Biomedical Informatics Staff

Angelina Cordaro, MS

Technical Project Manager

Research Interests:
Health Information Technology; Precision Medicine; Mental Health; OpenNotes

Education:
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English – Ashford University
Master of Science in Health Informatics (MSHI), National University

Contact
acordaro@health.ucsd.edu

Elizabeth Santillanez, MPA

Program Coordinator

Research Interests:
Higher education training, research and community outreach
Public health, global health and border health
Chronic and infectious diseases
Health Disparities

Education:
Masters in Public Administration (MPA), Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Scripps College
Health Care Executive Leadership Program Certificate, UC San Diego Extension

Current Projects:
National Library Medicine, Training Grant Fellowship Program
UC Hispanic Serving Institutions-Doctoral Diversity Initiative (UC-HSI-DDI) Recruitment and Retention Doctoral Diversity Project

Contact:
Location: UC San Diego, ACTRI, 2W507
Phone: (858) 534-8469
esantillanez@health.ucsd.edu

Erickson Wilson

Program Manager

Research Interests:
Precision Medicine

Education:
MD, Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo

Research Project:
All of Us Research Project (NIH)

Contact
emwilson@health.ucsd.edu

Erin Bailey

Center Program Manager, RADx-rad

Research Interests:
Health disparities Research with a special interest of social determents of health factors
Community engagement and ways to bridge trust amongst researchers and the community
Community Precision Health focusing on individual and family health and development
Implementation of data driven decision making and translation science. 

Education:
Bachelor of Arts; Art History - UMass Boston
Master of Social Work; Social Change and Innovation - University of Southern California 

Research Project:
RADx-rad

Contact
elbailey@health.ucsd.edu

Jennifer Briscoe

Consortium Communications Manager

Research Interests:
Public Relations; Communication; Marketing; Strategic Initiatives

Education:
B.S. in Journalism - University of Kansas

Experience:
Media/Public Relations Manager - Sprint
Public Relations Manager & Marketing Consultant - Qualcomm
Public Relations Manager - Sempra Energy
Director of Public and Media Relations - Cricket Communications (AT&T)
Director of Public Relations - Allison+Partners
Communications Consultant - Robert Half International

Research Project:
All of Us Research Project (NIH)

Contact:
jabriscoe@health.ucsd.edu

Jihoon Kim, MS

Principal Statistician

Research Interests: 
Data Mining; Predictive Modeling; Bioinformatics; Statistical Learning
The overarching goal of my research is to discover clinically-actionable knowledge from (massive) data-sets.

Education: 
Ph.D. in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, University of California, San Diego (in progress)
MS in Statistics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
BS in Statistics and MS in Medicine (Bioinformatics), Seoul National University, South Korea

Contact: 
j5kim@health.ucsd.edu

Kaci Marques

Financial Analyst

Michele Day, PhD

Program Manager and Technical Writer

Education:
PhD, Bioinformatics, University of California San Diego
BA, Biochemistry, University of California Berkeley

Current Projects:
pSCANNER
iDASH
Clinical Data Warehouse

Publications:
Ohno-Machado L, Agha Z, Bell DS, Dahm L, Day ME, Doctor JN, Gabriel D, Kahlon MK, Kim KK, Hogarth M, Matheny ME, Meeker D, Nebeker JR, pSCANNER team. pSCANNER: patient-centered Scalable National Network for Effectiveness Research. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2014 Jul-Aug;21(4):621-6. PMID: 24780722 PMCID: PMC4078293

Sastri M, Haushalter KJ, Panneerselvam M, Chang P, Fridolfsson H, Finley JC, Ng D, Schilling JM, Miyanohara A, Day ME, Hakozaki H, Petrosyan S, Koller A, King CC, Darshi M, Blumenthal DK, Ali SS, Roth DM, Patel HH, Taylor SS. A kinase interacting protein (AKIP1) is a key regulator of cardiac stress. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Jan 29;110(5):E387-96. PMID: 23319652 PMCID: PMC3562788

Ohno-Machado L, Bafna C, Boxwala A, Chapman BE, Chapman WW, Chaudhuri K, Day ME, Farcas C, Heintzman N, Jiang X, Kim H, Kim J, Matheny M, Resnic F, Vinterbo S, iDASH. Integrating data for analysis, anonymization, and sharing. J Am Med Inf Assoc 2011;Mar-Apr;19(2):196-201. PMID: 22081224 PMCID: PMC3277627

Day ME, Gaietta GM, Sastri M, Koller A, Mackey MR, Scott JD, Perkins GA, Ellisman MH, Taylor SS. Isoform-specific targeting of PKA to multivesicular bodies. J Cell Biol. 2011 Apr 18;193(2):347-63. PMID: 21502359 PMCID: PMC3080257

Contact:
Location:  UC San Diego BRF2, 5A17
Phone: 858-822-0931
Email: mday@health.ucsd.edu

Morgan Von Ebke

Executive Assistant

Contact:
dbmi-admin@health.ucsd.edu

Nancy Herbst, MBA

Director

Education:
MBA, National University
BA with a minor in legal studies, National University
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, UCSD and Rath & Strong

Publications:
Contributing author and book editor for the College and School Law: Analysis, Prevention, and Forms published by the American Bar Association (978-1-61632-008-9).

