Class of 2024

Shayne Cruz, BS, Neuroscience
Since Graduation:  Gap Year

Lisa Martinez, BS, Neuroscience
Undergraduate Student (graduating 2025 and applying to grad programs Fall 2025)

David Grant, BS, Chemistry
Since Graduation: Scripps Research PhD, Chemical and  Biological Sciences (2024-present)

Esmeralda Rivera, BS, Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology
Since Graduation: UC Riverside MS, Microbiology (2024- present)

Diane Nguyen, BS, Biology
Since Graduation: Kansas University PhD, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (2024-present)

Gabriela Mota Orozco, BS, Biology
Since Graduation: Gap Year

Alma Luquin, BS, Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology
Since Graduation: NIH Research Associate

Class of 2023

Ruth Meletz, BS Environmental Science
Since Graduation: Ph.D. Program, University of California Irvine Environmental Toxicology

Ryan Gates, BS Biochemistry
Since Graduation: Ph.D. Program, UTHealth Houston MD Anderson, Biological Sciences

William Troxel, BS Biochemistry
Since Graduation: Ph.D. Program, UC Riverside Environmental, Toxicology

Rachel Paredes, BS Neuroscience

Stephanie Martinez-Beltran, BS Microbiology
Since Graduation: UC Davis, Biological Sciences

Uchenna Nwaege, BS Physics
Since Graduation: University of Michigan, Biological Chemistry

Class of 2022

Dorothy Estrada, BS Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology
Since Graduation: Post-baccalaureate program, UCSF (2022 - 2024); University of Oregon’s - Biology Ph.D. program (2024 - present)

Kevin Flores, BS Entomology
Since Graduation: MS Program, University of Virginia Graduate School of Arts & Sciences - Environmental Sciences

Abel Vargas, BS Biochemistry
Since Graduation: Ph.D. Program, UCR Biomedical Sciences

Sarah Thompson, BS Mechanical Engineering

Emily Villalpando, BS Biochemistry
Since Graduation: Ph.D. Program, Harvard University - Molecules, Cells, and Organisms

Brianna Ramirez, BS Biochemistry
Since Graduation: Ph.D. Program, USC PIBBS

Etchi Ako, BS Bioengineering
Since Graduation: Ph.D. Program, UC Berkeley Vision Science

Class of 2021

Martha Anguiano, BS Environmental Science
Since Graduation: Applying to Graduate Schools Fall 2021

Kimberly Bennett, BS Bioengineering
Since Graduation: PhD Program, Harvard-MIT

Carmen Castillo, BS Biochemistry
Since Graduation: PhD Program, University of Michigan

Marco Duenas, BS Plant Biology
Since Graduation: PhD Program, UC Berkeley

Isaiah Grant, BS Biochemistry
Since Graduation: PhD Program, UC, Berkeley

Spencer Pak, BS Bioengineering
Since Graduation: PhD Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Halee Scott, BS Cellular, Molecular, and Developmental Biology
Since Graduation: PhD Program, Vanderbilt University

Jose Soto, BS Biochemistry
Since Graduation: PhD Program, UC, Los Angeles

Class of 2020

Jonathan Calero, BS Biochemistry
Since Graduation: PhD Program, City of Hope

Olenka Graham-Casteneda, BS Neuroscience
Since Graduation: PhD Program, UC, Irvine

Brendan Mitchell, BS Neuroscience
Since Graduation: Postbac Program, NIH Postbac IRTA

Maryann Morales, BS Chemistry
Since Graduation: PhD Program, Caltech University

Christian Neri, BS Biochemistry
Since Graduation: Pending status.

