Former California Institute of Technology Group Members

Dr. Chieko Hashizume

Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar (June 2011 - August 2011)

Ph.D. Science, University of Tsukuba, Japan

B.Sc. Bioengineering, Soka University, Japan

Currently:

Postdoctoral Scholar, Wong Laboratory, Kanazawa University, Japan

Yutao Qi

Rotation Student (July 2011 - September 2011)

B.S.E. Pharmaceutical Engineering, Sichuan University, China (2006)

M.Sc. Tsinghua University, China (2010)

Currently:

Rotating Graduate Student, California Institute of Technology

Robert Constable

Visiting Student (August 2011 - September 2011)

B.Sc. Biochemistry, Warwick University, United Kingdom (2011)

Currently:

Graduate Student, Walker Laboratory, Cambridge University, England

Lennart Schada von Borzyskowski

Visiting Student Researcher (November 2010 - October 2011)

M.Sc. (Diplom) Applied Natural Sciences, Freiberg University, Germany (2012)

B.Sc. (Vordiplom) Applied Natural Sciences, Freiberg University, Germany

Currently:

Graduate Student, Vorholt Laboratory, ETH Zürich, Switzerland

C. Danielle Antonuk

Research Assistant, Safety Officer (October 2010 - February 2012)

M.Sc. Chemical Biology, University of California, Berkeley (2010)

B.Sc. Chemistry, Kalamazoo College (2008)

Currently:

Medical Student, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

Dr. Haiping Liu

Postdoctoral Scholar (January 2011 - June 2011)

Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

B.Sc. Biology, University of Science and Technology of China, China

Currently:

Research Associate, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing, China

Jeff Liu

High School Student (June 2011 - February 2012)

Villanova Preparatory School

Supervised by Andrew M. Davenport

Currently:

Undergraduate Student, University of California, San Diego, starting Fall 2012

Dr. Stephan Zimmermann

Postdoctoral Scholar (September 2011 - May 2012)

Ph.D. Biochemistry, Martin Luther University, Germany (2011)

Diplom Biochemistry, Martin Luther University, Germany (2006)

stephanz at caltech.edu

Rosa Yoon

High School Student (September 2011 - June 2012)

Grade 12, Crescenta Valley High School

Supervised by Andrew M. Davenport

Currently:

Undergraduate Student, Seoul National University, Korea, starting in Fall 2012

Hanna Kuberczyk

Undergraduate Student (November 2011 - June 2012)

California Institute of Technology, Chemistry Major, Fourth Year

Supervised by Dr. Tobias Stuwe

hannak at caltech.edu

Currently:

Master’s student, Life sciences and Technologies, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Sohini Khan

Undergraduate Student (April 2012 - June 2012)

California Institute of Technology, Chemistry Major, Second Year

Supervised by Dr. Tobias Stuwe

skkhan at caltech.edu

Young E. Jeon

Research Technician, Safety Officer (June 2011 - June 2012)

B.Sc. Biomedical Engineering, University of California, San Diego (2009)

jeon at caltech.edu

Currently:

Medical Student, University of California, Davis

Dr. Koji Kato

Postdoctoral Scholar (January 2011 - June 2012)

Ph.D. Structural Biology, Osaka University, Japan (2008)

M.Sc. Biochemistry, Kagoshima University, Japan (2003)

B.Sc. Biochemistry, Kagoshima University, Japan (2001)

kojikato at caltech.edu

Currently:

Assistant Professor, Hokkaido University, Japan

Kumiyo Kato

Research Assistant (June 2011 - June 2012)

Osaka College of High Technology, Japan (2002)

kumiyo at caltech.edu

Dacotah Splichalova

Undergraduate Student (June 2012- August 2012)

Biochemistry and Microbiology

Oregon State University

Supervised by Dr. Tobias Stuwe

Camille Bayas

Amgen Scholar (June 2012 - September 2012)

Chemistry, Cornell University

Supervised by Dr. Tobias Stuwe

Antoine Kuehl

Amgen Scholar (June 2012 - September 2012)

Molecular, Cell, Developmental Biology, University of California at Los Angeles, Senior

Supervised by Dr. Tobias Stuwe

Britni Meaglia

High School Student (June 2012 - August 2012)

Supervised by Dan Lin

Karel Moersalim

High School Student (June 2012 - August 2012)

Supervised by Dan Lin

Ellen Casavant

Rotation Student (August 2012 - December 2012)

B.Sc. Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of California, San Diego (2012)

Casavant at caltech.edu

Katherine Brugman

Rotation Student (October 2012 - December 2012)

B.Sc. Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkley (2011)

kbrugman at caltech.edu

Chris Frick

Rotation Student (September 2012 - December 2012)

