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Palmer Lab Members (listed alphabetically)

Faculty

Abraham A. Palmer, PhD
ORCID: 0000-0003-3634-0747

Principal Investigator

[email protected]

BRF-2, 3A24

Riyan Cheng, PhD
ORCID: 0000-0002-8670-795X

Associate Project Scientist

[email protected]

BRF-2, 3217 - Bay II

Joined the Palmer Lab in March 2017

Daniel Munro, PhD
ORCID: 0000-0002-0724-218X

Assistant Project Scientist

[email protected]

Joined the Palmer Lab in March 2020

Oksana Polesskaya, PhD
ORCID: 0000-0003-3024-114X

Associate Research Scientist

[email protected]

BRF-2, 3A32

Joined the Palmer Lab in January 2015

Postdoctoral Fellows

Montana K. Lara, PhD
ORCID: 0000-0001-5810-4425

Postdoc

[email protected]

BRF-2, 3217 - Bay GG

Joined the Palmer Lab in May 2023

Zachary Tatom, PhD
ORCID: 0000-0003-1115-0314

Postdoc

[email protected]

BRF-2, 3A07-D/E

Joined the Palmer Lab in October 2024

Graduate Students

Denghui Chen, BS
ORCID: 0000-0002-6541-3418

PhD Student (BISB)

[email protected]

BRF-2, 3217 - Bay HH

Joined the Palmer Lab in March 2020; entered graduate program in September 2022

Apurva S. Chitre, MS
ORCID: 0000-0003-1709-9214

PhD Student (BISB)

[email protected]

BRF-2, 3A07-M

Joined the Palmer Lab in January 2015; entered graduate program in September 2022

Jean Gonzalez, BA

Graduate student researcher (BISB)

[email protected]

BRF-2, 3A21

Joined the Palmer Lab in April 2024

Brittany S. Leger, BS
ORCID: 0000-0002-8467-5472

PhD Student (BMS)

[email protected]

BRF-2, 3217 - Bay HH

Joined the Palmer Lab in June 2021

Bioinformatics Team

Gavrila Ang, MS

Bioinformatician

[email protected]

BRF-2, 3A07-D/E

Joined the Palmer Lab in January 2024

Benjamin B. Johnson, PhD
ORCID: 0000-0001-7269-5145

Bioinformatician

[email protected]

BRF-2, 3A07-D/E

Joined the Palmer Lab in March 2023

Elaine Keung, BS
ORCID: 0009-0003-4833-4093

Bioinformatician

[email protected]

BRF-2, 3A32

Joined the Palmer Lab in August 2023

Thiago Missfeldt Sanches, PhD
ORCID: 0000-0001-6962-9569

Bioinformatics Team Lead

[email protected]

Joined the Palmer Lab in October 2022

Genomics Team

Robert W. Vogel, PhD
ORCID: 0000-0001-5400-5024

Bioinformatician

[email protected]

Joined the Palmer Lab in May 2023

Laboratory Technicians

Rudy Avila, BS

Lab Assistant

[email protected]

BRF-2, 3217 - Bay II

Joined the Palmer Lab in August 2024

Nina Suzuki, BS

Lab/Animal Assistant

[email protected]

BRF-2, 3217 - Bay JJ

Joined the Palmer Lab in July 2024

Administrative Staff

April Jones

Research Project Assistant

[email protected]

Joined the Palmer Lab in November 2022

Past Lab Members

  • Lab Staff
  • Postdoctoral Fellows
  • Graduate Students
  • Undergraduates
  • High School Students

Lab Staff

Yizhi Wang-sq

Yizhi Wang, BS
Lab Assistant
2023-2025

Beverly2

Beverly P. Peng, BS
Bioinformatician
2021-2023

katarina

Katarina Cohen, BA
Lab Assistant
2021-2023

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Karina Cerda, MS
Lab Assistant
2022

JIANJUN GAO

Jianjun Gao, PhD
Biostatistician
2014-2019

Emily-LEUNG

Emily Leung, BA
Lab Technician
2012-2014

Greta

Greta Sokoloff, PhD
Research Associate
2007-2011

Michaelanne Woerner

Michaelanne Woerner (Munoz), PhD
Lab Technician
2006-2008

Khai-minh Nguyen

Khai-Minh H. Nguyen, BS
Research Assistant
2019-2025

Shae 4sq2

Kendra Shae Ziegler, BS
Bioinformatician
2022-2023

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Haoyu Jia, MS
Bioinformatician
2022-2023

