The lab

Team

Meet our team of researchers who make all the magic happen.

Current Members

Postdoc

Graduate Student

Visitor

Professor & Falasco Chair

Asmeret Asefaw Berhe

aaberhe[.at.]ucmerced.edu

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Postdoc

Katie Rocci

krocci[.at.]ucmerced.edu

PhD Candidate

Adrianne Seiden

aseiden2[.at.]ucmerced.edu

PhD Student

Precious Nyabami

preciousnyabami[.at.]ucmerced.edu

PhD Student

Julia Hernandez

juliahernandez[.at.]ucmerced.edu

Former members

Alumni

Now making an impact across academia, government, and industry.

Postdocs and Research Associate

Current Members

Postdoc

Graduate Student

Visitor

Postdoc

Teneille Nel

aseiden2[.at.]ucmerced.edu

Research Associate

Stephany Chacon

aseiden2[.at.]ucmerced.edu

Postdoc

Kyungjin Min

aseiden2[.at.]ucmerced.edu

Postdoc

Si Gao

aseiden2[.at.]ucmerced.edu

Postdoc

Todd Longbottom

aseiden2[.at.]ucmerced.edu

Postdoc

Yang Yang

aseiden2[.at.]ucmerced.edu

Postdoc

Hannah Palmer

aseiden2[.at.]ucmerced.edu

Postdoc

Fernanda Santos

aseiden2[.at.]ucmerced.edu

Postdoc

Nate Bogie

aseiden2[.at.]ucmerced.edu

Postdoc

Michael Kaiser

aseiden2[.at.]ucmerced.edu

Postdoc

Deoyani V. Sarkhot

aseiden2[.at.]ucmerced.edu

Graduate Students

Current Members

Postdoc

Graduate Student

Visitor

Grad student

Leila Wehab

Grad student

Melinda Gonzales

Grad student

Manisha Dolui

Grad student

Zach Malone

Grad student

Anna Jurusik

Grad student

Maeve McCormick

Grad student

Morgan Barnes

Grad student

Kimber Moreland

Grad student

Lixia Jin

Grad student

Rebecca Abney

Grad student

Emma McCorkle

Grad student

Samuel Negusse Araya

Grad student

Erin Stacy

Grad student

Chelsea Arnold

Undergraduate Students

Camryn Lane (2026) Undergraduate summer research intern from Tennessee State University, BRAAG
Elana Bodude (2024) Undergraduate summer research intern from Tennessee State University, BRAAG)
Zach Neighbors (2024, Undergraduate summer research intern from Kentucky State University, BRAAG)
Adrian Magun (2024, Undergraduate summer research intern from Fort Lewis College, UROC/SURI)
Janet Reyes Rios (2024 to Present, Undergraduate Student)
April Sanchez (2024 to Present, Undergraduate Student)
Tyler Hooks (2024 to Present, Undergraduate Student)
Ellie Lopez (2024, Undergraduate Student)
Gabriel Tejada (2023 – 2024, Undergraduate Student)
Melisa Quintana (2023 – 2024, Research assistant)
Nayeli Basulto (2021 – 2022, Post-Bac research assistant)
Rosa Ruiz (2021 – 2022, ESS Undergraduate Student)
Debbo Elias (2020 – 2021, ESS Undergraduate Student)
Charlotte Calvario (2020 – 2021, ESS Undergraduate Student)
Hiroto Muranaka (2018 – 2020 , ESS Undergraduate Student)
Sarah Downs (2019 – 2020, Applied Math Undergraduate Student)
Javier Chanam (2018 – 2019, ESS Undergraduate Student)
Mary Jo Baker (2018 – 2019, ESS Undergraduate Student)
Yulissa Perez Rojas (2017 – 2019, ESS Undergraduate student, UC LEADS scholar)
Matthew McClintock (2010-2012)
Steven Ho (Yosemite REU fellow 2010, Now working in Gallo Winery)
Justin Nunes (COINS fellow 2011)
Alexander Newman (COINS fellow, Southern Sierra CZO REU fellow, UCOP Carbon Neutrality Initiative Fellow 2012 — 2015)
Jennifer Guererro (USDA Scholar and COINS fellow, 2012 — 2013)
Abigail Dziegiel (Yosemite REU fellow 2013)
Laura Jelpa (USDA Scholar, 2013 — 2014)
Louis Meilke (Yosemite REU Fellow 2014)
Jim Mendez Lopez (UC LEADS fellow 2014)