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Chancellor's and President's Postdoctoral Fellows 

These are the new and continuing Postdoctoral Fellows for the 2026 - 2027 academic year. For past Chancellor’s and President's Postdoctoral Fellows appointed in 1996 onward, please visit the fellows directory. 

  • B. Gabriela Arango

    B. Gabriela Arango

    2025 President's Postdoctoral Fellow
    Degree: Ph.D., Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley
    Department: Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine, and Physiology 
    Mentor: Dr. Tatum Simonson, Professor of Respiratory Physiology
    Research Topic: Physiological and Cellular Adaptations to Hypoxia Tolerance in Latinx Populations and its Relevance to Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Lupita Chavez

    Lupita Chavez

    2025 President's Postdoctoral Fellow
    Degree: Ph.D., Politics, University of Oxford
    Department: School of Global Policy and Strategy 
    Mentor: Dr. Rafael Fernández de Castro, Professor of International Relations
    Research Topic: The Politics of Migration in Mexico: Governance and the Role of Nonstate Actors
  • Alexyss McClellan-Ufugusuku

    Alexyss McClellan-Ufugusuku

    2025 President's Postdoctoral Fellow
    Degree: Ph.D., History, Designated Emphasis in Critical Race & Ethnic Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
    Department: History
    Mentor: Dr. Wendy Matsumura, Professor of History
    Research Topic: Defining USCAR: Islands, Indigeneity, and Identity in the Ryūkyū Archipelago
  • Lewis Miles

    Lewis Miles

    2025 President's Postdoctoral Fellow
    Degree: Ph.D., Sociology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    Department: Ethnic Studies
    Mentor: Dr. Monika Gosin, Professor of Ethnic Studies
    Research Topic: Theorizing race, gender, and socioeconomic class selectivity in Black emigration to Mexico in the era of Blaxit
  • Jozef Robles

    Jozef Robles

    2026 President's Postdoctoral Fellow
    Degree: Ph.D., Sociology, University of California, Irvine
    Department: Urban Studies and Planning
    Mentor: Dr. Abigail Andrews, Professor of Urban Studies and Planning
    Research Topic: State power and the legal and racial boundaries of nationhood
  • Consuelo Sauceda

    Consuelo Sauceda

    2026 Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow
    Degree: Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences, University of California, San Diego
    Department: Pediatrics
    Mentor: Dr. Victor Nizet, Professor of Pediatrics
    Research Topic: Uncovering the proteomic landscape of Group A Streptococcus-driven rheumatic disease

For past Chancellor’s and President's Postdoctoral Fellows appointed in 1996 onward, please visit the fellows directory.