Current & Former Lab Members



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Principal Investigator

Phil Crews Ph.D. Principal Investigator University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry 

Researchers

Marissa Kang, B.Sc, Junior Specialist, University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Samuel Mussetter, Undergraduate Researcher, University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Carlos Cienfuegos, Undergraduate Researcher, University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Michaela Vacca, Undergraduate Researcher, University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry


2015 - Present:   Former lab members still continuing to collaborate OR other former lab members 

Erin McCauley, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Now: Assistant Prof.essor of Chemistry,  CSU Dominiguez Hills

Gabriella Amberchan, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry


Now: Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry,  Reed College

David Coppage, BS, University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry;  MARC Fellow 2014-2017; JFB Award 2016


Now:PhD Candidate, UC Davis, Department of Chemistry

Tyler Johnson, PhD,  Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Now: Associate Professor of Chemistry,  Dominican University of California

Taro Amagata, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Now: Professor of Chemistry,  San Francisco  State University

Itzel Lizama-Chamu, B.Sc, Junior Specialist, University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Now: PhD candidate,  UCSC

Mitchell S.  Crews BS, Research Specialist, University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UC Scientific Diver

Now: Staf member, UCSC Environmental Health & Safety Department

Elizabeth Normand, B.S, Postbacclaureate Fellow, University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Now:  Talent Advisor III,  KellyOCG San Francisco ·

Alexis Munoz, BS, Undergraduate Researcher, University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Now: PPD ContractorAssociate Scientist,  Genentech, San Francisco

Alissa Dawn, BS, Undergraduate Researcher, University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Now: ACCESS Associate Director, UC Santa Cruz

Alexandra Borowy, BS Undergraduate Researcher, University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Now: Not available

Connie Silva, BS, Undergraduate Researcher, University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Now: PhD candidate,  University of California, San Francisco

Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics (PSPG)




Kimberly White, PhD,   Postdoc fellow University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Now: Professor of Chemistry,  Cal Poly State University at  Humboldt

Patrick Still, PhD,  Postdoc fellow University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, PhD from Ohio State U.

Now: Program Director,  NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH

Kashif Bashir,  PhD,  visiting Phd student, University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, home institution  Comcasts U Pakistan

Now: Assistant Prof.  Dept. of Pharmacy,   Pak-Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences & Technology (PAF IAST), Pakistan

Ivett C. Pina, PhD, Senior Scientisit at UCSC and AD ACCESS program previously Profesor Universidad Central de Venezuela

Now: Staff Scientist, Medical University of South Carolina

Christine Theodore PhD, Postdoc at UCSC  and PhD degree from Oklahoma  University

Now: Associate Professor, Univeristy of Tampa

Kathrine Watts,  PhD dgree from UCSC , then Postdoc at Stanford U.

Now: Associate Professor, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 

Alex J. Smith,  MS  dgree from UCSC & lab tech at UCSC

Now: PhD candidate, University of Wisconsin 

Gavin C. Smith, BS Undergraduate Researcher, University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Now: PhD candidate,  Emory University 

Nicholas Lorig-Roach, BS Undergraduate Researcher, University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Now: PhD candidate, UCSC Engineering 

Francis Hamkins-Indik, BS Undergraduate Researcher, University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Now: Research Associate, Circle Pharma, Inc. and Intern in the Toste lab at University of California Berkeley 

Cassie N. Nephen, BS Undergraduate Researcher, University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Now: Scientist, engaged in Metabolomics at Brightseed, San Francisco 

Thalia Hernandez, Senior thesis student in the lab BS 2018, After graduation Lab Tech at the Schied Winery!

Now: (Oct 2022) EHS at San Diego County 

Paul Zerebinsk  Senior thesis student in the lab BS 2018, Bunnett Scholor award 2018. After graduation Staff Scientist at Hexagon (2018-2022).  Lab Tech at the Schied Winery!

Now (2022): PhD Candidate U South Florida in the Department of Chemistry 

Jeremy Papesh  Senior thesis student in the lab BS 2018,

Now: SRA UCLA 

Simone Barker, BS University of Washington then Jr. Specialist University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Now: MD University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio. then Resident UVA Medical School

Sedya "Saniya" Zahra Visiting (2017-18)  PhD candidate at UCSC from the  Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad Pakistan.  PhD Obtained 2019 

Now: 2021 independant scientific consltant. Recent: (a) Assistant Professor Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University Nov 2019 - Oct 2021 · 2 yrsNov 2019 - Oct 2021 · 2 yrs ((b) 2023  co- author of 2023 paper in Phytotherapy Research.  "Suppression of MAPK/NF-kB and Activation of Nrf2 Signaling by Ajugarin-I in EAE Model of Multiple Sclerosis". 

Dr. Laurent Calcul, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Lab.  Was always in charge of birthday celebrations, especialy for himself!

Now: Research Assistant Professor & Director of CPPS, University of South Florida