SRTP Program Staff and Teams

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.
  • Shinyi Hsieh, PhD, works closely with Yvonne to provide comprehensive assessment and evaluation of the program, provides logistical support as needed, and is involved in the planning and execution of programming. 
  • 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.

2026 Graduate Student Advisers

  • TBD
Past Graduate Student Advisers

2025

  • 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

2024

  • Francisco Aparicio, PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Program
  • Juliana Costa Sucharov, PhD candidate in the Biomedical Sciences Program
  • Isabelle Gonzalez Montalvo, PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Program
  • Miguel Guardado, PhD candidate in Biological and Medical Informatics (BMI) Program
  • Sebastián Cruz González, PhD candidate in Biological and Medical Informatics (BMI) Program
  • Molly Bassette, PhD candidate in the Biomedical Sciences Program

2023

  • Francisco Aparicio, PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Program
  • Jocelyne Fadiga, PhD candidate in the Tetrad Program
  • Juliana Costa Sucharov, PhD candidate in the Biomedical Sciences Program
  • Isabelle Gonzalez Montalvo, PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Program
  • Jesus Madrigal, PhD candidate in the Chemistry and Chemical Biology Program