Students

Caroline Ackley

Graduate Student
Rothman Lab

2166 Biology II
Genetics of neurodevelopment and behavior in the nematode C. elegans.

Liam Adsit

Graduate Student
Ikuko Smith Lab

David Aguilar

Graduate Student
Ronald Keiflin Lab - PBS (Rotating)

Valeria Aizen

Graduate Student
Denise Montell Lab

Joseph Alzagatiti

Graduate Student
David Glanzman Lab (UCLA)

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Circuits, and Therapeutics.

Varun Aniruddha Sane

Graduate Student
Simpson Lab

Naomi Baxter

Graduate Student
Max Wilson Lab

Annalise Bond

Graduate Student
Morrissey Lab

I am using optogenetics to study how macrophages remember and integrate phagocytic signals. 
 

Kevin Brackett

Graduate Student
Carolina Arias Lab

Carolina Camargo

Graduate Student
Kosik Lab

3173 Biology II
Investigating the cellular and molecular mechanisms of lysosomal storage disorders using induced pluripotent stem cell models.

Juwel Chandra Baray

Graduate Student
Rothman Lab

My research focus is on developmental genetics, trans-differentiation, and aging in nematode C. elegans.
 

Soham Chowdhury

Graduate Student
Brooke Gardner Lab

I'm interested in how cells use quality control pathways to maintain organelles such as the peroxisome.

Janeva Chung

Graduate Student
William Smith Lab

2203 Life Sciences
Understanding molecular mechanisms behind anastasis using mammalian cells.

Michael Costello

Graduate Student
Acosta-Alvear Lab

2106 Marine Biotech

Diego De Alba

Graduate Student
Simpson Lab

Katharine Dickson

Graduate Student Researcher
O'Malley Lab

Control and maintenance of syntrophic relationships between microbes in lignocellulose-degrading anaerobic consortia

Milagros Esmerode

Graduate Student
Brooke Gardner Lab

Studying peroxisome formation and function using biochemistry and molecular biology.

Samantha Fiallo

Graduate Student Researcher
Joel Rothman Lab

I am training to study epigenetic regulation, embryonic development, and genetics of behavior in nematode C. elegans.

Allison Gabbert

Graduate Student
D Montell Lab

I study the role of septins in collective border cell migration in the Drosophila ovary.

Hannah Ghasemi

Graduate Student
Richardson Lab

Carlos Gomez

Graduate Student
Campas / Tau-Mu Ti Labs

Reid Gordon

Graduate Student
Morse Lab

Benjamin Gorko

Graduate Student
Sung Soo Kim Lab

Li Guo

Graduate Student
Simpson Lab

My interests is to study how the nervous system control the sequence of a behavior.

Keile Hansen

Graduate Student
Richardson Lab

Nickolas Holznecht

Graduate Student
Thomas Weimbs Lab

Erik Hopkins

Graduate Student
Wilson Lab

Nicole Jacobsen

Graduate Student
Brooke Gardner Lab

Studying peroxisome formation and function using biochemistry and molecular biology.

Steven Jensen

Graduate Student
Hayes Lab

Benjamin Jin

Graduate Student
Debra Iglesias-Rodriguez Lab (EEMB)

Christine Joyce

Graduate Student
Richardson Lab

Investigating the molecular mechanisms of DNA repair in human cells using genetic, biochemical, and systems biology approaches.

Erica Keane Rivera

Graduate Student Researcher
Ken Kosik Lab

Erica's research aims at gaining a better understanding of toxic tau species and how their propagation relates to Alzheimer's disease pro

Bridget Kulesh

Graduate Student
Reese Lab

5153 Biology II
Determining the molecular mechanisms of retinal development.

Ryan Lach

Graduate Student
Max Wilson Lab

3171 Biological Sciences II
Ryan is interested in the biophysical mechanics that govern Wnt pathway signal transduction as well as how these signaling components contribute to cell fate, growth and proliferation decisions in development and adulthood.

Carla Ladd

Graduate Student
Simpson Lab

Investigation of the neuroscience and genetics behind decision making in Drosophila melanogaster.

