INTRODUCING THE CREW
David Schlaepfer
Ph.D.
Professor
David was born and raised in southern California. In his free time, he likes all types of music and ice hockey.
Duygu Ozmadenzi
Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Duygu grew up in Turkey and spent 8 years in France learning science. In her free time, she enjoys movies, traveling and visiting with her friends.
Shulin Jiang
Lab Assistant
Shulin grew up in China. She loves casual hiking and hanging out with friends.
Jacob Andrew
Ph.D.
Lab Manager
Jacob was born in Oregon before moving to California for graduate school. He is an avid hiker and enjoys cooking in his free time.
Marjanna Ojalill, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral Researcher
Marjaana is originally from Estonia. She did her doctoral studies in University of Turku, Finland. She is interested in cancer biology, where she tries to get answers by different approaches like cell biology, imaging and proteomics. In her free time, she enjoys being with family.
Volunteer Student
Samhita was born in Bangalore, India. She was trained in Indian classical vocal music for over 12 years, and current captain of UCSD's South Asian fusion A Cappella team, Sitaare