Service Work
Chair, Committee on the 2018 UCSD Women’s Conference (2017 – 2018)
Member, Supervising Committee, USE Credit Union (2016 – 2021)
Site Coordinator, WACUBO (Western Association of College and University Business Officers) (2015 – present)
Chair, Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee, Grossmont Union High School District (2011 – 2017)
Board Member, San Diego Future’s Foundation (Chair of the Audit and Education Subcommittees) (2010 – 2013)

Contact:
UC San Diego, BRFII, 5A19
858-822-2903
nherbst@health.ucsd.edu

Priyanka Puthra, MS

Technical Project Management Professional

Research Interests:
Health Information Technology; Quality and Process Improvement

Education: 
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Biomedical Engineering, University of Mumbai
Master of Science (MSc) in Bioengineering: Imaging and Sensing, University of Nottingham
Master of Science (MS) in Health Informatics, University of California Davis

Contact:
pputhran@health.ucsd.edu

Teresa Magdaleno Perez

All of Us Consortium Engagement Manager

Research Interests:
Community Relations; Marketing; Digital Communications; Precision Medicine; Mental Health; Health Disparities

Education:
Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA), School of Business, University of San Diego

Research Project
All of Us Research Project (NIH)

Contact 
tmagdalenoperez@health.ucsd.edu

Tracy Layton, MS

Consortium Project Manager

Research Interests/Expertise:
Health research, especially focused on screening, prevention and treatment
Patient/participant outreach and recruitment
Screening and prevention education
Implementation of clinical care improvement, including improving clinical decision making in the clinical setting
Integrations with electronic health record systems and research systems

Education:
Master of Science, Biology - Northern Arizona University
Bachelor of Science, Microbiology - University of Arizona

Research Project:
All of Us Research Project (NIH)

Contact:
tlayton@health.ucsd.edu

Victoria Patronilo

Research Assistant

Research Interests:
Psychology; Neurology

Education:
B.A. in Psychology - California State University Los Angeles

Research Projects
All of Us Research Project (NIH)

Contact:
capmc@health.ucsd.edu

Vira Danak Bhatt

Clinical Informatics Specialist

Research Interests:
Health Information Exchange & Interoperability, Preventive Medicine, Data Science

Education:
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Biochemistry, Gujarat University
Master of Science (MSc) in Bioinformatics, Gujarat University
Master of Science (MSc) in Health Informatics, University of California Davis

Contact:
vdanakbhatt@health.ucsd.edu

Adrianne Agsolid

Applications Programmer

Contact:
aagsolid@health.ucsd.edu

Edward O’Neill

Applications Programmer

Contact:
edoneill@health.ucsd.edu

Gary Kean

Bioinformatics Programmer

Research Interests:
Health Data Anonymization techniques; No SQL databases; Health care network adequacy

Education:
Masters of Science (MS): Health Informatics - University of California, Davis
Bachelor of Science (BS): Industrial Design - Illinois Institute of Technology

Contact:
gkean@health.ucsd.edu

John William Claypool

Applications Programmer

Contact:
jclaypool@health.ucsd.edu

Kai Post

Bioinformatics Programmer

Research Interests:
Bioinformatics; Electronic Medicine; Data Management and Analysis

Education:
MS in Biology, University of Virginia

Select Publications:
Pauthner M, Havenar-Daughton C, Sok D, Nkolola JP, Bastidas R, Boopathy AV, Carnathan DG, Chandrashekar A, Cirelli KM, Cottrell CA, Eroshkin AM, Guenaga J, Kaushik K, Kulp DW, Liu J, McCoy LE, Oom AL, Ozorowski G, Post KW, Sharma SK, Steichen JM, de Taeye SW, Tokatlian T, Torrents de la Peña A, Butera ST, LaBranche CC15, Montefiori DC, Silvestri G, Wilson IA, Irvine DJ, Sanders RW, Schief WR, Ward AB, Wyatt RT, Barouch DH, Crotty S, Burton DR  Elicitation of Robust Tier 2 Neutralizing Antibody Responses in Nonhuman Primates by HIV Envelope Trimer Immunization Using Optimized Approaches. Immunity. 2017; 46(6):1073-1088.e6.

Eroshkin AM, LeBlanc A, Weekes D, Post K, Li Z, Rajput A, Butera ST, Burton DR and Godzik Al. bNAber: database of broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies. Nucleic Acids Res. 2014; 42(Database issue):D1133-9.

