Current Lab Members
David BootH
Principal Investigator
Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics
Grace Boyer Junior Faculty Endowed Chair
David.Booth [at] ucsf.edu
Adriana Guajardo
Graduate Student, DSCB Program (2023-present)
UCSF/NIH IMSD Fellow
Adriana.Guajardo [at] ucsf.edu
Ivan Chavez
Graduate Student, BMS Program (2023-present)
NSF GRFP Fellow & UCSF Discovery Fellow
Ivan.Chavez [at] ucsf.edu
Jesus Espinoza
Lab Manager (2023-present)
Jesus.Espinoza [at] ucsf.edu
Josean Reyes-Rivera, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow (2025-present)
NSF Postdoctoral Fellow
Josean.ReyesRivera [at] ucsf.edu
Thomas Naragon, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow (2026-present)
Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow
Thomas.Naragon [at] ucsf.edu
Ellie Tsang
Graduate Student, Tetrad program (2026-present)
Elliana.Tsang [at] ucsf.edu
Postdoc inquiries are always welcome, but no funds are immediately available for postdocs. If you are interested, please email with a cover letter and CV to express interest in joining the lab.
Prospective graduate students, please apply to one of the many excellent graduate programs that UCSF offers for pursuing your PhD.
former lab members
gabriel viramontes, pH.D.
Graduate Student, Tetrad Program (2022-2026)
UCSF/NIH IMSD & UC President’s Pre-Professoriate Fellow
James Gahan, Phd
postdoctoral Fellow (2022)
Wellcome Trust Postdoctoral Fellow
Present: Group Leader, University of Galway Center for Chromosome Biology
Olivia perotti
Research Technician (2020-2022)
Present: Graduate Student in Molecular Biology, Princeton University
Vicki Deng
Research Technician (2020-2022)
Present: Graduate Student in Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas–Austin