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Dr. Gabrielle Names, PhD (PI)
Dr. Gabrielle Names, PhD (PI)
I started my position as an assistant professor in the Biological Sciences Department at San Jose State University in August 2025. I am an evolutionary ecologist studying how anthropogenic global changes affect vertebrate evolution and conservation. I am particularly interested in examining how spreading diseases affect the physiology and behavior of novel hosts. I am passionate about mentoring and sharing my love of birds with my students!Â
I started my position as an assistant professor in the Biological Sciences Department at San Jose State University in August 2025. I am an evolutionary ecologist studying how anthropogenic global changes affect vertebrate evolution and conservation. I am particularly interested in examining how spreading diseases affect the physiology and behavior of novel hosts. I am passionate about mentoring and sharing my love of birds with my students!Â
We are actively recruiting undergraduate students this fall 2025 but please be aware that space may be limited. We will be recruting Master's students for fall 2026. If you are a current or future SJSU student interested in joining the team, please email me (gabrielle.names@sjsu.edu) for more information.
We are actively recruiting undergraduate students this fall 2025 but please be aware that space may be limited. We will be recruting Master's students for fall 2026. If you are a current or future SJSU student interested in joining the team, please email me (gabrielle.names@sjsu.edu) for more information.
Former lab members
Former lab members
Faith Imber
Faith Imber
Faith graduate from California Lutheran University with a B.S. in Biology. Faith was awarded an ALLIES in STEM Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in the summer of 2024 to investigate how the health of juvenile Hawaii Amakihi varies across a disease gradient. In April 2025, she presented her research at the West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference. Faith is currently taking a gap year while applying for Pharmacy school.
Faith graduate from California Lutheran University with a B.S. in Biology. Faith was awarded an ALLIES in STEM Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in the summer of 2024 to investigate how the health of juvenile Hawaii Amakihi varies across a disease gradient. In April 2025, she presented her research at the West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference. Faith is currently taking a gap year while applying for Pharmacy school.
Brittany Perez
Brittany Perez
Brittany graduated from California Lutheran University with a B.S. in Biology. In the summer of 2024, Brittany was awarded a Swenson Research Fellowship to study how immunity varies by sex in juvenile Hawaii Amakihi. She presented her research the West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference in April 2025. Brittany is currently working at a Physical Therapy clinic while applying for PA school.
Brittany graduated from California Lutheran University with a B.S. in Biology. In the summer of 2024, Brittany was awarded a Swenson Research Fellowship to study how immunity varies by sex in juvenile Hawaii Amakihi. She presented her research the West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference in April 2025. Brittany is currently working at a Physical Therapy clinic while applying for PA school.
Nicolas Caputo
Nicolas Caputo
Nicolas is a junior at California Lutheran University pursuing a B.S. in Biology. In the summer of 2024, Nicolas served as a field assistant with the Names Lab to collect morphological data and samples from mountain-crowned sparrows at Tioga Pass, CA to explore inter-individual variation in malaria infection. He is now working in Dr. Chad Barber's lab, where he is investigating effects of Berberine, a natural plant-derived compound, on cancer cell behavior.
Nicolas is a junior at California Lutheran University pursuing a B.S. in Biology. In the summer of 2024, Nicolas served as a field assistant with the Names Lab to collect morphological data and samples from mountain-crowned sparrows at Tioga Pass, CA to explore inter-individual variation in malaria infection. He is now working in Dr. Chad Barber's lab, where he is investigating effects of Berberine, a natural plant-derived compound, on cancer cell behavior.
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