Meet our team!
Catherine Smith, MD
Principle Investigator
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology
Primary Affiliation: Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Affiliation: Human Genetics
Catherine.Smith@ucsf.edu
Cheryl Peretz, MD
Assistant Professor Cheryl.Peretz@ucsf.edu
Timothy Ferng, MD
Assistant Professor Timothy.Ferng@ucsf.edu
Bogdan Popescu, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar Bogdan.Popescu@uscf.edu
Vanessa Kennedy, MD
Postdoctoral Scholar Vanessa.Kennedy@ucsf.edu
Matthew Jones, MD, DPhil
Postdoctoral Scholar Matthew.Jones2@ucsf.edu
Natália Murad, PhD
Specialist Natalia.Murad@ucsf.edu
Elaine Tran, BS
Junior Specialist/Lab Manager Elaine.Tran@ucsf.edu
Andrew Koh, BA
Junior Specialist Andrew.Koh@ucsf.edu
Isabelle Lomeli, BS
Junior Specialist Isabelle.Lomeli@ucsf.edu
Nikki Lei, BS
Data Analyst Nikki.Lei@ucsf.edu
Anushka Walia, BS
Medical Student/Volunteer Anushka.Walia@ucsf.edu
Natalie Tantisira
Volunteer Natalie.Tantisira@ucsf.edu
Madison Piao
Volunteer mpiao08@berkeley.edu
Interested in joining?
We’re always looking for new post-docs, graduate students, and volunteers! We frequently participate in the CCSF-UCSF collaborative research internship, have taken summer medical students in the past, and are open to undergraduates joining. Please contact Dr. Smith at Catherine.Smith@ucsf.edu with a copy of your CV.
Alumni
Staff
Lisa McGary, Junior Specialist (2017-2019), Cornell University, Medical Scientist Training Program
Jimmy Sit, Academic Assistant (2015 - 2019)
Tanya Kumar, Junior Specialist (2019 - 2021), UC San Diego, Medical Scientist Training Program
Theodore Tarver, Lab Manager (2016 - 2021), Octant, Research Associate
Samantha Pintar, Junior Specialist (2022 - 2024)
Past Volunteers
Caroline Lee (2019 - 2020)
Hunter Jackson (June - August 2019), UCSF, Medical Student
Katarina Wang
Fihr Chaudhary (June 2021 - August 2021), UCLA
Sydney Wishner (June 2021 - September 2021, June 2022 - September 2022), Amherst College
Abraham Hong (2022 - 2023)