MARC and RISE UG Alumni with PhDs
| Name | PhD Date | University (Field) |
Occupation | UTSA Program |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Acosta Gregory | 1993 | UT Health Science Center San Antonio (Chemistry) |
Lecturer, Austin Community College | RISE |
| Roberto Aguilar Linked in |
2006 | University of Texas San Antonio (Biology and Neuroscience) |
Product Sales Executive, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics | RISE |
| Maria Alcorn Linked in |
2019 | University of Texas Medical Branch (Pathology) |
Postdoc | RISE |
| Yolanda Arias-Thode Linked in |
2003 | Scripps, University of California-San Diego (Marine Biology) |
Scientist, SPAWAR | MARC |
| Melva Avalos | 1992 | University of Texas (Neuropharmacology) |
MARC | |
| Kristen Ballesteros Linked in |
2010 | University of Texas San Antonio (Neurobiology) |
Senior Global Feasibility Lead, Covance Pharmaceuticals | RISE |
| Nicquet Blake Linked in |
2001 | Washington University-St. Louis (Neurobiology) |
Assistant Dean, UT Health San Antonio | MARC |
| Sharon Bonnette Linked in |
1998 | Baylor College of Medicine (Cell Biology) |
Director of Antibody Validation and Quality Control, Bethyl Laboratories | MARC |
| Vincent Boyd | 1995 | Texas A&M University (Chemistry) |
RISE | |
| Kit Brown | 1992 | University of Washington (Microbiology) |
RISE | |
| Renee Brown | 1988 | UT Health Science Center San Antonio (Microbiology) |
Senior Education Development Specialist, UT Health San Antonio | MARC |
| Jane Burnett Bertone | 2003 | Rice University (Chemistry) |
Director of Antibody Validation and Quality Control, Bethyl Laboratories | MARC |
| Juan Bustamante work |
2003 | University of Texas San Antonio (Neurobiology) |
Assistant Professor, Texas A&M Kingsville | RISE |
| David Cantu Linked in |
2009 | University of Colorado Health Science Center-Fitzsimons (Neuroscience) |
Associate Director, Medical Affairs at Sunovion Pharmaceuticals | MARC |
| Theresa Cantu Guillette ResearchGate |
2017 | Medical University of South Carolina (Marine Biology & Environmental Sciences) |
Postdoc, North Carolina State University | MARC |
| Eduardo Cardenas | 2011 | University of Texas Southwestern (Cancer Biology) |
Adjunct Faculty | MARC |
| Carlos Carrasco | 2001 | University of Bern-Switzerland (Immunology/Virology) |
MARC | |
| Maria Cormier Linked in |
2009 | University of Texas San Antonio (Neurobiology) |
Scientist, LSMRI | RISE |
| Margaret Costanzo Linked in |
2012 | University of Texas El Paso (Pathobiology) |
Scientist, HJF | RISE |
| Tamarand Darling Linked in |
2016 | UT Health San Antonio (Microbiology and Immunology) |
Postdoc, Washington University School of Medicine-St. Louis | WSRTP |
| Melissa de la Garza Linked in |
1989 | Texas A&M University (DVM) |
Researcher, Texas Biomed Research Institute | MARC |
| Xavier De Luna Linked in |
2020 | Boston University School of Medicine (Biology) |
Postdoc Researcher, PineTree Therapeutics | RISE/MARC |
| Zoya Farzampour Linked in |
2015 | Stanford University (Neuroscience) |
Postdoc Fellow, NRC Research Associate Program | RISE/MARC |
| Nicolas Fernandez Linked in |
2012 | Einstein College of Medicine-Yeshiva University (Biomedical Sciences-Biophysics) |
Computational Scientist, Human Immune Monitoring Center | MARC |
| John Fuini Linked in |
2016 | University of Colorado (Physics) |
Senior Delivery Data Scientist, Microsoft | RISE/MARC |
| Cynthia Galvan work |
2001 | Baylor College of Medicine (Neuroscience) |
Adjunct A&P Professor, Lone Star College | MARC |
| Sandra Garcia Osborne Linked in |
2003 | University of California-San Diego (Biology) |
Medical Science Liaison, 3M | RISE |
| Matthew Gdovin Linked in |
1995 | Dartmouth College (Physiology) |
Founder and Chief Science Officer, Vitanova Biomedical, Inc. | RISE |
| Laura Grossenbacher Linked in |
1996 | University of Texas (English) |
Director of Technical Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison | RISE |
| Rudy Guerra work |
1992 | University of California-Berkeley (Statistics) |
Professor of Statistics, Rice University | MARC |
| Ernest Heimsath Linked in |
2013 | Dartmouth College (Biochemistry) |
Principal Scientist, BioTek Instruments | RISE |
| Margarita Hernandez Linked in |
2017 | University of Michigan (Microbiology and Immunology) |
