People
Current Members
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Vivianne Tawfik, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Principal InvestigatorDr. Tawfik is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine.
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Lauren Donovan, PhD Senior Research Scientist
Lauren joined the Tawfik Lab as a postdoctoral research scholar in October 2019.
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Kwan Yeop Lee, PhD Research Scientist
Kwan joined the Tawfik Lab in September 2025 as a Research Scientist.
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Amy Nippert, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow
Amy joined the Tawfik Lab in September 2021 as a postdoctoral fellow.
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Michelle Cahill, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar
Michelle joined the Tawfik Lab in February 2024 as a postdoctoral scholar.
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Richard Perez, MD Instructor/Postdoctoral Scholar
Richard joined the Tawfik Lab as a resident researcher in January 2023.
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Anahis Tena, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar
Anahis joined the Tawfik Lab in 2025 as a Propel Postdoctoral Scholar.
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Riley Merkel Graduate Student
Riley is a graduate student in the PhD Neurosciences program who joined the Tawfik Lab in 2025.
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Makenna Fluegel Graduate Student
Makenna is a graduate student in the PhD Neurosciences program who joined the Tawfik Lab in 2026.
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Sabrina Ferreira Bond Graduate Student
Sabrina joined the lab in January 2023 as a research assistant then started as an MSTP student at Stanford and (re)joined the Tawfik Lab for her PhD in Neuroscience in 2026.
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JT Rimorin Research Assistant
JT Rimorin is a Life Science Research Professional 1 and joined the lab in November 2024.
