Principal Investigator
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Chemical Sciences 320, tel: (951) 827-3759
Dr. Genereux is originally from Yucaipa, CA. He received his B.A. in Chemistry from Swarthmore College, studying protein aggregation with Prof. Robert F. Pasternack. He earned a B.S. in Physics at UC Irvine, and a PhD in Chemistry from Caltech under the mentorship of Prof. Jacqueline Barton. At Caltech, he characterized the contribution of single-step transfer to DNA-mediated charge transport. Dr. Genereux moved to The Scripps Research Institute to learn Cellular Proteostasis under the mentorship of Prof. Jeffery Kelly and Prof. Luke Wiseman as an NIH NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow, and later an AHA Postdoctoral Fellow. At TRSI, Dr. Genereux characterized how the ER stress-responsive transcription factor ATF6 remodels proteostasis in the extracellular space. At UC Riverside, the Genereux lab applies its expertise in mass spectrometry-based proteomics to probe molecular aspects of proteostasis.
Graduate Students
Jasmine Castellanos, Graduate Program in Microbiology
B.S. Biological Sciences (2022, California State University – Fullerton)
Qiqi Lin, Graduate Program in Environmental Toxicology
M.S. Microbial and Biochemical Pharmacy (2021, South China Normal University)
B.S. Traditional Chinese Pharmacy (Zhuhai College of Jilin University)
Prem Kushwaha, Graduate Program in Chemistry
B.S., M.S. Chemistry (2020, Birla Institute of Technology)
Zi (Nicole) Yang, Graduate Program in Environmental Toxicology
M.S. Bioengineering (2022, Northwest A&F University)
B.S. Light Chemical Engineering (2019 ,Tianjin University of Science & Technology)
Swechha Rimal, Graduate Program in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
M.S. Chemistry (2021, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville)
B.S. Chemistry (2018, Tribhuvan University)
Patricia Sindhom, Graduate Program in Environmental Toxicology
M.S. Educational Counseling (2015, University of La Verne)
M.Ed. Education (2008, UCR)
B.A. Liberal Arts (2006, CSU Monterey Bay)
Undergraduate Students
Anisha Bharadwaj UCR Biology
Brooke Freeman UCR Biochemistry
Malia Freese UCR Bioengineering
Sophia Liu Biochemistry
Phillipp Nguyen UCR Chemistry (Laboratory Manager)
Inaam Zafar UCR Neuroscience
Alumni
Postdoctoral Scholars:
Sha Sun, PhD, (2015-2016); Myokardia
Liangyong Mei, PhD, (2016-2019); Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of North Florida
Graduate Students:
Mateo Espinoza, PhD Microbiology (2016-2019); Staff Research Associate, UCSD Stem Cell Program
Ziqi Lyu, PhD Chemistry (2017-2024); Postdoctoral Scholar, Xue Group, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai
Maureen Montoya, PhD Chemistry (2015-2020); Eurofins Scientific
Khanh Nguyen, PhD Chemistry (2015-2020); Postdoctoral Scholar, Myers Group, La Jolla Institute for Immunology
Guy Quanrud, PhD Chemistry (2017-2022); Research Scientist, Bridgene Biosciences
Melody Sycks, (2017-2020)
Undergraduate Students:
Carolina Canizal, UCR Biology
Dr. Ruben Elias, UCR Biochemistry, Postdoctoral Scholar TSRI
Caleb Hong, UCLA Biochemistry
José Montaño, UCR Chemistry, Ph.D. Student UCSF
Vivian Onwudiwe, UCR Biochemistry
Minh Tran, UCR Neuroscience, D.O. Student, Western University Health Sciences
If you're an alumni of our group who would like to be included, please reach out!