Alumni of USC Mann research and graduate programs are leading their professions. Meet some of our graduates and read about how USC Mann helped prepare them for their careers.
Nick Mordwinkin (USC PhD ’12) 
is a associate director of corporate strategy at Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, a pre-commercial biotechnology company focused on developing treatments for rare/orphan diseases.
Megan Estes (USC MS ’14, PhD ’14) is a senior clinical research scientist at Johnson & Johnson.
Melissa Agnello (USC PhD ’15)
is a postdoctoral scholar at UCLA’s School of Dentistry, studying the oral microbiome.
Letisha Wyatt (USC PhD ’13)
is the Basic Science Liaison/Research Data Management Librarian at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland.
Hovik Gukasyan (USC PhD ’03) 
is the Senior Principal Scientist at Pfizer in Drug Product Design (dosage form development).
Ashutosh (Ash) Kulkarni (USC PhD ’04) is the Director of Translational 
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics at Allergan.
Martha Pastuszka (USC MS ’13, PhD ’14) is a Formulation Scientist at Otonomy in San Diego.