Kesari Lab Personnel and Research Collaborators

Clinical Team

Santosh Kesari, MD, PhD Santosh Kesari, MD, PhD
Director, Neuro-Oncology
Professor,
Neurosciences
skesari@ucsd.edu
David Piccioni Md, PhD David Piccioni Md, PhD
Assistant Professor
Neuro-Oncology
dpiccioni@ucsd.edu
John Crawford,MD John Crawford,MD
Associate Professor
Pediatric Oncologist
jrcrawford@ucsd.edu
Marlon G. Saria, MSN, RN Marlon G. Saria, MSN, RN
AOCNS Nurse Specialist
msaria@ucsd.edu
Tiffany Brown, PA Tiffany Brown, PA-C
Sr. Physician Assistant
t6brown@ucsd.edu
Irina Bilenkaya, MSN Irina Bilenkaya, MSN
Nurse Practitioner
ibilenkaya@ucsd.edu
Joanne Brechlin, MBA Joanne Brechlin, MBA
MPH Project Manager
jbrechlin@ucsd.edu
Tiffany Juarez, PhD Tiffany Juarez,PhD
Protocol Development Manager
tmjuarez@ucsd.edu
Ben Williams, PhD Ben Williams, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Patient Advocate, Neuro-Oncology

Basic Science & Translational Laboratory

Wolfgang Wrasidlo, PhD Wolfgang Wrasidlo, PhD
Project Scientist
wwrasidlo@ucsd.edu
Igor Tsigelny, PhD Igor Tsigelny, PhD
Project Scientist
itsigeln@ucsd.edu
Valentina Kouznetsova, PhD Valentina Kouznetsova, PhD
Project Scientist
vkouznetsova@ucsd.edu
Milan Makale, PhD, MSEE Milan Makale, PhD, MSEE
Project Scientist
mmakale@ucsd.edu
Pengfei Jiang, PhD Pengfei Jiang, PhD
Assistant Project Scientist
pejiang@ucsd.edu
Rajesh Mukthavaram, PhD
Assistant Project Scientist
rmukthavaram@ucsd.edu
Sandeep Pingle, MD, PhD Sandeep Pingle, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
spingle@ucsd.edu
Ying Chao, MS Ying Chao, MS
Staff Research Associate
yschao@ucsd.edu
Natsuko Nomura Natsuko Nomura
Staff Research Associate
nanomura@ucsd.edu
Rohit Saklecha Rohit Saklecha
Graduate Student
Kabir Chawla Kabir Chawla
Student
Jonathan Le Jonathan Le
Undergraduate Student Volunteer
Gage Lambert Gage Lambert
Volunteer
Eric Hsiech Eric Hsiech
Volunteer
Marvin Simpauco  Marvin Simpauco Michael Qi Michael Qi
Student Volunteer

Laboratory Alumni

 Sandra Pastorino, PhD Sandra Pastorino, PhD
Assistant Project Scientist
spastorino@ucsd.edu
 Valentina Fogal, PhD Valentina Fogal, PhD
Assistant Project Scientist
Ila Sri Bharati Ila Sri Bharati
Staff Research Associate
Krithika Rao Krithika Rao
Student
(currently - PhD student, University of Vermont)
Bosco Trinh Bosco Trinh
Undergraduate Student Volunteer
Gabrielle Fornace, BS Gabrielle Fornace, BS
Staff Research Associate
Courtney Corle Courtney Corle
MPH student
ccorle@ucsd.edu
Alexander Hu Alexander Hu
Study Coordinator
alhu@ucsd.edu
Sunil J. Advani, MD Sunil J. Advani, MD
Associate Director, Biologic ResearchDepartment of Radiation Oncology
sjadvani@ucsd.edu
Hubert Pan Hubert Pan
UCSD Medical Student
Clinical Research Program
Ryan Kim Ryan Kim
Clinical Research Coordinator
Mona Logan Mona Logan
Administrative Assistant
Mathew Gallagher Matthew Gallagher 
Research Associate
Susan Margolis, RN, BSN Susan Margolis, RN, BSN
OCN Nurse Case Manager
smargolis@ucsd.edu
Ali Mahta Ali Mahta, MD
Research Fellow
Marc Wycoco Marc Wycoco
Research Volunteer

Santosh Kesari Research Collaborators:

Laboratory Research:
  • Inder Verma, PhD - Salk Institute
  • Dennis Carson, MD - Moores Cancer Center
  • David Cheresh, PhD - Moores Cancer Center
  • Web Caveene, PhD - Ludwig Institute
  • Frank Furnari, PhD - Ludwig Institute
  • Kelly Frazer, PhD - Moores Cancer Center
  • Shu Chien, MD, PhD - Bioengineering
  • Mark Ellisman, PhD - Neurosciences
  • Donald Durden, Pediatrics
  • Alexander Stegh, PhD - Northwestern
  • William Mobley MD, PhD- Neurosciences
  • Clinical/Translational Research:
  • Bob Carter, MD, PhD - Neurosurgery
  • Michael Levy, MD, PhD - Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • Anders Dale, PhD - Radiology
  • Carl Hoh, MD - Radiology
  • Scott Vandenberg, MD, PhD - Neuropathology
  • Josh Lawson, MD - Radiation Oncology
  • Carrie McDonald, PhD - Neuropsychology