staff

Robin Irey

Reading Education Specialist

David Baquirin

Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator

Antonia Sarria Rivera

Autopsy Coordinator

At the Memory and Aging Center, Antonia assists families with the brain donation process and acts as Dr. William Seeley’s administrative assistant. She graduated in 2021 from UC Davis with a BS degree in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior. She participated in health-related internships and was a member of several clubs such as Alzheimer’s Buddies, Pre-Dental Society, and Outdoor Crew.

Angelo Tumaneng

Registered Nurse

Angelo earned his nursing degree at Contra Costa College. He has experience in behavioral health and worked in an acute hospital setting providing nursing care to patients with psychiatric disorders for over 7 years. He joined the Memory and Aging Center team to focus on providing safe, high-quality, and thorough patient care delivery to those with neurodegenerative diseases.

In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball, watching action movies and going to music concerts.

Matthew Wynn

Clinical Neuropsychology Fellow

Matthew previously worked at the Memory and Aging Center coordinating the Longitudinal Brain Aging Program from 2013–2015 before leaving to pursue his PhD degree in Clinical Psychology at Washington University in St. Louis. His research during graduate school focused on improving knowledge and awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia. Matthew has returned to the Memory and Aging Center as a postdoctoral psychology fellow working with Dr.

Stephanie Kwan

Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator

Stephanie was born and raised in Hong Kong. She attended the University of California, Berkeley and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Cognitive Science and Linguistics. At the Memory and Aging Center, she coordinates visits for Chinese-speaking participants. She aims to pursue a graduate degree in speech language pathology in the near future. 

Shreya Hegde

Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator

Shreya Hegde is an alumnus of the University of Texas at Austin and has a strong passion for neuroscience and research. She helps coordinate the Frontotemporal Dementia: Genes, Images and Emotions program project.

Hulya Ulugut Erkoyun

Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Ulugut is a postdoctoral fellow in the Social Function Lab led by Dr. Katherine Rankin.

Anthea Bell

Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator

Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Anthea relocated to the Bay Area after completing her BA degree in Biology at Bowdoin College. While at Bowdoin, she studied the Spaetzle protein family and its possible role in the cricket central nervous system. At the Memory and Aging Center, she works as an Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator for the frontotemporal dementia research team on the Frontotemporal Dementia: Genes, Images and Emotions study.

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