Prof. Steven F. Dowdy, Ph.D.
University of California San Diego
Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Phone: 858-534-7772
Email: sdowdy@ucsd.edu
Lab Members
Postdocs
Dr. Satish Jadhav, Ph.D.
Postdoc (2017-Present)
Ph.D. Institution: University of Turku, Finland (2011-2016)
Advisor: Prof. Harri Lönnberg
Thesis: Covalent conjugates of therapeutic oligonucleotides
for in vivo targeting.
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Dr. Ryan Setten, Ph.D.
Postdoc (2020-Present)
Ph.D. Institution: City of Hope (2014-2020)
Advisor: Prof. John Rossi
Thesis:Cancer Biology, RNA/enhancer RNAs, and
Oligonucleotide Therapeutics
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Dr. Kamila Butowska, Ph.D.
Postdoc (2022-Present)
Ph.D. Institution: Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland (2017-2020); University of Pennsylvania, USA (Visiting PhD; 2020-2021)
1st Advisor: Prof. Jacek Piosik;
2nd Advisor: Prof. Janusz Rak;
Mentor: Dr. Michael J. Mitchell
Thesis:Selected doxorubicin conjugates for anticancer therapy.
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Lab Manager
Dr. Xianshu Cui, Ph.D.
Lab Manager (2004-Present)
Ph.D. Institution: Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.
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Lab Technician
High School Students
Kai McDermid
(2019-Present)
Alumni
Past Postdoctoral Fellows
| Past Postdoctoral Fellows | Years |
|---|---|
| Linda VanDyk, Ph.D. | 11/94 - 10/96 |
| Sergei A. Ezhevsky, Ph.D. | 12/95 - 5/01 |
| David R. Gius, M.D./Ph.D. | 6/96 - 7/97 |
| Hikaru Nagahara, M.D./Ph.D. | 9/95 - 8/98 |
| Michael Vogelbaum, M.D./Ph.D. | 1/97 - 5/98 |
| Steven R. Schwarze, Ph.D. | 7/98 - 3/00 |
| Penny Davis, Ph.D. | 4/99 - 6/01 |
| Ben Yu, M.D./Ph.D. | 4/00 - 6/02 |
| Wenge Shi, Ph.D. | 7/99 - 2/06 |
| Jehangir Wadia, Ph.D. | 5/00 - 10/06 |
| Britta Madge, Ph.D. | 11/01 - 2/05 |
| Naohisa Yoshioka, Ph.D. | 6/02 - 6/07 |
| Catherine Denicourt, Ph.D. | 8/03 - 8/08 |
| Gary S. Shapiro, Ph.D. | 9/04 - 7/10 |
| Akiko Eguchi, Ph.D. | 4/05 - 4/08 |
| Hiro Michui, M.D./Ph.D. | 6/05 - 10/07 |
| Christopher Murriel, Ph.D. | 8/05 - 10/06 |
| Scott Petersen, Ph.D. | 8/05 - 4/08 |
| Tomomi Kogiso, M.D./Ph.D. | 7/06 - 7/09 |
| David Dangoor, Ph.D. | 9/07 - 9/08 |
| Azucena Gomez-Cabero. Ph.D. | 11/06 - 12/10 |
| Ron June, Ph.D. | 11/08 - 7/11 |
| Edwige Gros, Ph.D. | 1/09 - 10/11 |
| Caroline Palm, Ph.D. | 1/09 - 06/12 |
| Bryan R. Meade, Ph.D. | 11/10 - 2012 |
| Arjen van den Berg, Ph.D. | 5/09 - 05/12 |
| Jonathan Hagopian, Ph.D. | 12/08 - 01/13 |
| Peter Lonn, Ph.D. | 11/11 - 03/14 |
| Asaf Presente, M.D./Ph.D. | 1/10 - 07/14 |
| Khirud Gogio, Ph.D. | 9/08 - 8/14 |
| Manuel Kaulich, Ph.D. | 1/11 - 10/15 |
| Apollo Kacsinta, Ph.D. | 8/12 - 2017 |
| Dr. Alexander Hamil, Ph.D. | 2017 - 2019 |
| Dr. Ian Huggins, Ph.D. | 2016 - 2020 |
| Dr. José A. Corleto, Ph.D. | 2019 - 2020 |
Past Undergraduate Students
| Past Undergraduate Students | Years |
|---|---|
| Bryce Murray | 2003 - 2006 |
| Gillian Mager | 2005 |
| Zach Rudolph | 2006 |
| John Finnerran | 2006 - 2008 |
| Nichole Lake | 2006 - 2007 |
| Dane Cumaro | 2007 |
| Eric Warren | 2010 - 2013 |
| Mathew Feely | Summer 2011, 2012 & 2013 |
| Brittany Jordon | Summer 2013 |
| Doron Volcani | Summer 2013 & 2014 |
| Yeon J. Lee | 2014 - 2016 |
| Erica Lee | 2018 - 2020 |
| Lillian Hagan-Calzada | 2019 - 2020 |
Past Medical Students
| Past Medical Students | Years |
|---|---|
| Gary Ma, B.S. | 01/12 - 12/12 |
Past Graduate Students
| Past Graduate Students | Years |
|---|---|
| Natalie A. Lissy, Ph.D. | 4/96 - 3/01 |
| Dawn Latham, M.S. | 4/97 - 12/99 |
| Alan Ho, M.D., Ph.D. | 6/97 - 2/02 |
| Sandra McAllister, Ph.D. | 2/98 - 7/02 |
| Eric L. Snyder, M.D., Ph.D. | 6/99 - 12/03 |
| Courtney G. Havens, Ph.D. | 9/01 - 6/06 |
| Michelle V. Wagner, Ph.D. | 6/02 - 8/08 |
| Jacob.M. Gump, Ph.D. | 6/03 - 6/09 |
| Bryan R. Meade, Ph.D. | 6/04 - 10/10 |
| Anil Narasimha, Ph.D. | 7/08 - 5/13 |
| Alex S. Hamil, Ph.D. | 7/11 - 10/16 |
| Aaron D. Springer, Ph.D. | 7/13 - 2/18 |
| Carlos Medina, Ph.D. | 2016-2021 |
Past Master Students
| Past Master Students | Years |
|---|---|
| Yu Yan Kwan | 2020 - 2021 |
Past High School Students
| Past High School Students | Years |
|---|---|
| Tyler Cockrell | 2018 - 2019 |