Co-Founder Archimedes Biotech | RISE/MARC |
| Patric Hernandez Linked in |
2012 | University of Wisconsin-Madison (Neuroscience) |
Data Scientist and Project Management, Deloitte | MARC |
| Jessica Ibarra work |
2009 | UT Health Science Center San Antonio (Cell and Structural Biology) |
Assistant Professor, Dell Medical School | MARC |
| Elias Jackson Linked in |
2011 | University of Texas Medical Branch (Cell and Molecular Biology) |
President of Research and Development, Vyripharm Biopharmaceuticals | RISE |
| Braxton Jamison Linked in |
2020 | University of Colorado-Anshutz (Immunology) |
RISE | |
| Thomas Jaramillo Linked in |
2010 | Northwestern University (Neurobiology and Behavior) |
Director of Rodent Behavior, Cleveland Clinic | RISE |
| Duane Johnson | Meharry Medical College (Pharmacology) |
RISE | ||
| Eric Johnson-Chavarria Linked in |
2014 | University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign (Biophysics and Computational Biology) |
Program Director, ICURE, NIH | MARC |
| Michou Kelley Saint Hubert Linked in |
2013 | University of Texas San Antonio (Biomedical Engineering) |
Faculty, St. Philip's College | MARC |
| Monica Kiewit Sanchez Linked in |
2020 | Emory University (Chemistry) |
Postdoc Researcher, Montana State University-Bozeman | MARC |
| Angel Lopez work |
2017 | Baylor College of Medicine (Neurobiology) |
Postdoc, University of Texas | RISE/MARC |
| Marisa Lopez-Cruzan Linked in |
2007 | UT Health Science Center San Antonio (Cell and Structural Biology) |
Research Director and Instructor, UT Health San Antonio | MARC |
| Monica Maldonado Linked in |
2010 | University of Texas Austin (Neuroscience) |
RISE | |
| Rodolfo Martinez work |
1993 | Baylor University (Physical Organic Chemistry) |
Research Professor, New Mexico Highlands University | RISE |
| Mario Mata Linked in |
2005 | University of California-Los Angeles (Neurobiology) |
Postdoc, University of South Carolina | MARC |
| Nathan Mata Linked in |
1998 | University of Texas San Antonio (Neurobiology) |
Chief Scientific Officer, ReVision Therapeutics, Inc. | MARC |
| David Medina Linked in |
2013 | UT Health Science Center San Antonio (Pharmacology) |
Research Assistant Professor, Barrow Neurological Institute | MARC |
| Derek Mendez Linked in |
2017 | Stanford University (Applied Physics) |
Project Scientist, Berkeley Lab | RISE/MARC |
| Lawrence Chris Mimun Linked in |
2015 | University of Texas San Antonio (Physics) |
Electronic Warfare Engineer, SRC | RISE |
| Albert Mondragon Linked in |
2018 | Boston University (Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, and Biochemistry) |
Postdoc, Biogen Corporation | RISE |
| Renan Moreira Linked in |
2015 | University of California-Santa Barbara (Electrical Engineering) |
Chief Technology Officer, Ultra-Low Loss Technologies | MARC |
| Karlos Moreno Linked in |
2008 | Texas A&M University (Chemistry) |
Chemistry Instructor, South Texas College | MARC |
| Helia Nasrollahi Sanchez Linked in |
2019 | UT Health San Antonio (Microbiology) |
Alliance Manager, Biopharma and Corporate Alliances | RISE |
| Chau Nguyen | University of Houston (Chemistry) |
RISE | ||
| James Orfila | 2008 | University of Texas San Antonio (Neurobiology) |
Instructor, University of Colorado-Ahschutz | RISE |
| Mayra Pedraza Linked in |
2020 | University of Georgia (Chemistry) |
Senior Process Engineer, Intel | RISE |
| Christopher Pena Linked in |
2015 | University of Texas Southwestern (Cancer Biology) |
Content Strategist, Purohit Navigation, Inc | RISE |
| Joe Perales Linked in |
2003 | University of California-Irvine (Organic Chemistry) |
Principal Scientist, Cambrex | RISE |
| Manuel Perez | ||||
| Valerie Pieris Sexton Linked in |
2014 | UT Health San Antonio (Biological Sciences) |
Science Instructor, Front Range Community College | RISE |
| Maritza Quintero Linked in |
2020 | UT Health San Antonio (Integrated Biomedical Sciences) |
Freelance Medical Writer and Life Science Consultant | MARC |
| Audrey Rakian Linked in |
2017 | UT Health San Antonio (Dentistry) |
Postdoc, Forsyth Institute; Research Fellow, Harvard University | RISE |
| Rubie Rakian Linked in |
2017 | UT Health San Antonio (Dentistry) |
RISE | |
| Ruben Ramirez work |
2000 | University of Texas Southwestern (Cell Regulation) |
Senior Lecturer, University of Texas Dallas | MARC |
