Lab News
Lab News
January 2024 - Melina Acosta successfully defended her dissertation! Great job, Dr. Acosta!
January 2024 - Melina Acosta successfully defended her dissertation! Great job, Dr. Acosta!
December 2023 - Catherine Nguyen successfully defended her dissertation! Congratulations, Dr. Nguyen!
December 2023 - Catherine Nguyen successfully defended her dissertation! Congratulations, Dr. Nguyen!
September 2023 - Joseph Guenther (EEOB) and Ian Warren (Neuroscience) joined the lab as PhD students!
September 2023 - Joseph Guenther (EEOB) and Ian Warren (Neuroscience) joined the lab as PhD students!
September 2023 - Este and Teste welcomed their second litter of snakelets: Epi, Dopey, Nora, and Sara!
September 2023 - Este and Teste welcomed their second litter of snakelets: Epi, Dopey, Nora, and Sara!
June 2023 - Undergraduates Pari Asif, Nabeel Shaikh, and Ada Unal graduated from UCR!
June 2023 - Undergraduates Pari Asif, Nabeel Shaikh, and Ada Unal graduated from UCR!
April 2023 - Keri Wilson accepted a tenure-track faculty position at Pomona College!
April 2023 - Keri Wilson accepted a tenure-track faculty position at Pomona College!
October 2022 - Nabeel Shaikh, Manal Hussein, and Phyu Htet won the "Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation" award at the Southwestern Organismal Biology Meeting!
October 2022 - Nabeel Shaikh, Manal Hussein, and Phyu Htet won the "Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation" award at the Southwestern Organismal Biology Meeting!
October 2022 - Khoa Tran joined the lab as a Master's student in the Biomedical Sciences graduate program!
October 2022 - Khoa Tran joined the lab as a Master's student in the Biomedical Sciences graduate program!
October 2022 - Nabeel Shaikh was awarded a UCR Undergraduate Research Mini-grant!
October 2022 - Nabeel Shaikh was awarded a UCR Undergraduate Research Mini-grant!
June 2022 - Undergraduates Kelsey Rosales-Torres, Brandon Dang, and Phyu Htet graduated from UCR!
June 2022 - Undergraduates Kelsey Rosales-Torres, Brandon Dang, and Phyu Htet graduated from UCR!
January 2022 - Phyu Htet was awarded a UCR Undergraduate Research Mini-grant!
January 2022 - Phyu Htet was awarded a UCR Undergraduate Research Mini-grant!
November 2021 - Melina Acosta passed her qualifying exam! Great job, Melina!
November 2021 - Melina Acosta passed her qualifying exam! Great job, Melina!
August 2021 - Congratulations to Este and Teste on the birth of their five bouncing (slithering?) baby rosy boas!
August 2021 - Congratulations to Este and Teste on the birth of their five bouncing (slithering?) baby rosy boas!
August 2021 - Kelsey Rosales-Torres was awarded a UCR Chancellor's Research Fellowship!
August 2021 - Kelsey Rosales-Torres was awarded a UCR Chancellor's Research Fellowship!
June 2021 - Lab undergraduates May Chan, Nghia Huynh, Avrodet Mourkus, Michelle Phung, and Jordan Soma graduated from UCR!
June 2021 - Lab undergraduates May Chan, Nghia Huynh, Avrodet Mourkus, Michelle Phung, and Jordan Soma graduated from UCR!
May 2021 - Wendy and collaborators Dr. Khaleel Razak, Dr. Sachiko Haga-Yamanaka, and Dr. Brian Trainor were awarded a 4-year NSF grant titled "Sensory Plasticity in Fathers"!
May 2021 - Wendy and collaborators Dr. Khaleel Razak, Dr. Sachiko Haga-Yamanaka, and Dr. Brian Trainor were awarded a 4-year NSF grant titled "Sensory Plasticity in Fathers"!
March 2021 - Catherine Nguyen was awarded a grant from the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB)!
March 2021 - Catherine Nguyen was awarded a grant from the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB)!
September 2020 - April Arquilla passed her oral qualifying exam! Great job, April!
September 2020 - April Arquilla passed her oral qualifying exam! Great job, April!
