'23 Undergaduate researcher, Research Associate I, Metagenomi

With ambitions to enter industry, Rachel probed the humoral response to GPI anchored proteins on the parasite.

Tina Truong

’15-’16 UC Davis Graduate School

Tina served as a technician for a year as she applied to Ph.D. graduate schools. She is currently at UC Davis finishing up her Ph.D.

Jake Velen

Graduate Student [1st year]

Jake had an extensive undergraduate research experience at Pepperdine University before joining the QSB program and the Jensen lab. Jake is interested in understanding mechanisms of tolerance...

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