Mayya Sedova, Mallika Iyer, Zhanwen Li, Lukasz Jaroszewski, Kai W Post, Thomas Hrabe, Eduard Porta-Pardo, Adam Godzik; Cancer3D 2.0: interactive analysis of 3D patterns of cancer mutations in cancer subsets, Nucleic Acids Research. 2018; gky1098

Contact
k1post@health.ucsd.edu

Kevin Kunkel

Information Systems Analyst

Contact:
kkunkel@health.ucsd.edu

Marco Gonzales

Bioinformatics Programmer

Contact:
m7gonzales@health.ucsd.edu

Patrick Mao

Applications Programmer

Contact:
pmao@health.ucsd.edu

Paulina Paul

Database Administrator

Contact:
paulina@health.ucsd.edu

Ravinder Atwal

Clinical Applications Professional

Contact:
ratwal@health.ucsd.edu

Rob Anderson

Applications Programmer

Contact:
roanderson@health.ucsd.edu

Supreeth Shashjumar

Informatics/Machine Learning Programmer

Contact:
spshashikumar@health.ucsd.edu

Tyler Bath

Programmer Analyst

Research Interests:
User Based Design; Biomechatronics; Brain-Computer Interfacing

Education:
BS in Computer Science, UC San Diego

Posters & Publications:
To view past posters, presentations and magazine publications, please visit Publications and Pubmed Profile.

Projects:
MAGI, Web based microRNA sequence analysis
Flightdeck, VM launching webservice
iCONCUR
Strong Heart Study

Contact:
tbath@health.ucsd.edu

Daisy Fierros Gonzalez

Clinical Research Coordinator – Phlebotomist

Research Interests:
Precision Medicine, Genetics

Research Projects:
All of Us Research Program

Contact:
dfierrosgonzalez@health.ucsd.edu

Daisy Villanueva

Clinical Research Coordinator – Phlebotomist

Research Interests:
Mental Health Disorders; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; Leukemia; Epilepsy

Research Projects:
All of Us Research Project (NIH)​

Contact:
davillanueva@health.ucsd.edu

Denisse Graciano

Clinical Research Coordinator – Phlebotomist

Research Interests:
Immunology, Autoimmune Disease Research, Precision Medicine

Research Projects:
All of Us Research Program

Contact:
dgraciano@health.ucsd.edu

Gloree Miller

Clinical Research Coordinator

Research Interests:
Mental Health Disorders; Artificial Intelligence and its Clinical Applications; Genomics; Immunology

Research Projects:
All of Us Research Project (NIH)

Contact:
gdmiller@health.ucsd.edu

Jovan Moreno

Clinical Research Coordinator – Phlebotomist

Research Interests:
Diabetes; Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD); Schizophrenia

Research Projects:
All of Us Research Project (NIH)

Contact:
j3moreno@health.ucsd.edu

Katherine Crouthamel

Clinical Research Coordinator – Phlebotomist

Research Interests:
Precision Medicine; Clinical Trials; Public Health and Active Transportation

Education:
B.A. in Psychology - San Francisco State University
Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health Professions - San Diego State University
Clinical Trials Design and Management Certificate - UCSD Extension

Experience:
Research Coordinator - Moores Cancer Center Biorepository, UCSD
Study to Assess Hepatitis Risk (STAHR II) - School of Global Public Health, UCSD

Contact_
kcrouthamel@health.ucsd.edu

Klarissa Covarrubias

Clinical Research Coordinator

Research Interests:
Mental Health Disorders; Artificial Intelligence and its Clinical Applications; Genomics; Immunology

Research Projects:
All of Us Research Project (NIH)

Contact:
kycovarrubias@health.ucsd.edu

Maryam Akbar

Clinical Informatics Specialist

Contact:
mmakbar@health.ucsd.edu

Mericar Domdom

Lead Clinical Research Coordinator

Research Interests:
Public Health, Precision Medicine

Education:
B.S. Health Science with emphasis in Public Health - San Diego State University
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, UC San Diego

Research Projects:
All of Us Research Project (NIH)

Contact:
mdomdom@health.ucsd.edu

Morgan Conrad

Clinical Research Coordinator

Research Interests:
Cancer; Genetics; Enzymatic Chemistry; Precision Medicine

Education:
B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - UC Santz Cruz

Research Projects:
All of Us Research Project (NIH)

Contact:
mconrad@health.ucsd.edu

Oriana Aguilar

Clinical Research Coordinator - Phlebotomist

Research Interests:
Precision Medicine; Genetics

Education:
Associate of Science, Biological Sciences
Certified Phlebotomy Technician
Certified Emergency Medical Technician

Research Projects:
All of Us Research Project (NIH)

Contact:
oaguilar@health.ucsd.edu

Ravinder Atwal

Clinical Applications Professional

Contact:
ratwal@health.ucsd.edu