Getiara is a graduate of UC San Diego with a B.S. in Pharmacological Chemistry. As she previously worked in a clinic, she found her passion for administrative work and is happy to continue on here at Gladstone. In her free time, she loves going to the beach and binge-watching Gilmore Girls!

Jon obtained an undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley in Molecular Cell Biology and a master's degree from SF State in Biomedical Lab Science. During his undergrad, he volunteered at a UCSF lab that focused on the genetics of neurological disorders where he worked in a core facility that provided sequencing and genotyping services to the UCSF community. Eventually, he became the manager of the facility but had to find another avenue of financial funding after Sanger sequencing and microsatellite genotyping were considered obsolete analysis platforms. Jon joined a lab that stayed on the forefront of new techniques and assay adoption as the lab manager for the Marson Lab. After many exciting years, Jon transitioned to an Institute Manager at the joint Genomic Immunology Institute, providing operations support to all the labs. Outside of the lab, he aims for board game sessions, any game, any length.

Scott is a visiting researcher from Leiden University in the Netherlands, where he is pursuing a master’s degree in Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences. Scott used single-cell RNA sequencing technologies to elucidate age-associated autoimmunity in atherosclerosis during his research internships at the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR). He developed a passion for genomic immunology while at the LACDR and hopes to expand his knowledge in the Pelka lab. In his free time, he enjoys reading, hiking, and exploring San Francisco.

Shakthi is an undergraduate at UC Berkeley studying Molecular and Cell Biology with an emphasis on Immunology. She enjoys learning about new techniques and research methods, and is interested in studying immune responses and interactions with tumor cells.