Gillian Wright, BS Microbiology
Since Graduation: PhD Program, UC, Davis

Class of 2019

Valentina Alonso, BS Biology
Since Graduation: PhD Program, UCLA

Andrew Eneim, BS Cell Molecular Developmental Biology (CMDB)
Since Graduation: PhD Program, John Hopkins University

Mauricio Flores, BS Cell Molecular Developmental Biology (CMDB)
Since Graduation: PhD Program, Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Victor Garcia, BS Biochemistry
Since Graduation: PhD Program, Caltech University

Gordon Mosher, BS Statistics
Since Graduation: Internship at UCR

Hannah Navarrete, BS Biochemistry
Since Graduation: Postbac, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (PREP Program)

Jesus Negrete, BS Physics
Since Graduation: University of Hawaii at Manoa, Bridge to PhD Postbac Program

Karen Parra, BS Biology
Since Graduation: PhD Program, UC Davis

Hector Ruvalcaba, BS Biochemistry
Since Graduation: PhD Program, Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences (City of Hope)

Class of 2018

Jaime Brito, BS Biology
Since Graduation: Postbac, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Ruben Elias, BS Chemistry
Since Graduation: PhD Program, UC, San Francisco

Julian Kosacki, BS Bioengineering
Since Graduation: PhD Program, UC, San Diego

Berenise Lopez-Lopez, BS Biology
Since Graduation: Lab Technician, UCR

Jose Montano, BS Chemistry
Since Graduation: Postbac, National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Cesar Urrutia, BS Cell Molecular Developmental Biology (CMDB)
Since Graduation: Lab Technician, Qualtex Laboratories, TX

Class of 2017

Leslie Aranda, BS, Biochemistry

Linh Blackney, BS, Biology

Dariana Chow, BS, Biology

Linhui Li, BS, Biochemistry
Since Graduation: PhD program, UC Davis

Jacqueline Mantooth, BS, Bioengineering
Since Graduation: MS program, UCR

Sophia Parks, BS, Neuroscience
Since Graduation: PhD program, UCR

Shawn Poag, BS, Biochemistry

Jenna Roper, BS, Bioengineering
Since Graduation: PhD program, UCR

Gabriel Ruiz, BS, Statistics
Since Graduation: PhD program, UCLA

Gabriela Sanchez, BS, Biochemistry
Since Graduation: Postbac program, University of Missouri

Joselyn Soto, BS, Cell Molecular and Developmental Biology (CMDB)
Since Graduation: PhD program, UCLA

Class of 2016

Noah Angel, BS, Chemistry
Since Graduation: PhD program, UCI

Mayra Cortez, BS, Bioengineering
Since Graduation: PhD Program, Northwestern University

Marissa Gionet-Gonzalez, BS, Bioengineering
Since Graduation: PhD program, UC Davis

Joshua Karam, BS, Bioengineering
Since Graduation: PhD program, UCLA

Alexia King, BS, Biochemistry
Since Graduation: Lab Technician, Atlanta, GA

Christian Turner, BS, Cell Molecular and Developmental Biology
Since Graduation: PhD program, USC

Class of 2015

Michael Allevato, BS, Biochemistry
Since Graduation: PhD program, UCSD

Jessica Arguelles, BS, Bioengineering

Francisco Carranza, BS, Biology
Since Graduation: PhD program, UCI

Christopher Conner, BS, Biology
Since Graduation: PhD program, UCSB

Lucas Flores, BS, Physics
Since Graduation: PhD program, University of Pennsylvania

Jesus Garcia, BS, Biochemistry

Elsie Gonzalez, BS, Biochemistry
Since Graduation: Post-bac program, Johns Hopkins

Gwendolyn Gonzalez, BS, Neuroscience
Since Graduation: PhD program, UCR

Roberto Gutierrez, BS, Biochemistry
Since Graduation: PhD program, UCR

Lorraine Horwitz, BS, Biochemistry
Since Graduation: PhD program, University of Michigan

Allison Ibarra, BS, Biological Sciences
Since Graduation: MD program, UCSF

Class of 2014

Elma Frias, BS/BA, Neuroscience/Music
Since Graduation: PhD program, UCSF

Miguel Garcia, BS, Chemistry
Since Graduation: PhD program, UCR (earned PhD in Environmental Sciences in June 2018)

