Angela Rivers M.D, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Education: Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, Meharry Medical College; M.D., Stanford Medical School; Resident, University of South Florida; Fellow, University of Florida.
Hart Horneman
Staff Research Associate
Hart started as a Staff Research Assoicate in Dallman Lab at University of California in 2005. Since Dr. Dallman retired she has worked with the Ballard Lab, at UCSF's Department of Pediatrics and served as Lab Manager for Dr. Fleiszig at Berkeley's School of Optometry. Currently she has a split appointment with the Rivers Lab and the MLK Core. In her off hours she enjoys reading, baking and has her time dictated by her German Shepard.
Education: Associate's of Science in Mathematics, Mendocino Junior College; B.S. in Biochemistry, San Francisco State University; B.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology, San Francisco State University
Yaw Ansong-Ansongton
Graduate Student
Yaw is a physician-scientist from Ghana pursuing his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco. Experiencing the health disparities for sickle cell disease such as expensive diagonistics and lack of treatments, Yaw seeks to combine his passion for engineering and medicine to advance health equity.
Education: Pursuing a Ph.D. in Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco; M.D., University of Cape Coast; M.S., University of New Haven.
Alumni
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Mikail "Mikey" Alejandro
Junior Specialist (May 2022 - July 2023)
Student Intern (Dec 2021 - May 2022)
Biography: Mikey is a post-baccalaureate student with a degree in Chemistry from the University of San Francisco. Mikey's project currently explores the role of mitochondrial retention in red blood cells of pediatric sickle cell disease populations. Mikey hopes to matriculate into a physician-scientist program within the upcoming years. In his spare time he plays bass for the Filipinx-American rapper Ruby Ibarra and her band the Balikbayans.
Education: B.S. in Chemistry (Medicinal and Synthetic Concentration), University of San Francisco; Post-Baccalaureate Health Professions Program, University of California, Berkeley, Extension
Status: Junior Specialist in the Lim Lab.
Nebeyat "Nebe" Zekaryas
Laboratory Assistant
Nebe is an incoming junior at Cal-State University, East Bay studying public health and pursuing a career in nursing. Nebe first joined the Rivers Lab in 2021 as a summer intern through the UCSF SSRP program. She spent the following year as a student intern in the lab and returned as an intern in summer 2022 as an SSRP participant. As of August 2022, Nebe has been working as our lab assistant.
Undergraduate Students
Annie Galivan (2021-2022)
Summer Students
Amirachi Kanu (Summer 2022)
Aaron Featherstone (Summer 2023)