Principal Investigator
Arun Wiita M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Residence
Dept. of Laboratory Medicine
Dept. of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences
Member, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub
Assistant Director, UCSF Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory
Director, UCSF Stephen and Nancy Grand Multiple Myeloma Translational Initiative Laboratory
Director, Physician-Scientist Pathway Program, Depts. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Phone: +1-415-514-6238
Email: arun.wiita (at) ucsf.edu
Post-Doctoral Scholars
Bonell Patiño Escobar, M.D.
M.D. Fundación Universitaria Juan N. Corpas (Bogota, Colombia)
Residency: Medicine, Fundación Universitaria Juan N. Corpas
Fellowship: Hematology/Oncology, Fundación Universitaria Cienca de la Salud (Bogota, Colombia)
Email: orlando.patinoescobar (at) ucsf.edu
Kamal Mandal Ph.D.
B.Tech., West Bengal University of Technology
M.Tech., National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
Ph.D., National Institute of Immunology, Delhi
Email: kamal.mandal (at) ucsf.edu
Corynn Kasap, M.D., Ph.D.
B.S., University of Michigan
M.D., Ph.D. Cornell Tri-Institutional MSTP
Residency: UCSF Internal Medicine
Fellowship: UCSF Hematology/Oncology
Email: corynn.kasap (at) ucsf.edu
William Temple, M.D.
B.S., University of California, Los Angeles
M.D., UCSF
Residency: UCSF Pediatrics
Fellowship: UCSF Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Email: william.temple (at) ucsf.edu
Emilio Ramos, M.D., Ph.D.
B.S., University of California, San Diego
M.D., Ph.D University of California, Los Angeles
Residency: UCSF Pathology
Fellowship: UCSF Hematopathology
Email: emilio.ramos (at) ucsf.edu
Adila Izgutdina, M.D.
B.S. Nursultan University (Kazhakstan)
M.D. Nursultan University
Email: adila.izgutdina (at) ucsf.edu
Graduate Students
Audrey Kishishita, M.S.
B.S., M.S. California State University, Los Angeles
Graduate Program: Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Email: audrey.kishishita (at) ucsf.edu
Amrik Kang, B.S. (MSTP Program)
B.S., University of California, Riverside
Graduate Program: Biomedical Sciencies
Co-mentor: Dr. Justin Eyquem
Junior Specialists/Research Associates
Visiting Faculty
Sanjeeva Srivastava, PhD
Professor, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay
Email: sanjeeva.srivastava (at) ucsf.edu