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Christopher William Anderson
2024 President's Postdoctoral FellowDegree: Ph.D., Experimental Pathology, Yale UniversityDepartment: BioengineeringMentor: Andrew McCulloch, Professor of MedicineResearch Topic: The role of cardiac-resident macrophages in decompensatory remodeling after non-ischemic injury -
Christian Cazares
2024 Chancellor's Postdoctoral FellowDegree: Ph.D., Neuroscience, University of California, San DiegoDepartment: Cognitive ScienceMentor: Dr. Bradley VoytekResearch Topic: Developing multimodal biomarkers of cognitive ability in a genetic model of neurodevelopmentWebsite: https://chriscaz.com/ -
Ana Georgina Cobián Güemes
2024 President's Postdoctoral FellowDegree: Ph.D., Cell and Molecular Biology, San Diego State University and University of California, San DiegoDepartment: PathologyMentor: David Pride, Professor of PathologyResearch Topic: Boosting jumbo phages to combat multidrug resistant bacteria infections -
Michelle Herrera
2024 Chancellor's Postdoctoral FellowDegree: Ph.D., Biological Sciences, University of California, IrvineDepartment: Scripps Institute of OceanographyMentor: Dr. Ricardo Betancur-R, Associate Professor of Marine Biology & Dr. Patrick Rohner, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Behavior, & EvolutionResearch Topic: Revealing the drivers of the animal gut microbiomeWebsite: https://michellejherrera.weebly.com/ -
Carla Macal
2024 President's Postdoctoral FellowDegree: Ph.D., Geography, University of OregonDepartment: LiteratureMentor: Gloria Chacón, Professor of LiteratureResearch Topic: Weaving Transformative Memory with Maya Literature across the HemisphereWebsite: https://www.carlamacal.com/about -
Caitlin H. Miller
2024 Chancellor's Postdoctoral FellowDegree: Ph.D., Neurobiology & Behavior, Cornell UniversityDepartment: Psychology & Cognitive ScienceMentor: Dr. Dhananjay Bambah-Mukku & Dr. Eran MukamelResearch Topic: Pregnancy-induced neural plasticity and its effects on maternal behaviors -
Lamar Samanta Thomas
2024 President's Postdoctoral FellowDegree: Ph.D., Microbiology, The State University of New York at Binghamton UniversityDepartment: PediatricsMentor: Victor Nizet, Pediatrics and PharmacyResearch Topic: Uncovering the ability of a current Strep throat vaccine, called Vax-A1, to provide cross protection for vaginal Strep colonization -
Devontae Baxter
2023 Chancellor's Postdoctoral FellowDegree: Ph.D., Physics, University of California, IrvineDepartment: Astronomy & AstrophysicsMentor: Dr. Alison Coil, Department of Astronomy & AstrophysicsResearch Topic: Galaxy EvolutionWebsite: https://sentientstarstuff.github.io -
Debbie Ledezma
2023 Chancellor's Postdoctoral FellowDegree: Ph.D., Immunology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesDepartment: NanoengineeringMentor: Dr. Nicole Steinmetz, Department of NanoengineeringWebsite: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=5-bKn1QAAAAJ&hl=en
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Filipe Pereira
2023 President's Postdoctoral FellowDegree: Ph.D., Oceanography, University of São Paulo and University of Massachusetts DartmouthDepartment: Scripps Institution of OceanographyMentor: Jennifer MacKinnon and Drew Lucas, Scripps Institution of OceanographyResearch Topic: Nonlinear feedbacks between smaller scale physical and biological processes during harmful algal bloomsWebsite: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Filipe-Pereira-15 -
Isabella Restrepo
2023 President's Postdoctoral FellowDegree: Ph.D., Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa BarbaraDepartment: Ethnic StudiesMentor: Daphne Taylor-Garcia, Department of Ethnic StudiesResearch Topic: Criminalization, Girlhood Studies, Youth Studies, Feminist Abolition, Abolition Feminism Women of color feminisms, Latinx Studies, Feminist methodologies, Chicana methodologies, Chicana studies, queer of color critique, medical oppression, pathologizationWebsite: https://isabellarestrepo.academia.edu -
Pamela Riviere
2023 Chancellor's Postdoctoral FellowDegree: Ph.D., Cognitive Science, University of California, San DiegoDepartment: Cognitive ScienceMentor: Dr. Bradley Voytek, Department of Cognitive ScienceResearch Topic: Variance in neural signalsWebsite: https://pdrivier.github.io/about -
Tye Rush
2023 President's Postdoctoral FellowDegree: Ph.D., Political Science, University of California, Los AngelesDepartment: Political ScienceMentor: Thad Kousser, Department of Political ScienceResearch Topic: The origins of voter identification laws and impact of race/ethnicity and electoral competition in legislators’ support for voter identification billsWebsite: https://tyerush.com -
Palashi Vaghela
2023 President's Postdoctoral FellowDegree: Ph.D., Information Science, Cornell UniversityDepartment: CommunicationsMentor: Lilly Irani, Professor of CommunicationsResearch Topic: Computing Begumpura: archival and ethnographic research of labor, gender and caste in global computingWebsite: https://palashi.xyz
Chancellor's and President's Postdoctoral Fellows
These are the new and continuing Postdoctoral Fellows for the 2024 - 2025 academic year. For past Chancellor’s and President's Postdoctoral Fellows appointed in 1996 onward, please visit the fellows directory.
For past Chancellor’s and President's Postdoctoral Fellows appointed in 1996 onward, please visit the fellows directory.