The Izquierdo Lab

Meet our team

Current Members - Spring 2026

Dr. Javier Izquierdo

Professor and Principal Investigator

Nuranjalie Outar

Rhizospheric nitrogen fixation in beachgrass and crops

Naya Mahabir

Microbe-microbe interactions in the beachgrass rhizosphere

Tribeta Biology Honors Society Research Grant Awardee and Tribeta Honors Society Johnson Best Poster Award

Lab Alumni

Resa Nelson

B.S. 2025, starting a M.S. at Oxford in the Fall

Hofstra's first Rhodes Scholar, Hofstra Honors College Research Assistantship Awardee

Sarah Shivsankar

B.S. 2025, currently applying to medical schools

Daniel Koulta

B.S. 2025, currently applying to medical schools

Ashley Farrelly

B.S. 2025, currently applying to dental schools

Angel Chau

B.S. 2025, currently applying to dental schools

Gigi McAlpin

B.S. 2024, currently applying to medical schools

Brianna Boss

Laboratory Technician, currently working as a Research Associate II at Indigo

Isabella Andrade

B.S. 2023, currently pursuing an M.D. at SUNY Downstate Medical College

Amber Jordan

B.S. 2021, currently pursuing an M.D. at New York Medical College

Department of Biology Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship, Tribeta Biology Honors Society Research Grant Awardee, and Tribeta Honors Society Johnson Best Poster Award

Purva Chavda

B.S. 2021, currently pursuing an M.D. at Alabama College of Ostheopathic Medicine

Department of Biology Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship

Julianna Dolinski

B.S. 2021, currently pursuing an O.D. at SUNY College of Optometry.

Second Place Award in Tribeta Biology Honors Society Johnson Best Poster Competition

Casey Urban

B.S. 2021, currently pursuing an M.D. at Rutgers Medical School

Simrit Kaur

B.S. 2021, urrently pursuing a D.O. at the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine

Katie Rozek

B.S. 2020, V.M.D. at the University of Pennsylvania.

Awarded the Tribeta National Biology Honors Society Research Grant

Fatima Aboulalazm

B.S. 2020, currently pursuing an Ph.D. at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Recipient of Department of Biology Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship

Anthony Avgi

B.A. 2019, currently pursuing an M.D. at St. George's University.

Zubia Haque

B.A. 2019, currently pursuing an O.D. at MCPHS University.

Samantha Lau

Recipient of Department of Biology Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship

B.S. 2019, currently applying to medical schools.

Josh Pimentel

American Society for Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship Recipient

B.S. 2019, currently powerlifting his applications to P.A. programs.

Zachary Weinberger

B.A. 2019, went on to pursue a D.D.S. at SUNY Buffalo.

Chaz Scala

Recipient of Mindlin Foundation Undergraduate Research Grant Award

B.S. 2018, M.P.H. at Drexel University.

Jonathan Guevara

Tribeta Biology Honors Society Research Grant Awardee, and Tribeta Biology Honors Society Johnson Best Poster Award

B.S. 2018, M.D. at the Zucker School of Medicine.

Arjun Kumar

B.S. 2018, D.D.S. at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine.

Tyler Normile

Recipient of Department of Biology Graduate Student Research Fellowship

M.S. 2017, Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology at Stony Brook University

Jonathan Bass

B.A. 2017, D.O. at NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Justin Chen

ASM Travel Grant Awardee, ASM Microbe Meeting 2017

B.S. 2017, D.O. at NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Srilu Garikapati

ASM Travel Grant Awardee, ASM Microbe Meeting 2017

B.S. 2017, M.D. at the Zucker School of Medicine.

Ashna Joseph

ASM Travel Grant Awardee, ASM Microbe Meeting 2017

B.S. 2017, M.D. at the Zucker School of Medicine.

Shari Zaslow

Department of Biology Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship

B.S. 2017, M.D. at the University of Vermont.

Abanoub Wanees

B.A. 2016, D.O. at Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Kenneth Rowe

B.S. 2016, Pharm. D. at Midwestern University- Chicago College of Pharmacy.

Elise Rooney

B.S. 2015, M.D. at the Zucker School of Medicine.

High School Students

Liana Cheng

HUSSRP Program 2025

Gyuree Kim

HUSSRP Program 2025

Jacey Lin

HUSSRP Program 2025

Deniz Sinar

Third Place Award in General Biology, WAC Lighting Foundation Invitational Science Fair 2018

Dara Gleeson

First Place Award in Plant Biology, Long Island Science and Engineering Fair 2016

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