Our Team
Janet Iwasa, Ph.D.
Janet Iwasa is an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Utah. After receiving her Ph.D. from UCSF for work completed in Dyche Mullins’ lab, she completed a postdoc with Jack Szostak (MGH/Harvard) and later worked on biological visualizations as a faculty member at Harvard Medical School.
Margot Riggi, Ph.D.
Margot Riggi joined the Animation Lab as an EMBO Postdoctoral Fellow in 2020. She earned a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from the University of Geneva in 2019.
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Rachel Torrez, Ph.D.
Rachel Torrez joined the Animation Lab as a Postdoctoral Fellow in March 2023. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 2022.
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Former Members
Francheska Lopez Rivera, Ph.D.
Francheska Lopez Rivera was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Animation Lab.
Grace Hsu, ALM, MS, CMI
Grace Hsu was a Scientific Animator in the Animation Lab.
Trish Luu
Trish did an internship in the Animation Lab in 2022 as a participant in the HCI Pathmaker program.
Sarah Jane Nelson
Sarah worked in the Animation Lab during the summer of 2022 as a volunteer.
Shraddha Nayak, Ph.D.
Shraddha Nayak was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Animation Lab. She is currently head of Visual Aids at the MRC LMB.
Ann Liu, Ph.D., MS
Ann Liu was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Animation Lab. She is currently a faculty member at the University of Science and Technology of China.
Flora (Fangfei) Ye
Flora Ye spent 6 months with the Animation Lab as an undergrad intern. She is currently a graduate student at the University of Utah.