Mikail Gerard Alejandro
Assistant Specialist
Cellular Molecular Pharmacology
School of Medicine

I am an Assistant Specialist at the UCSF Cell Design Institute, where I contribute to the optimization of non-viral integration of therapeutic circuits to produce anti-cancer T cells. I am working towards becoming a physician-scientist that utilizes bioengineering to address fatal diseases.

Education & Training

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• B.S Medicinal/Synthetic Chemistry University of San Francisco 05/2022

Websites

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• LinkedIn (linkedin.com)

Publications (5)

Top publication keywords:
Hemoglobin, SickleCopperMagnesiumHemolysisReticulocytesAnemia, Sickle CellZincReactive Oxygen SpeciesCalciumBlood Specimen CollectionYoung AdultPhlebotomyIronMineralsOxygen Consumption

• Higher calcium levels exacerbate sickling of RBCs retaining mitochondria in pediatric patients with SCD
  Higher calcium levels exacerbate sickling of RBCs retaining mitochondria in pediatric patients with SCD 2026 Yaw Ansong-Ansongton, Kenzy Mohamed, Daisy Zapet Bamac, Hart Horneman, Felicity Usac Rose, Utku Goreke, Mikail Gerard Alejandro, Eric Soupene, Petros Giannikopoulos, David N. Nguyen, Angela Rivers
• Ultra-large targeted DNA integrations in primary human cells.
  bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology 2026 Kernick C, Chow L, Alejandro M, Li K, Foisey MG, Yang X, Hilburger C, Lu J, Wu L, McClellan A, Takacsi-Nagy O, Brajenovic R, Theberath NE, Fuentes EC, Lin E, Hartman A, Truong T, Lee JHJ, Workley L, …
• Blood draw site and blood matrix influence mineral assessment.
  PloS one 2025 Alejandro MG, Schultz K, Killilea DW
• Dual Assessment of the RBC Fraction Abnormally Retaining Mitochondria and of the RBC Mitochondrial Load Provides a New Clinical Parameter for Sickle Cell Disease Patients.
  EJHaem 2025 Soupene E, Horneman H, Alejandro M, Mohammed K, Nyansa Ansong-Ansongton YO, Rivers A
• Reticulocyte mitochondrial retention increases reactive oxygen species and oxygen consumption in mouse models of sickle cell disease and phlebotomy-induced anemia.
  Experimental hematology 2023 Gallivan A, Alejandro M, Kanu A, Zekaryas N, Horneman H, Hong LK, Vinchinsky E, Lavelle D, Diamond AM, Molokie RE, Ramasamy J, Rivers A