The Chanda Lab

Sabine Ottilie did her graduate work at the Max-Planck-Institute in Martinsried, Germany and received her Ph.D. in Microbiology from the Wolfgang-Goethe-University in Frankfurt, Germany. During the past 20 years, she has worked in academia and industry, and has an extensive research background in the fields of infectious diseases, small molecule drug discovery, molecular oncology, immuno-oncology, target validation, signal transduction, cell cycle regulation, apoptosis, and natural products. She likes to travel and spend time with her three adult children.

Faye started her career as the Program Manager of Discover Pacific Beach. She developed and managed budgets, and boosted business engagement and communication in the community. She also worked as a Paralegal. Before joining the Chanda lab, Faye was the Asstistant Director of Administration for Salk’s Cancer Center, where she worked on various large grant applications. She is excited to be part of the Chanda lab because she enjoys working with a diverse group of talented scientists. As a native Californian, Faye enjoys hiking, swimming, and sitting on the beach with a good book.

Cassandra received her B.Engin Bioresource Engineering from McGill University and a BBA from HEC Montreal. She worked as a compliance consultant for environmental and planning services before joining Scripps Research in 2018 as a grants administrator. She likes to say that math is her favorite language because it is universal. In her free time, she enjoys exploring new restaurants and traveling to off-the-beaten path destinations.