PhD Students
Mario Alba
Undergraduate Education: Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry, Arizona State University
Research Interests: Proteomics, Metabolomics, Imaging Mass Spectrometry, Cancer Biology, Toxicology, PK/PD, Immunotherapy, Regulatory Science, Systems Biology, Precision Medicine
Year of Study: 1st
Awards: USC School of Pharmacy Culty Diversity Award (2020-21)
Brent Beadell
Undergraduate Education: Bachelor of Science, Microbiology, California State University, Los Angeles
Graduate Education: MS Biology and Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Biotechnology at California State University, Los Angeles
Research Interests: Innate immunity, host-pathogen interactions, bacterial virulence, antimicrobial resistance, drug delivery
Year of Study: 1st
Jiaqi Cheng
Undergraduate Education: Bachelor of Science, Bioengineering, Northeastern University
Research Interests: Infectious disease, protein drug, cell penetrating peptide, immunology, antibiotic resistance
Year of Study: 1st
Garett Cheung
Undergraduate Education: Bachelor of Science, Behavioral Neuroscience, Criminology Minor, Simon Fraser University
Research Interests: Neurodegeneration, Steroids, Cognition, Behavior, Memory, Therapeutic targets
Year of Study: 1st
Priyal Dave
Undergraduate Education: Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy, NMIMS University
Graduate Education: Masters in Pharmaceutical Sciences, USC
Research Interests: Molecular Pharmacology, Drug Development, Pharmacokinetics, Toxicology and Quantitative Techniques (LCMS)
Year of Study: 1st
Leadership: Secretary, American Association for Pharmaceutical Scientist (AAPS) – USC Student Chapter (2020-2021)
Guoyun Kao
Undergraduate Education: Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy, China Medical University
Graduate Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, MCPHS University, Worcester
Research Interests: Cancer, Drug Discovery, Drug Delivery, Protein Engineering
Year of Study: 1st
Benazir Oluoch
Undergraduate Education: Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry, San Francisco State University
Research Interests: Drug Design, Drug Development, Protein Chemistry, Drug Resistance, Global Heath, Natural Products, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Cell and Molecular Biology
Year of Study: 1st
Awards: USC School of Pharmacy Culty Diversity Award (2020-21)
Saki Watanabe
Undergraduate Education: Bachelor of Science, Biology, Southern Utah University
Research Interests: Mood disorders, mental health, addiction, neurodegeneration
Year of Study: 1st
Leadership: PHTS representative for Pharmacy Graduate Alliance (PGA) 2020-2021 and Social Chair, American Association for Pharmaceutical Scientist (AAPS) – USC Student Chapter (2020-2021)