
People


Bryana Quintana, B.S.
Communications LeadCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]619.594.1342GMCS 611Area of Expertise
TBA

Paris Ramirez
Peer MentorHealth Professions Advising OfficePre-Physician AssociateCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]619-594-3030GMCS 323
Michael Remington, M.S.
Doctoral StudentDepartment of BiologySDSU / UC Riverside Joint Doctoral Program in Evolutionary BiologyEvolutionary BiologySDSU
Angelica Riestra, Ph.D
Assistant Professor of BiologyDepartment of BiologyCollege of SciencesCell and Molecular BiologySDSU[email protected]619-594-1109Area of Expertise
Molecular Mechanisms of Trichomonas Vaginalis Pathogenesis, Biology of Host-Microbe Interactions, Parasite-Bacteria Interactions, Innate Immunity, Inflammasome Biology, Pyroptotic Cell Death

Nancy León Rivera, B.A.
Doctoral StudentDepartment of BiologySDSU / UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Cell and Molecular BiologyCell and Molecular BiologySDSU[email protected]BSCI 2102
Josie Rivera Alfaro, M.S.
Doctoral StudentDepartment of BiologySDSU / UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Cell and Molecular BiologyCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]LSN 401Area of Expertise
Bacterial genetics and genome editing, Gut microbiome, Host-Microbe interactions

Dwayne Roach, Ph.D
Associate Professor of BiologyDepartment of BiologyCollege of SciencesCell and Molecular BiologySDSU[email protected]619-594-4060Life Science North 308Area of Expertise
Beneficial and Harmful Interplay Between Host (Human and Animal) and Microbe(S) (Bacteriophages and Bacteria) Using Approaches That Bridge Microbiology, Immunology, Genomics/Bioinformatics, in Vivo and Mathematical Models, Clinical Research

Makenzie Roberts
Bachelor's Student | Research AssistantDepartment of PsychologyCollective LabCollege of SciencesSDSU
Ebru Robinson, M.S.
Doctoral StudentDepartment of BiologySDSU / UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Cell and Molecular BiologyCell and Molecular BiologySDSU[email protected]LSN
Mikella Robinson, Ph.D.
Instructional Support TechnicianDepartment of BiologyCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center 2103Area of Expertise
Biochemistry, Cell Culture, Microscopy, Molecular Biology

Gabriel Rodriguez
B.A. Student in PsychologyDepartment of PsychologyCollege of SciencesSDSU
Forest Rohwer, Ph.D
Professor of BiologyDepartment of BiologyCollege of SciencesCell and Molecular BiologySDSU[email protected]619-594-1336Life Science NorthArea of Expertise
Genomic Analysis of Marine Phage, Opportunistic Infections and Coral Disease, Diversity of Coral-Associated Bacteria, Viruses, Mircobes, Coral, Coral Reef Health

Sara Rosenblatt, M.S.
Instructional Support TechnicianDepartment of BiologyCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]619-594-4676Life Science North 129Area of Expertise
Marine Biology, Biological Data Analysis, Habitat Restoration

Roger Sabbadini, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of BiologyDepartment of BiologyCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]619 787-0570Area of Expertise
Bioactive Lipids, Sphingolipids, S1P (Sphingosine-1-Phosphate), LPA (Lysophosphatidic Acid), Antibody-Based Therapeutics, Neuropathic Pain, Cancer Therapeutics, Ocular Disorders, Inflammation, Heart Disease, Neurotrauma, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), Bacterial Minicells, Vaccine Development, Targeted Drug Delivery, DNA And Protein Antigen Delivery, Therapeutic Antibodies, Phase 1 And 2 Clinical Trials, Biotechnology, Biopharmaceuticals

Lena Samuels
MSW Student in Social WorkDepartment of PsychologyCollege of SciencesSDSU
Gena Sbeglia, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of BiologyDepartment of BiologyCollege of SciencesEvolutionary BiologySDSU[email protected]Life Sciences North 271Area of Expertise
Cognitive and Psychosocial Contributions to Meaningful Biology Learning. Improving the Quality, Equity, Assessment of Undergraduate Biology Instruction

Corie Schneider
MSW Student in Social WorkDepartment of PsychologyCollege of SciencesSDSU
Catherine Schrankel, Ph.D
Assistant Professor of BiologyDepartment of BiologyCollege of SciencesCell and Molecular BiologySDSU[email protected]619-594-1867Life Science NorthArea of Expertise
Development and Evolution of Innate Immune and Xenobiotic Defense Systems, Molecular Mechanisms of ABC and SLC Transporters in Host-Microbe and Host-Environment Interactions, Gut Epithelial Immunity, Sea Urchin Larva and Mammalian Cell Line Models, Crispr/Cas9 Gene-Editing and Generation of Stable Transgenic Sea Urchin Lines

Kathleen Schroeder
Lab Manager for Dr. William Stumph, Chem 100/102 Coordinator, Lecturer Emerita, BiochemistryDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]43771CSL 505
Richard Schroeder
LecturerDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]
Ashley Valentina Schwartz
Ph.D. Student in Computational ScienceComputational Science Joint Doctoral ProgramGeorge LabCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]
Anca Segall, Ph.D
Professor of BiologyDepartment of BiologyCollege of SciencesCell and Molecular BiologySDSU[email protected]619-594-4490LSN 327Area of Expertise
Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Phage Biology and Phage Therapy, Metagenomics of the Human Gut and Lung Microbiomes, Computational Biology and Machine Learning

Arun Sethuraman, Ph.D
Evolutionary Biology Program Area Chair | Associate Professor of BiologyDepartment of BiologyCollege of SciencesEvolutionary BiologySDSU[email protected]619-594-3979Life Science North 209Area of Expertise
Population Genetics/Genomics, Evolution, Bioinformatics, Speciation, Phylogeography, Phylogenetics, Conservation, Biological Control, Human Evolution, Developing Statistical Methods, Software, Pipelines for Estimating Evolutionary History From Population Genomic Data

Malia Shaghasi
Peer MentorHealth Professions Advising OfficePre-MedicineCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]619-594-3030GMCS 323
Nicholas Shikuma, Ph.D
Cell and Molecular Program Area Chair | Associate Professor of BiologyDepartment of BiologyCollege of SciencesCell and Molecular BiologySDSU[email protected]619-594-2325Life Science North 308Area of Expertise
Molecular Mechanisms of Bacteria, Bacteriophage, Animal Interactions

Olivia Simonides, B.S.
Executive Assistant to the DeanCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]619.594.7723GMCS 604FArea of Expertise
TBA

Michael Simpson, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus | Co-Curator, SDSU Herbarium | Manager, SDSU Mediterranean GardenDepartment of BiologyCollege of SciencesEvolutionary BiologySDSU[email protected]619-594-8012Area of Expertise
Systematics of Land Plants, American Amphitropic Disjuncts, Discovery and Delimitation of Plant Species, Floristics

Amber Singh, M.S.
Doctoral StudentDepartment of BiologySDSU / UC Riverside Joint Doctoral Program in Evolutionary BiologyEvolutionary BiologySDSU[email protected]LSN 206