Alfredo Hernandez, BS, Biochemistry
Since Graduation: PhD program, UC Davis

Adanma Nwachuku, BS, Biochemistry
Since Graduation: MD program, UCR School of Medicine

Michael Okoreeh, BS, Biochemistry
Since Graduation: MD/PhD program, University of Chicago

Saige Pompura, BS, Biological Sciences
Since Graduation: PhD program, Yale University

Erik Romero, BS, Chemistry
Since Graduation: PhD program, UCSD

Class of 2013

Trey Amador, BS, Biology
Since Graduation: PhD program, Stanford University

Ruben Fernandez, BS, Biology
Since Graduation: Lab Technician @ Esoterix, Calabasas, CA

Louis Garcia, BS, Physics
Since Graduation: PhD program, San Diego State University

William Leon, BS, Biochemistry
Since Graduation: MD program, UCR School of Medicine

Victoria Senechal, BS, Neuroscience

Joseph Valdez, BS, Neuroscience
Since Graduation: PhD program, UCR

Amanda Villarreal, BS, Biology
Since Graduation: Peace Corps, Mozambique

Class of 2012

Michael Cervantes, BS, Biology
Since Graduation: DDS program, Loma Linda University

Jessica DeAnda, BS, Biology/Chicano Studies
Since Graduation: MA, Claremont College

Fitz-Gerald Diala, BS, Biochemistry
Since Graduation: MD/PhD program, UCLA

Bethann Martinez, BS, Biological Sciences
Since Graduation: Lab tech, Loma Linda University

Nicole Mikulski, BS, Chemistry
Since Graduation: PhD program, UCR

Donald Richards, BS, Biology
Since Graduation: MD program, UCSF

Cindy Tawfik, BS, Chemistry
Since Graduation: MD program, UCR School of Medicine

Class of 2011

Tiffany Butts, BS, Biology
Since Graduation: Lab Technician, Cedars Sinai

Shawn Fonteno, BS, Bioengineering

Heather Roberson, BS, Biology
Since Graduation: Research Associate, Thermo Fisher, Baltimore

Rachel Tena, BS, Biological Sciences
Since Graduation: MD program, Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Ohimai Unoje, BS, Biochemistry
Since Graduation: PhD program, UCI

Erik Velez, BS, Biochemistry
Since Graduation: MD/PhD program, UCSF

Nancy Zepeda, BS, Neuroscience
Since Graduation: Lab Technician, Cedars Sinai

Class of 2010

Carlos Hernandez, BS, Chemistry
Since Graduation: MS, UCI; Lab tech, Los Angeles, CA

Michelle Ontiveros, BS, Biological Sciences
Since Graduation: MS, UCI; Lab Associate, Focus Diagnostics

Carmen Ramirez, BS, Biochemistry
Since Graduation: MD, UCR/UCLA

Mari Rosendahl, BS, Biological Sciences
Since Graduation: MD, UCR/UCLA

Nolan Ung, BS, Botany and Plant Sciences
Since Graduation: PhD, UCR; Postdoc, UCLA

Matt Valdez, BS, Neuroscience
Since Graduation: PhD program, UCR

Class of 2009

Allen Austin, BS, Mathematics

Maria Diaz, BS, Biological Sciences
Since Graduation: MD, UCR/UCLA

Felipe Ituarte, BS, Biology
Since Graduation: MD, UCR/UCLA; Resident, Columbia, MO

Ravi Rajpoot, BS, Statistics
Since Graduation: MD, Loma Linda University; Resident (radiology), UCI

Cymphonee Robinson, BS, Biology
Since Graduation: MS, UCR; Quarantine tech with the Red Cross

Erica Tate, BS, Biological Sciences
Since Graduation: MD, UCR/UCLA; Resident, UCLA

Kai Wilcots, BS, Neuroscience
Since Graduation: DDS, Loma Linda University; Private dental practice

Class of 2008

Julius Abanise, BS, Biology
Since Graduation: JD, Loyola Law School; Attorney, Temecula, CA

