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Team

QBI is supported by a team of professionals who, together, provide the strategic, operational, and creative foundation that enables collaboration, advances research initiatives, and amplifies the institute’s impact.

John Young
John Young
Chief Strategy Officer
Subita Sudershana
Subita Sudershana
Chief Translational Officer
Vanesa Saric
Vanesa Saric
Director of Strategic Partnerships and Operations
Kirsten Obernier
Kirsten Obernier
Director of Science, Portfolio, and Strategy
Gina Nguyen
Gina Nguyen
Director of Communications and Events
Peggy Ackerberg
Peggy Ackerberg
Executive Assistant
Andrea Bolanos
Andrea Bolanos
Media and Events Assistant
Promisree Choudhury
Promisree Choudhury
Project Manager,
Infectious Diseases
Manon Eckhardt
Manon Eckhardt
Senior Manager, Scientific Publications
Zelda Love
Zelda Love
Associate Director, Grant Management
Sarika Parekh
Sarika Parekh
Finance Supervisor
Celine Perier
Celine Perier
Scientific Project Manager, International Collaborations
Anjelica Regino
Anjelica Regino
Executive Operations Administrator
Alexa Rocourt
Alexa Rocourt
Media Producer and Graphic Designer
Ali Sasan
Ali Sasan
Finance Analyst
Reshmi Tognatta
Reshmi Tognatta
Project Manager, Neurology and Cancer

Principal Investigators

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QBI brings together more than 120 principal investigators from across UCSF, representing a wide range of departments and scientific disciplines. This diverse community spans fields from bioengineering, biochemistry, and pharmaceutical chemistry to medicine, neurology, psychiatry, radiology, and beyond—creating a collaborative environment where different perspectives come together to tackle complex problems in biology and disease.