University of California San Francisco

People

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

Chief Strategy Officer

Subita Sudershana

Chief Translational Officer

Kirsten Obernier

Director of Science, Portfolio, and Strategy

Gina Nguyen

Director of Communications and Events

Peggy Ackerberg

Executive Assistant

Andrea Bolanos

Media and Events Assistant

Promisree Choudhury

Project Manager, Infectious Diseases

Manon Eckhardt

Senior Manager, Scientific Publications

Zelda Love

Associate Director, Grant Management

Sarika Parekh

Finance Supervisor

Celine Perier

Scientific Project Manager, International Collaborations

Anjelica Regino

Executive Operations Administrator

Alexa Rocourt

Media Producer and Graphic Designer

Ali Sasan

Finance Analyst

Reshmi Tognatta

Project Manager, Neurology and Cancer

Principal Investigators

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QBI brings together more than 80 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.