USD Chemistry and Biochemistry  
   
 
 Tahmassebi Research Students
Current Students
Will Porterfield
2/07 - present
 
Alyssa Navapanich
1/08 - present
 
Shannen Cravens
1/08 - present
 
Taylor Hepp
6/08 - present
 
 
 
Past Students

Kenji Nishihara         

6/98-6/99
ISIS Pharmaceuticals
Jamie Mills  
1/99 – 6/99
UCSD Chemistry graduate school  
Rowena Cayabyab
1/99 – 8/99  
Biotech, San Diego   
Jason Ibarra         
6/99 – 8/99
Biotech, San Diego

David Weinberg

6/99 – 9/99
Caltech Chemistry graduate school
Taylor Flatley
9/99 – 7/00 
Planned Parenthood
Robin Politte  
9/99 – 7/00
Health Coordinator in Philadelphia, PA
Kristy Clarke
6/00 – 5/02
Chemistry Teacher, Dana Hills High School

Nick Salzameda      

9/00 – 5/01
 Post-Doctoral Fellow, TSRI
Bryan O’Neill                       
9/00 – 5/01
Sapphire Fues Inc., San Diego
Cheryl Billstrom              
9/00 – 5/01
Nereus Pharmaceuticals
Brenda Isais                       
7/01 – 8/01  
Steve DeLisle 
9/01 – 5/02  
Dental School

Jessica Ratto  

6/01 – 9/02 
Medical School – Kansas City
Sarah Perez
6/02 – 9/02
Kristi Good                        
9/01 – 5/03
Zach Sharret
1/01 – 5/03
UCSC Chemistry Grad. School
Tera VanHouten
6/02 – 5/04  
Loma Linda Dental School
Kyle Kent   
1/04 – 5/04 
Medical School - OHSU
Jennifer Bart                  
6/04 – 8/04
Physical Therapy school
Stephanie Sandoval     
9/03 – 5/05
Forensics, LAPD
John Butler                
1/04 – 5/05 
UT Southwestern Chemistry graduate school
Makala Maybury
1/04 – 5/05
UCSF School of Pharmacy
Ernesto Gonzalez 
6/05 – 8/05
USD Undergraduate
Joanna Cole                  
6/04 – 7/06
UCSD School of Pharmacy
Timothy Parr                 
9/04 – 7/06
Amira Pharmaceuticals
April Stanley 
7/07 – 8/07    
USD Undergraduate
Calvin Schneider
2/07-12/07
USD Undergraduate
Chad Amador
2/07-12/07
USD Undergraduate
Danielle Pfaff
9/06-5/08
Western Washington Univ graduate school (Chemistry)