| Rosemarie Ramos Linked in |
2006 | University of Pittsburgh (Public Health) |
Chief Research Officer, Communicare Health Centers | MARC |
| Antonio Recio Linked in |
2012 | University of Kansas (Chemistry) |
Principal Scientist, Halliburton | RISE |
| Rosario Reyes | 2000 | University of Oregon (Biology; JD) |
Private law practice | MARC |
| Ulises Ricoy Linked in |
2008 | University of Texas San Antonio (Neurobiology) |
Dean of College of Arts & Sciences, Northern New Mexico College | MARC |
| Alexander Rivera Linked in |
UT Health Science Center San Antonio | Medical Scientist | RISE | |
| Clarise Rivera-Star Linked in |
2005 | University of Michigan (Microbiology/Immunology) |
Chief, US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine Applied Technology Center | MARC |
| Elena Rodriguez | RISE | |||
| Eric Rodriguez Linked in |
2015 | University of Iowa (Medical Chemistry) |
Research Scientist | RISE |
| Marc Rodriguez | 2003 | University of Texas (Chemistry) |
Lead Chemist, Ethyl Corporation | MARC |
| Angela Rodriguez Boyd work |
2011 | UT Health Science Center San Antonio (Integrated Multidisciplinary / Microbiology) |
Assistant Professor, UT Health San Antonio | MARC |
| Ismael Saenez Linked in |
2016 | Northwestern University (Biomedical Engineering) |
Assistant Professor, Washington University-St. Louis | MARC |
| Kirstie Salinas Linked in |
2019 | University of California-Irvine (Neurobiology) |
Postdoc, Salk Institute | RISE/MARC |
| Teodoro Segura Linked in |
1993 | UT Health Science Center San Antonio (Medicine) |
Allergist, Midwest Allergy and Asthma Clinic | RISE |
| Emi Sei Linked in |
2014 | University of Texas Southwestern (Biochemistry) |
Staff Scientist, MD Anderson Cancer Center | RISE/MARC |
| Demetrio Sierra-Mercado Linked in |
2010 | Ponce School of Medicine-Puerto Rico (Neurobiology) |
Associate Professor, UPR School of Medicine | MARC |
| Christopher Sifuentes Linked in |
2017 | University of Michigan-Ann Harbor (Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology) |
Computational Scientist, Takara Bio USA | MARC |
| John Thomas | 2015 | University of California-Los Angeles (Surface Chemistry) |
Process Engineer, Intel | RISE |
| Pamella Tijerina Linked in |
2017 | New York University (Toxicology) |
Toxicologist, CTEH | RISE |
| Lisa Trevino Linked in |
2006 | University of California-Santa Cruz (Cell and Molecular Biology) |
Vice President, DHR Health Institute for Research and Development | RISE |
| Simon Trevino Linked in |
2011 | Harvard Medical School (Biological and Biomedical Sciences) |
Research Scientist II, NuProbe, Inc. | MARC |
| Ty Troutman Linked in |
2014 | University of Texas Southwestern (Immunology) |
Assistant Professor, Cincinnati Children's Hospital | RISE |
| Christopher Valdez Linked in |
2015 | University of Michigan (Neuroscience) |
Principal Scientist, Air Force Research Laboratory | MARC |
| Jacqueline Velenti Surls Linked in |
2012 | Armed Services University (Immunology) |
Development and Applications Scientist, Luminex Corporation | RISE |
| Michael Villanueva | 2015 | University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (Clinical Health Psychology) |
MARC | |
| Gregory Villareal Linked in |
2006 | University of California-Los Angeles (Neurobiology) |
Bioentrepreneur, Al Phahelix Biometrics, Inc. | MARC |
| Marissa Wechsler Linked in |
2019 | University of Texas (Biomedical Engineering) |
Assistant Professor, University of Texas San Antonio | RISE/MARC |
| Anthony Wells Linked in |
2010 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Clinical Psychology) |
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, private practice; Adjunct Professor, Virginia Western Community College | MARC |
| Marilyn Wooten work |
2010 | University of Texas San Antonio (Chemistry) |
Visiting Assistant Professor, Trinity University; Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Texas San Antonio | MARC |
| Daisy Zamora Linked in |
2010 | University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (Nutritional Epidemiology) |
Epidemiologist, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Adjunct, NIH National Institute of Aging | MARC |
| Debora Zamora Kaliski work |
2008 | University of Texas San Antonio (Neurobiology) |
Assistant Professor, University of the Incarnate Word | MARC |
