Program Staff
- Yvonne Garcia, MS, oversees and manages all aspects of this dynamic 10-week residential summer research program, including the admissions process, coordinating the weekly professional development series, and supervising the graduate student advisers.
- D'Anne Duncan, PhD, works closely with Yvonne to oversee the program, and serves as a mentor to SRTP student participants, as needed.
- Jennifer Thompson manages and schedules training to handle laboratory animals and supports laboratory placements of SRTP undergraduates.
- Naika McDonald handles all expenses and reimbursements for students in the SRTP program.
- Annabelle De La Rosa provides budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis and reporting support.
2025 Graduate Student Advisers
- Molly Bassette, PhD candidate in the Biomedical Sciences program
- Yaen Chen, PhD candidate in the Biological and Medical Informatics program
- Ricardo Espinosa Lima, PhD candidate in the Developmental and Stem Cell Biology program
- Meri Okorie, PhD candidate in the Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics program
- Cindy Pino, PhD candidate in the Biological and Medical Informatics program
- Charlotte Wang, PhD candidate in the Biomedical Sciences program