Name: Aquino Nambo, Kayla
Research Mentor: Dr. Chris Baysdorfer and Dr. Nazzy Pakpour
Project Title: Microbial Communities in Traditional Fermented Foods
Name: Babacarkhial, Edres
Research Mentor: Dr. Pascale Guiton
Project Title: How do developmentally regulated metabolic enzymes contribute to Toxoplasma stage conversion?
Name: Bal, Avraj
Research Mentor: Dr. Pascal Guiton
Project Title: Understanding the Transcriptional Regulation of Toxoplasma Developmental Differentiation and Virulence
Name: Bouffard, Grant
Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida
Project Title: Genetic diversity of Arctostaphylos densiflora M.S. Baker and its related cultivars: implications for conservation and management.
Name: Cauwels, Austin
Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida
Project Title: Expression of the Abaxial-Adaxial Gene Regulatory Network in the Tendrils of Rosids
Name: Delgado, Maximiliano (Max)
Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida
Project Title: Chloroplast Genome Evolution in a Rapid Radiating Neotropical Clade
Name: Dhungana, Namrata
Research Mentor: Dr. Chris Baysdorfer and Dr. Nazzy Pakpour
Project Title: Fermentation
Name: Gee, Michelle
Research Mentor: Dr. Chris Baysdorfer and Dr. Nazzy Pakpour
Project Title: Microbial Communities In Traditional Fermented Foods
Name: Iglesia, Elizabeth (Liz)
Research Mentor: Dr. Maria Gallegos
Project Title: Does atg-2 play a role in the refinement of PLM dendrite morphology?
Name: Jalala, Hamed
Research Mentor: Dr. James Murray
Project Title: Magneto-sensory orientation discrepancies across different populations of the sea slug Tritonia tetraquetra when undergoing magnetic field rotations
Name: Jattan, Namrisha
Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida
Project Title: Plant Microbiome
Name: Kalavadia, Aashaka
Research Mentor: Dr. Divya Sitaraman
Project Title: Oviposition Project
Name: Lam, Sharon
Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida
Project Title: A transcriptomic approach to the evolution of metabolic pathways of medicinal interest in the genus Arctostaphylos
Name: Low, Jennifer
Research Mentor: Dr. Divya Sitaraman
Project Title: Neural Connectivity Underlying Sleep and Wake Regulation in Drosophila melanogaster
Name: Luu, Ryan
Research Mentor: Dr. Monika Sommerhalter
Project Title: Pistachio Project
Name: Martinez, Cynthia
Research Mentor: Dr. Pascale Guiton
Project Title: How do Serine-Arginine-Rich (SR) Proteins contribute to the regulation of alternative splicing during Toxoplasma gondii developmental differentiation?
Name: Mendoza, Destiny
Research Mentor: Dr. Jenny Hazlehurst
Project Title: Endangered/Threatened California Native Plant Pollination Survey
Name: Moreno, Alejandra
Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida
Project Title: Evolution of Compounds of Medicinal Interest in the Genus Arctostaphylos
Name: Nguyen, Emily
Research Mentor: Dr. Maria Gallegos
Project Title: CRISPR editing of sax-1 gene in C. elegans
Name: Novoa, Jennifer
Research Mentor: Dr. Chris Baysdorfer and Dr. Nazzy Pakpour
Project Title: How does type 2 diabetes alter the immune response of a host to malaria infection?
Name: Parihar, Bharti
Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida
Project Title: The Dynamics of Plantlet Development in Kalanchoe marnieriana
Name: Patino, Serena
Research Mentor: Dr. Kenneth Curr
Project Title: Identification of Toll-Like Receptors in the Hemolymph of Nudibranch Tritonia tetraquetra
Name: Powell-Ford, Marcus
Research Mentor: Dr. James Murray
Project Title: Phenotypic Plasticty vs Local Adaptation in T. exsulans
Name: Prasad, Natisha
Research Mentor: Dr. Claudia Stone
Project Title: Does my gene have a connection and impact in the Insulin Pathway in D. Melanogaster?
Name: Quach, Austin
Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida
Project Title: Are Carex albida L.H. Bailey and Carex lemmonii W. Boot ‘genomic synonyms’? Genomic comparisons within Carex lemmonii for conservation purposes.
Name: Quintana, Taylor
Research Mentor: Dr. Ram Kandasamy
Project Title: The effects of β-caryophyllene on pain relief and activity in rats models of chronic inflammatory pain.
Name: Renteria, Maria
Research Mentor: Dr. Pascale Guiton
Project Title: How does the developmentally regulated enzyme, glucose-6-phosphate isomerase, contribute to stage conversion during Toxoplasma pathogenesis?
Name: Reyes, Martin
Research Mentor: Dr. Divya Sitaraman
Project Title: Dopamine regulation of sleep and wakefulness
Name: Riaz, Aa’ishah
Research Mentor: Dr. Kathryn Hayes
Project Title: Returning to the Classroom: Supporting Teacher Competency
Name: Shammi, Tahmina
Research Mentor: Stone, Claudia
Project Title: Transcriptomics to Unravel Sucrose Signaling in White lupin
Name: Tefera, Scarlet
Research Mentor: Dr. Maria Gallegos
Project Title: Creating a fluorescent Protein Knock in by CRISPR
Name: Woolbright, Katherine
Research Mentor: Dr. Pascale Guiton
Project Title: How does ROP23 contribute to Toxoplasma gondii virulence?