Janis Ritchie

Janis Ritchie is the lead research group coordinator and oversees the day-to-day functioning of the office, as well as each of the individual projects and serves as the primary supervisor of grant development.  She has a BSN from the University of Michigan, with past experience in surgery and home health care.  After an experience working with patients at a VA nursing facility, Janis developed a strong interest in veteran health.  She has worked for Dr. Golomb for over 10 years and managed several research studies to include a 1000 person trial of non-cardiac endpoints in statin cholesterol drugs and several smaller studies of Gulf War illness. 

Paloma Cortez (she/her/hers)

Paloma Chavez earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Biology with a minor in Psychology from the University of California, Merced. Paloma went on to complete the UC San Diego Pre-Medical Post Baccalaureate Program. She became a member of the Golomb Research Group in September of 2018. Paloma is passionate about working with Gulf War Veterans and investigating the mechanisms of Gulf War Illness as well as possible treatments through the studies she leads.

In her free time, Paloma enjoys volunteering at the UC San Diego Student-Run Free Clinic as the Lead Spanish Interpreter to bridge the culture gap and language barrier between underserved communities and their health care team. Paloma aspires to become a physician and continue to work with underserved communities.

Bruce Miller

Bruce Miller has an M.S. in Information and Computer Science from UC Irvine, and has recently been studying a pre-medical curriculum.  Bruce is interested in medication adverse reactions and chronic multisystem illnesses.

Janhavi Kulkarni (she/her/hers)

Janhavi Kulkarni graduated from the University of California, San Diego in 2022 with a Bachelor of Science degree, double majoring in General Biology and Global Health. She joined the Golomb Research Group in late 2021 as an intern and came on full-time right after graduation. Janhavi is a study coordinator working on the study "Coenzyme Q10 for Gulf War Illness: A Replication Study", which investigates the benefits of CoQ10 supplements in bettering symptoms and quality of life for veterans affected by Gulf War illness. She is passionate about epidemiology and aims to get her MPH to better understand disease spread and health policy!

Jessica Situ (she/her/hers)

Jessica earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health with a Concentration in Medicine Sciences from the University of California, San Diego with a minor in General Biology. She joined the Golomb Research Group in January 2022 as an undergraduate intern and was fortunate enough to be brought on as a staff member after her graduation! She is currently a research coordinator for the "Coenzyme Q10 for Gulf War Illness: A Replication Study" which assesses how CoQ10 improves self-rated health, symptoms, and function in veterans with GWI. Jessica hopes to obtain both a MD and MPH degree in order to provide a holistic approach to treating patients as a future physician.

Kaede Iida (she/her/hers)

Kaede Iida is pursuing a double major in Public Health with a concentration in epidemiology and Economics at UC San Diego. She joined the Golomb Research Group in June of 2023 as an undergraduate intern, and assisted in the research on the impact of toxin release in East Palestine, Ohio. Kaede is interested in health and environmental policy and chronic disease epidemiology, and aspires to pursue an MPH after graduation.  

Tu La (she/her/hers)

Tu La is an undergraduate student at UCSD majoring in Public Health with a Concentration in Medicine Sciences and minoring in General Biology. She joined the Golomb Research Group as an intern in May of 2023 and is currently assisting in understanding symptoms of East Palestine residents who were significantly impacted by the train derailment in February of 2023. She also handles our social media platforms! Tu hopes to utilize her phlebotomy license to gain more patient interaction and clinical experience, where she aspires to become a CRNA in the future.

Brandon Lin (he/him/his)

Brandon Lin is completing his undergraduate degree at UCSD, double majoring in Human Biology and Public Health with a Concentration in Medicine Sciences. He joined Golomb Research Group in May of 2023, aiding in the East Palestine project and honing his data analysis skills to look at fluoroquinolone effects on DNA adducts. In the future, Brandon wants to pursue a DO program, focusing on palliative care as a physician.

Alexis K Messner

Alexander Fung

Leeann Bui

Andrea Almaguer

Hayley Koslik

Roel Sanchez

Emily Nguyen

Aubrey Bunday

Arthur Pavlovsky

Bella Nguyen

Caroline Huang

Paul Chavez