Jennifer Lai

PhD Student
Kim Lab

A 2nd year PhD student in Kim Lab.

Menglin Li

Graduate Student
C Montell Lab

4130S Biology II
I'm working on circadian rhythm and sleep behavior in Drosophila. Also I'm studying the unconventional roles for rhodopsins in Drosophila.

Ada Madejska

Graduate Student
Boris Shraiman and Ken Kosik Lab

Amanda Maheras

Graduate Student
Ronald Keiflin Lab (PSB)

Josh McNamara

Graduate Student
Ma Lab

Interested in using proteomic approaches to study virus-host interactions.
 

Yishen Miao

Graduate Student
William Smith Lab

2173 Biology II
How can we use computers to investigate biology?

Morgan Mutch

Graduate Student
Denise Montell Lab

Interested in the regulation of cell death in the nervous system, specifically in neurodegenerative diseases.

Guillermo Najarro

Graduate Student
Arias Lab

Currently, I am investigating the dynamics of the Unfolded Protein Response in cells infected by Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus.

Dinh Quan Nhan

Graduate Student
Hayes Lab

Focus on cytotoxic ribonucleases encoded by Contact-dependent Inhibition (CDI) system.

Surenna Pecchia

Graduate Student
Wilson Lab

Interested in optogentic protein design principles.

Hannah Pellegrini

Graduate Student
Weimbs Lab

Research in the Weimbs lab on underlying molecular mechanisms in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD).

Robert Piscopio

Graduate Student
Dey Lab | Wilson Lab

BioE 2209
Interested in how cells interact with their environment, mechanisms of cellular communication, and also how cells process and relay information in the context of both disease and development.

Duncan Proctor

Graduate Student
Arias Lab

Melanie Rodriguez

Graduate Student
Denise Montell Lab

Henry Rodriguez Valbuena

Graduate Student
De Tomaso Lab

Annie Rogers

Graduate Student
Meghan Morrissey Lab

Kirstin Rollins

Graduate Student Researcher
Morrissey Lab

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of sensory integration. Focusing on how the nervous system accumulates, processes, and filters sources of input.

Meg Schimmel

Graduate Student
Weimbs Lab

Kaitlin Schroeder

Graduate Student
Hayes Lab

Contact-dependent growth inhibition (CDI) is a mechanism by which non-isogenic strains of Gram-negative bacteria compete with one another

Hunter Scott

Graduate Student
Weimbs Lab

Research on underlying molecular mechanisms in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD).
 

Elizabeth Sharpe

Graduate Student
Weimbs Lab

2203 Life Sciences

Ramandeep Singh

Graduate Student
Craig Montell Lab

Shambhavi Singh

Graduate Student
De Tomaso Lab

Matthew Smith

Graduate Student
Zach Ma Lab

Ian Tayler

Graduate Student
Stowers Lab

Utilizing 3D cell cultures and microfluidics to investigate the mechanobiology of stem cell differentiation and cellular reprogramming.

Christine Tchounwou

Graduate Student
Safinya Lab

2240 MRL
My research interest currently involves understanding tau-microtubule interactions in neurons and their impact on neurodegenerative disease states.

Lucas Vincenzi

Graduate Student
Tony De Tomaso Lab

Using microinjection of CRISPR and mitochondrial markers in zebrafish as an in vivo model for mitochondrial dysfunction.

Nora Wolcott

Graduate Student
Goard Lab

Investigating the neural circuitry underlying spatial coding in mammalian hippocampus and the pathogenic factors that perturb this system.

Tsunghan Yeh

Graduate Student
Rothman Lab

2128 Biology II
My research focus is on cellular plasticity in ELT-7 mediated trans-differentiation in C. elegans.

Jasmine Yeo

Graduate Student
Goard Lab

Studying the neural circuit underlying spatial navigation and memory
 

Luke Zirretta

Graduate Student
Doyle Lab

My research is focused on characterizing a gene regulatory network controlling the development of certain neuron subtypes. I am also particularly interested in stem cell-derived neurons and the development of synapses.