BONNIE LIN

Bonnie Lin, BA
Bioinformatician
2019-2021

Alison Sweet

Alison Sweet, BS
Research Associate
2019-2021

PalmerLabPhoto-Celine ST. PIERRE

Celine St. Pierre, BA
Lab Manager/Technician
2012-2017

Emmanuel ARYEE

Emmanuel Aryee, MD
Lab Technician
2012-2013

michael-demeyer

Michael Demeyer, BA
Lab Technician
2009-2011

Clara3c
Clara Ortez, BS
Lab Assistant
2021-2024
Elizabeth C

Elizabeth Alcantara, MS
Lab Technician
2021-2023

Gabe - alt - sq

Gabe Barrero, BA
Bioinformatician
2021-2022

ARIANA PAGE

Ariana Page, BA
Research Associate
2018-2021

HANNAH BIMSCHLEGER

Hannah Bimschleger
Lab Manager
2017-2020

JungkyunSeo

Jungkyun Seo, BA
Biostatistician
2015-2016

Mouse

Garrett Birkhoff, BA
Lab Technician
2011-2012

Claudia Wing

Claudia Wing, MS
Lab Technician
2008-2009

Postdoctoral Fellows

Michelle Doyle photo

Michelle Doyle, PhD
Postdoc
2022-2025

MILAD MORTAZAVI

Milad Mortazavi, PhD
Postdoc
2019-2022

SANDRA SANCHEZ-ROIGE

Sandra Sanchez-Roige, PhD
Assistant Professor
2016-2019

APRIL WILLIAMS

April Williams, PhD
Postdoc
2015-2017

Peter Carbanetto (Post Doc)

Peter Carbonetto, PhD
Postdoc
2013-2014

Riyan Cheng

Riyan Cheng, PhD
Postdoc
2008-2012

Ney Alliey-Rodriguez

Ney Alliey-Rodriguez, MD
Postdoc
2007

Joel David Leal Gutierrez

Joel D Leal Gutierrez, PhD
Postdoc
2020-2024

AMELIE BAUD

Amelie Baud, PhD
Visiting Scholar
2017-2021

YU-YU REN

Yu-Yu Ren, PhD
Postdoc
2016-2019

Laura SITTIG

Laura Sittig, PhD
Postdoc
2012-2017

CLARISSA PARKER

Clarissa Parker, PhD
Postdoc
2009-2013

IMG-Yang_Amy

Amy Yang, MD
Postdoc
2008-2010

Mouse

Pei-Chun Chen, PhD
Postdoc
2006-2007

Daniel Munro

Daniel Munro, PhD
Postdoc
2020-2023

AMANDA BARKLEY-LEVENSON

Amanda Barkley-Levenson, PhD
Assistant Project Scientist
2016-2022

Kayla-Chase21

Kayla Chase, PhD
Postdoc
2015-2017

SHYAM GOPALAKRISHNAN

Shyam Gopalakrishnan, PhD
Postdoc
2011-2015

Camron Bryant

Camron Bryant, PhD
Postdoc
2007-2012

Mouse

Jackie Lim, PhD
Postdoc
2006-2008

Graduate Students

Sabrina - sq2

Sabrina Mi, BS
Grad Student
2023-2024

Elizabeth C

Elizabeth Alcantara, MS
Biology Master’s Program
2021-2023

XINZHU ZHOU

Xinzhu Zhou, PhD
Grad Student
2015-2020

KATHERINE JOHNSTON MCMURRAY

Katherine Johnston McMurray, PhD
Grad Student
2012-2015

MARGARET DISTLER

Margaret Distler, MD
Grad Student
2008-2012

Mouse

Amanda L Yonan, PhD
Grad Student
2002-2005

Jean - sq

Jean Gonzalez, BA
Grad Student
Spring 2024 rotation

Ishita-c

Ishita Khatri, BS
Data Science Intern
Summer 2023

ALEX GILETA

Alex Gileta, PhD
Grad Student
2013-2018

Camila BARRIOS CAMACHO

Camila Barrios Camacho, BA
Prep Scholar
2013-2014

Christine Ponder

Christine Ponder, PhD
Grad Student
2003-2007

Anjali Srinivasan - c

Anjali Srinivasan, BS
Grad Student
Winter 2024 rotation

Zeljana2

Zeljana Babic, MS
PhD Student
2021-2022

Natalia GONZALES

Natalia Gonzales, PhD
Grad Student
2011-2017

Amy-Hart

Amy Hart, PhD
Grad Student
2009-2013

Mouse

Rathi Suresh, PhD
Grad Student
2003-2007

Undergraduates

Sakina Muckadam - Undergraduate, 2022-2024 (ORCID iD: 0009-0002-0717-0507)

Faith Okamoto - Undergraduate, 2022-2024 (ORCID iD: 0009-0007-4163-6928)