B.Sc. Biochemistry and Biophysics, Whitworth University (2012)

cfrick at caltech.edu

David Liu

High School Student (August 2011 - January 2013)

Temple City High School, Grade 11

Supervised by Andrew M. Davenport

Vladimir Baytshtok

Research Technician (2008 - 2010)

B.Sc. Columbia University, New York (2008)

Currently:

Graduate Student, Sauer Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Susanne A. Kassube

Diplom Student (2007 - 2008)

M.Sc. Biology, University of Heidelberg, Germany (2007)

B.Sc. Biology, University of Heidelberg, Germany

Currently:

Graduate Student, Nogales Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley

Heather A. King

Graduate Fellow (Young and Crane Laboratories; 2004 - 2008)

Ph.D. Chemical Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York (2008)

M.Sc. Chemistry, Cornell University (2004)

B.Sc. Chemistry, The College of William and Mary (1997)

Currently:

Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Dr. Johanna Napetschnig

Graduate Fellow (2004 - 2010)

Ph.D. The Rockefeller University, New York (2010)

M.Sc. Biology, University of Vienna, Austria (2002)

B.Sc. Biology, University of Vienna, Austria

Currently:

Postdoctoral Fellow, Wu Laboratory, Cornell University

Thomas Noriega

Research Technician (2007 - 2008)

B.Sc. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (2007)

Currently:

Graduate Student, Walter Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco

Dr. Hyuk-Soo Seo

Research Associate (2005 - 2010)

Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania

Currently:

Research Associate, Blobel Laboratory, The Rockefeller University

Former Rockefeller Group Members and Collaborators (as part of Laboratory of Cell Biology)

Tobias Stuwe

Diplom Student (2005 - 2006)

Ph.D. Structural Biology, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Germany (2010)

B.Sc. (Vordiplom), M.Sc. (Diplom) Biology, University of Heidelberg, Germany (2003)

Currently:

Postdoctoral Fellow, Hoelz Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

Daniel Wacker

Master’s Student (2008 - 2009)

B.Sc., M.Sc. Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany

Currently:

Graduate Student, Stevens Laboratory, The Scripps Research Institute

Dr. Kimihisa Yoshida

Research Associate (2004 - 2010)

M.D. Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

Currently:

Research Associate, Blobel Laboratory, The Rockefeller University

Dr. Ivo Melčak

Postdoctoral Associate (2004 - 2007)

Ph.D. Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic

Currently:

Research Associate, Blobel Laboratory, The Rockefeller University

Andrew Davenport

Research Technician (2008 - 2010)

B.Sc. Biophysics, Brown University (2008)

Currently:

Graduate Student, Hoelz Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

Stephan Kutik

Postdoctoral Fellow (2008 - 2009)

Ph.D. University of Freiburg, Germany (2008)

M.Sc. (Diplom) Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Germany (2004)

B.Sc. (Vordiplom) Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Germany

Currently:

Patent Lawyer, Hoffmann-Eitle, Munich, Germany

Dr. Yingli Ma

Postdoctoral Associate (2005 - 2009)

Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania

Currently:

Senior Scientist, Novartis, Beijing, China

Dr. Yi Ren

Postdoctoral Associate (2009 - 2010)

Ph.D. Princeton University

Currently:

Postdoctoral Associate, Blobel Laboratory, The Rockefeller University

Dr. Kuo-Chiang Hsia

Graduate Fellow (2005 - 2009)

Ph.D. The Rockefeller University, New York (2009)

M.Sc. National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (2000)

B.Sc. FuJen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan (1998)

Currently:

Postdoctoral Associate, Kapoor Laboratory, The Rockefeller University

Dr. Pete Stavropoulos

Graduate Fellow (2004 - 2008)

Ph.D. The Rockefeller University

B.Sc. Stony Brook University, New York

Currently:

Research Associate, Papavasiliou Laboratory, The Rockefeller University

California Institute of Technology

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Dr. Vivien Nagy

Graduate Fellow (2005 - 2010)

Dr. Ing. Free University of Berlin, Germany (2010)

M.Sc. (Diplom) Bioengineering, Free University of Berlin, Germany

B.Sc. (Vordiplom) Bioengineering, Free University of Berlin, Germany

Currently:

Postdoctoral Fellow, Pyle Laboratory, Yale University

Dr. Erik W. Debler

Postdoctoral Associate (2007 - 2010)

Ph.D. Scripps Research Institute, San Diego, CA (2007)

M.Sc. (Diplom) Biochemistry, Free University of Berlin, Germany (2002)

B.Sc. (Vordiplom) Biochemistry, Free University of Berlin, Germany

Currently:

Postdoctoral Associate, Blobel Laboratory, The Rockefeller University