September 2020 - Lab alumnus Dr. Juan Pablo Perea-Rodriguez (Ph.D. 2016) started a postdoctoral position at the Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle in Paris.
September 2020 - Lab alumnus Dr. Juan Pablo Perea-Rodriguez (Ph.D. 2016) started a postdoctoral position at the Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle in Paris.
September 2020 - Lab alumnus Dr. Nathan Horrell (Ph.D. 2019) started a position as an NIH postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan.
September 2020 - Lab alumnus Dr. Nathan Horrell (Ph.D. 2019) started a position as an NIH postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan.
June 2020 - Lab undergraduates Phuong-Anh Do (Biology) and Oanh Nguyen (Biochemistry) graduated from UCR!
June 2020 - Lab undergraduates Phuong-Anh Do (Biology) and Oanh Nguyen (Biochemistry) graduated from UCR!
April 2020 - Catherine Nguyen passed her oral qualifying exam! Way to go, Catherine!
April 2020 - Catherine Nguyen passed her oral qualifying exam! Way to go, Catherine!
January 2020 - Dr. Keri Wilson joined the lab as an NSF postdoctoral fellow!
January 2020 - Dr. Keri Wilson joined the lab as an NSF postdoctoral fellow!
June 2019 - Catherine Nguyen and April Arquilla passed their written exams for the Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology graduate program!
June 2019 - Catherine Nguyen and April Arquilla passed their written exams for the Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology graduate program!
June 2019 - Nathan Horrell successfully defended his dissertation, earning his Ph.D. in Neuroscience! He will begin a lecturer position at Mercer College in August.
June 2019 - Nathan Horrell successfully defended his dissertation, earning his Ph.D. in Neuroscience! He will begin a lecturer position at Mercer College in August.
June 2019 - Lab undergraduates Ethan Chan (Biology), Duc Huynh (Biology), and Aishwarya Jayabharathi (Neuroscience) graduated from UCR!
June 2019 - Lab undergraduates Ethan Chan (Biology), Duc Huynh (Biology), and Aishwarya Jayabharathi (Neuroscience) graduated from UCR!
March 2019 - Lab undergraduates Amanda Le (Biology) and Emma Zschunke (Neuroscience) graduated from UCR!
March 2019 - Lab undergraduates Amanda Le (Biology) and Emma Zschunke (Neuroscience) graduated from UCR!
August 2018 - Four lab alumni - Ashwin Sharma, Sana Hadyeh, Anastasia Shakhbazova, and Manparbodh Kaur - joined the UCR School of Medicine as first-year medical students!
August 2018 - Four lab alumni - Ashwin Sharma, Sana Hadyeh, Anastasia Shakhbazova, and Manparbodh Kaur - joined the UCR School of Medicine as first-year medical students!
July 2018 - Melina Acosta was named a Neuroscience Scholars Program Associate of the Society for Neuroscience!
July 2018 - Melina Acosta was named a Neuroscience Scholars Program Associate of the Society for Neuroscience!
June 2018 - Gemma Zhao successfully defended her dissertation and received her Ph.D. in Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology! She has accepted a postdoc position at Stanford University.
June 2018 - Gemma Zhao successfully defended her dissertation and received her Ph.D. in Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology! She has accepted a postdoc position at Stanford University.
June 2018 - Veteran lab undergraduates and Honors students Manparbodh Kaur, Alexis Rodriguez, and Anastasia Shakhbazova graduated from UCR!
June 2018 - Veteran lab undergraduates and Honors students Manparbodh Kaur, Alexis Rodriguez, and Anastasia Shakhbazova graduated from UCR!
April 2018 - Catherine Nguyen was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP)! Her research proposal was titled “Effects of Parental Age on Parental Care and Reproductive Outcomes in a Biparental Mammal.”
April 2018 - Catherine Nguyen was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP)! Her research proposal was titled “Effects of Parental Age on Parental Care and Reproductive Outcomes in a Biparental Mammal.”
December 2017 - Jacob Andrew successfully defended his dissertation and received his Ph.D. in Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology!
December 2017 - Jacob Andrew successfully defended his dissertation and received his Ph.D. in Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology!