The purpose of the ASGD shall be to create a community for graduate students, to represent the needs of the diverse body of graduate students, to advocate for student rights and interests, and to promote career and professional development for students.
Welcome 2024-2025 ASGD Executive Board members
President - Thu Pham
Graduate program: Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics
Vice President - Jean Yasis
Graduate program: Genetic Counseling
Treasurers - Miguel Guardado & Allison Wang
Miguel Guardado
Miguel is a 4th year PhD candidate in the BMI program, co-advised by Ryan Hernandez and Dara Torgerson with his research involving computational disparities inside genomics and precision disparities. Miguel is additionally a 2022 HHMI Gilliam Fellow. His commitment to ASGD is to help rebuild the student community that was lost during the pandemic, and served on the board and as the Public Affairs Officer.
Allison Wang
Graduate program: Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics
Student Affairs - Hannah Takasuka, Kingsley Chow, & Su Oner
Hannah Takasuka
Hannah is a 2nd year DDS/PhD student in the Oral and Craniofacial Sciences Program and Tony Capra's bioinformatics lab. She underwent orthognathic (corrective jaw) surgery, experiencing first-hand how a severely dysfunctional and unaesthetic orthodontic bite can negatively affect both physical and mental health. This inspired her to shift her focus and pursue studies in oral sciences. She joined ASGD to facilitate positive collaboration and community between students, student leaders, alumni, and administration.
Kingsley Chow
Graduate program: Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics
Su Oner
Graduate program: Artificial Intelligence and Computational Drug Discovery and Development
Public Affairs - Jared Khan & Emily Whalen
Jared Khan
Graduate program: Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics
Emily Whalen
Graduate program: Global Health Sciences
Publicity, Digital Media & Communications - Thaybeth Malavé-Méndez, Ziqian Feng, & Amrita Nagasuri
Thaybeth Malavé-Méndez
Graduate program: Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics
Ziqian Feng
Graduate program: Health Data Science
Diversity - Stefanie Piña Escudero & Connie Silva
Stefanie Piña Escudero
Stefanie is a 2nd year Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics (PSPG) student at the Yokoyama lab. insterested in exploring the genetic factors that influence cognitive health. My commitment to ASGD revolves around the belief that every student deserves to have their voice recognized and valued.
Connie Silva
Graduate program: Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics
Student Event Coordinators - Nanase Toda & Hanson Hoang
Nanase Toda
Graduate program: Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics
Hanson Hoang
Graduate program: Artificial Intelligence and Computational Drug Discovery and Development
Zi Li
Graduate program: Health Data Science