Fernando Campos, BS, Biochemistry
Since Graduation: Lab tech, Trinity Biotech

Mark Gaertner, BS, Neuroscience
Since Graduation: MD program, Stanford University

Judy Gbadebo, BS, Biology
Since Graduation: MD, UCR/UCLA

Tami Moore, BS, Neuroscience
Since Graduation: MD program, Medical College of Wisconsin

Matthew Nava, BS, Biological Sciences
Since Graduation: MS, UCR; PhD program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Class of 2007

Justin Britton, BS Biological Sciences
Since Graduation: MD, Howard University; Resident, University of Maryland Hospital

Evita Limon, BS Biochemistry
Since Graduation: MD, UCR/UCLA; Schweitzer Fellow

Oliver Loson, BS Neuroscience
Since Graduation: PhD, California Institute of Technology; Licensing Associate, Caltech

Leonel Santibanez, BS Biological Sciences
Since Graduation: Lab Technician, Northern California

Gretchen Stanton, BS Chemistry
Since Graduation: PhD, Pennsylvania State University; Assistant Professor, Claremont McKenna College

Jacob Vasquez, BS Biology
Since Graduation: PhD, UCR; Assistant Professor, San Bernardino Valley College

Barbara Williams, BS Biology
Since Graduation: MD, UC, Irvine

Class of 2006

VanNessa Hill, BS Neuroscience
Since Graduation: Clinical Nurse, Loma Linda Hospital

Edward Robertson, BS Biology
Since Graduation: MD, USC; Resident, Highland General Hospital, Alameda, CA

Class of 2005

Amy Avelar, BS, Chemistry
Since Graduation: PhD, UCR; Assistant Professor, San Bernardino Valley College

Anthony Farina, BS, Biochemistry
Since Graduation: PhD, UCSD; Postdoc Geffen School of Med; Director of Research, Librede, Inc., Los Angeles

Karlos Oregel, BS, Neuroscience
Since Graduation: MD, UCR/UCLA; Resident, Miami, FL

Rochelle Pederson, BS, Biological Sciences
Since Graduation: Registered Nurse

Maximliano Vallejos, BS, Biochemistry
Since Graduation: MS, CSU Pomona; PhD program, Colorado State University

Class of 2004

Masood Mansour, BS, Biomedical Sciences
Since Graduation: MD, UCLA; Internal medicine, Scripps Hospital

Jose Morachis, BS, Biochemistry
Since Graduation: PhD, UCSD; President/CEO, NanoSelect Biomedical, Inc., San Diego

Luis Paniagua, BS, Biochemistry
Since Graduation: MD/PhD program, Medical College of Wisconsin

Class of 2003

Gebreas Bayen, BS, Biochemistry
Since Graduation: MS, UCR; Chemistry instructor, Riverside Community College & Cal State San Bernardino

Joseph Manlolo, BS, Biological Sciences
Since Graduation: MD, Medical College of Wisconsin; Internal medicine, Rhode Island Hospital

Erick Martinez, BS, Biological Sciences
Since Graduation: DDS, U Penn School of Dentistry; Private dental practice

Arbis Rojas, BS, Biochemistry
Since Graduation: MD, UCLA; PhD program, Caltech

Ryan Roza, BS, Biological Sciences
Since Graduation: MD, UCI; Physical medicine, Hospital of U Penn

DeAndrea Sims, BS, Neuroscience
Since Graduation: MD, Howard University; General surgery, French Camp Hospital

Class of 2002

Esther Chen, BS, Cell Biology and Neuroscience
Since Graduation: PhD, American College of Chinese Traditional Medicine; Traditional Chinese medicine clinic, San Francisco, CA

Jade Quijano, BS, Biomedical Sciences
Since Graduation: MD, UCLA; Assistant Professor, UCSD

Jerusalem Tesfai, BS, Biochemistry
Since Graduation: PhD, Loma Linda University; Biochemistry Professor, Ethiopia