PhD Bound

2025 SEO Scholars Entering PhD Programs

  Last First SEO Scholarship Program SFSU Research Advisor PhD Institution Phd Program
1 Awuzie Uzor BMS/NIH Bridge to Doctorate Blake Riggs UCLA Molecular Biology
2 Carter Mikesha BMS/NIH Bridge to Doctorate Blake Riggs University of Arkansas Medical Sciences
3 Chudinov Peter NSF STC-CCC Ray Esquerra University of Oregon Bioengineering
4 Cuyson Mariah Genentech Foundation MS Andrea Swei UC Davis Microbiology
5 de Arman Juliana Genentech Foundation MS Jose de la Torre UC Riverside Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology
6 Estevez Isabella NIH U-RISE Ray Esquerra UC Santa Barbara Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
7 Galvan Laura NSF STC-CCC Blake Riggs University of Texas San Antonio Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Sciences
8 Gonzales Ericka NIH U-RISE Ray Esquerra Ohio State University Biochemistry
9 Hajkowski Michael NIH Bridge to Doctorate Archana Anand UC Riverside Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology
10 Jordan Chevon NIH U-RISE Ray Esquerra John Hopkins Molecular Biophysics
11 Kan Taylor Genentech Foundation Undergraduate Jose de la Torre UC Davis Microbiology
12 Lam Robert Genentech Foundation Undergraduate Michael Enright University of Southern California Chemistry
13 Lee Ben SEO Scholar Kai Burrus Stanford Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
14 Ng Ashley Genentech Foundation Undergraduate Kai Burrus University of Arizona Pharmacology and Toxicology
15 Pendar Nima NIH U-RISE Joseph Chen UC Santa Barbara MCDB
16 Ramos Gerardo NIH Bridge to Doctorate Andrea Swei UC Davis Integrative Pathobiology
17 Vereen Timara NIH Bridge to Doctorate Andrea Swei Texas A & M Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
 

 

2024 SEO Scholars Entering PhD Programs

  Last First SEO Scholarship Program SFSU Research Advisor PhD Institution Phd Program
1 Abuel Judy NSF STC Blake Riggs UC Davis BMCDB program 
2 Allen-Henderson Jamarc NSF STC / NIH Bridge to Doctorate Blake Riggs UC Davis BMCDB program 
3 Cheong Rudolph NIH Bridge to Doc / NIH RISE / CDI UCSF Wendell Lim UC Irvine Cellular and Molecular Bioscience (CMB)
4 Contreras Marisol Genentech Foundation MS Pleuni Pennings UCSF Pharmaceutical Sci & Pharmacogenomics
5 Esperanza Carlos NIH Bridge to Doctorate Ravinder Sehgal UC Davis Integrative Genetics and Genomics
6 Fermin Flores Marisol Genentech Foundation MS Pleuni Pennings USC Integrative and Evolution Biology
7 Godoy Anyce NIH RISE / NIH MARC / NIH Bridge to Doc Mark Chan Emory Microbial Molecular Genetics
8 Gonzales John P NSF STC Mark Chan UCSF Pharmaceutical Sci & Pharmacogenomics
9 Gonzalez, Jr.* Sergio NIH U-RISE Ray Esquerra Vanderbilt IGP Biomedical Sciences
10 Gutierrez Josh NIH U-RISE Ray Esquerra City of Hope Biological Sciences
11 Holmes Patra NIH MARC / NIH Bridge to Doctorate Ray Esquerra Columbia U Biological Sciences
12 Knapp Daniel NIH MARC / NIH Bridge to Doctorate Mark Chan UC Irvine CMB Gateway
13 Mai* Justin NIH U-RISE Ivan Anastassov U Idaho Biology
14 Ng Ben Cell Design Institute UCSF (CDI) Wendell Lim UC Santa Barbara Biomolecular Science and Engineering (BMSE)
15 Norman I'frica BMS Be-Stem / NIH Bridge to Doctorate Blake Riggs Uinversity of Missouri Translational Biosiences-Infection & Immunity
16 Onyeagoro Chidubem Genentech Foundation MS Frank Bayliss / Genentech Georgia Tech/Emory Biomedical Engineering
17 Pacheco Alex BMS Be-Stem / NIH Bridge to Doctorate Marc Anderson UCSF Chemistry and Chemical Biology (CCB)
18 Seng Stephannie NIH MARC / NIH RISE Ed Connor Colorado State Agricultural Biology
19 Suntay Matt NIH MARC / NIH U-RISE Pleuni Pennings UCSF Biological and Medical Informatics (BMI)
20 Vicente Norina SEO Scholar Brian Fisher (Cal Academy) University of Porto Gulf of Guinea
21 Yusuf Yaqoub NIH Bridge to Doctorate Ivan Anastassov U Minnesota Rehabilitation Sciences
* NSF GRFP recipient