Brandon Krieg - REHU Student, 2023

Mika Okamoto - REHU Student, 2023

Emily Cameron - Undergraduate, 2022-2023

Cristina Comacchio - Undergraduate, 2022-2023

Justin Park - Undergraduate, 2022-2023

Won Choi - Undergraduate, 2022-2023

Viet Nguyen - Undergraduate, 2021-2022

Billy Santoso - Undergraduate, 2022

Owen Tai - Undergraduate, 2022

Alan Lin - REHU Student, 2021

Sammy Myakishev-Rempel - REHU Student, 2021

Cole Stromberg - Undergraduate, 2021 - 2022

Alec Manzer - Undergraduate, 2022

Anne Ilustrisimo - Undergraduate, 2020 - 2022

Nili Farhadi - Undergraduate, 2018-2021

Alejandra Nicanor - Undergraduate, 2017 - 2021

Amy Lee - Undergraduate, 2017-2020

Jazlene Mallari - Undergraduate, 2016-2019

Frances Lagarda - Undergraduate, 2017-2018

Fangchao He - Undergraduate, 2017

John Shin - Undergraduate, 2017

Nishant Mysore - Undergraduate, 2017

Yuya Zhao - Undergraduate, 2017

Yvette Tan - Undergraduate, 2017

Elizabeth Lipschultz - Undergraduate / REHU, 2015-2016

Africa Mcleod - Undergraduate, 2015

Alex Ho - Undergraduate, 2014-2015

Alisha Ho - Undergraduate, 2014-2015

Brittny Bloomenstiel - Undergraduate, 2014-2015

Charissa Newkirk - Undergraduate, 2014-2015

Kate Krauss - Undergraduate, 2013-2015

Kyle Engel - Undergraduate, 2013-2015

Liz Joyce - Undergraduate, 2014-2015

Rachael Maguire - Undergraduate, 2015

Shibani Chettri - REHU Student, 2015

Matt Cheung - Undergraduate, 2012-2014

Phillip Stephens - Summer Student, 2014

Yeonhee Park - Undergraduate, 2011-2014

Emily Tixier - High School / Undergraduate, 2010-2013

Naomi Gorfinkle - Undergraduate, 2009-2013

Alexandra Dattilo - Undergraduate, 2011-2012

Joe Davis - Undergraduate, 2011-2012

Michael Guido - Undergraduate, 2009-2012

Loren Kole - High School / Undergraduate, 2009-2011

Marie Wu - Undergraduate, 2011

Kaitlin Samocha - Undergraduate, 2006-2010,  Honors Thesis

Elizabeth Wagner - Undergraduate, 2010

Stacey Kirkpatrick - Undergraduate, 2008-2010

Ben Chang - Undergraduate, 2006-2009

Melissa Graham - Undergraduate, 2006-2009, Honors Thesis

Qian Zhang - Undergraduate, 2008

Andrew Lee Chen - Undergraduate, 2006-2007

Chetan Huded - Undergraduate, 2006

High School Students

Michael Rempel, 2024

Eden Deng, 2019

Daniel Liu, 2017

Miranda Scarlata, 2014

Emily Tixier, 2010

Colin Walker, 2010

Loren Kole, 2009

Ben Postone, 2008

Related Websites:

    Visit our other websites for more information on:
  • RATTACA...visit RatGenes
  • Expression data portal (gene expression, eQTL, sQTL)...visit RatGTEx
  • GWAS datasets...visit C-GORD

Abraham Palmer, PhD

Professor & Vice Chair for Basic Research,
Department of Psychiatry
University of California San Diego
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Palmer Lab
University of California San Diego
Israni Biomedical Research Facility (BRF-2)
3147 Biomedical Sciences Way

La Jolla, CA 92093-0667
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: (858) 534-2093
Twitter: @AbePalmer

UCSD Profile
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Curriculum Vitae

PhD, Biomedical Sciences
University of California San Diego, 1999

BA, Biology
University of Chicago, 1992

Director, NIDA National Center of Excellence for GWAS in Outbred Rats

On-campus Location

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University of California San Diego
Israni Biomedical Research Facility
(also known as BRF-2 and IBRF)

3147 Biomedical Sciences Way
La Jolla, CA 92093

Mailing address:
University of California San Diego
Palmer Lab
9500 Gilman Drive
Mail Code: 0667
La Jolla, CA 92093-0667

Location information

Palmer Lab Members

Palmer Lab Members

BRF-2 | Floor 3-A: Dry Lab
Room 3A24: Abraham Palmer
Room 3A32: Oksana Polesskaya,
Thiago Sanches, Elaine Keung
3A07-D/E: Benjamin Johnson,
Gavrila Ang, Zachary Tatom
3A07-M: Apurva Chitre

BRF-2 | Floor 3: Wet Lab
Room 3217: Bays FF-JJ
  • Bay FF: Rudy Avila
  • Bay GG: Montana Lara
  • Bay HH: Brittany Leger,
    Denghui Chen
  • Bay II: Riyan Cheng
  • Bay JJ: Nina Suzuki

  • For administrative and website support:
    April Jones ([email protected])

    Photo Gallery

    Recent Posts

    • Manuscript accepted in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
    • Manuscript accepted in Complex Psychiatry
    • Dr. Daniel Munro receives promotion
    • Dr. Palmer gives talk at Rutgers University
    • Dr. Abraham Palmer awarded California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program Grant
    • Dr. Palmer gives talk for Kansas State University
    • Dr. Abraham Palmer will continue as Vice Chair of Basic Science Research in the UC San Diego Department of Psychiatry
    • Manuscript published in Nature Genetics
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