News
July 2024
We had an amazing time at SMBE in Puerto Vallarta! Huge thanks to the conference organizers, and congratulations to the students and postdocs for great presentations!
29 March 2024
Excited to share our new pre-print describing py_ped_sim, software to simulate pedigree structures with genomes!
We had an amazing time at SMBE in Puerto Vallarta! Huge thanks to the conference organizers, and congratulations to the students and postdocs for great presentations!
29 March 2024
Excited to share our new pre-print describing py_ped_sim, software to simulate pedigree structures with genomes!
12 Feb 2024
To celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Emilia Huerta Sanchez and Rori launched a podcast, Science Wise. Science Wise is on a mission to make the world of science more welcoming and open to the contributions of women, and to support student scientists as they navigate their own careers. The podcast aims to inspire listeners with personal journeys of scientists with decades of experience, who share the highs and lows that helped shape their paths. Listening will feel like confiding in your wisest auntie, who just happens to be a badass scientist.
8 Jan 2024
Luis Gerardo Fernández Luna is joining the lab fresh from his undergrad at LIIGH. Welcome Luis!
7 Dec 2023
We had a great visit with the whole genealogical searching project team, plus bonus visiting scholar Camila Tamburrini! It was a blast to do science together in a retreat-like way, and we had fun going on some walks and eating good foods. Thanks for coming Elena, Miguel, Sthen, and Camila!
23 October 2023
So thrilled that three former undergrads in the lab have gone on to earn the HHMI Gilliam Fellowship as PhD students! Big pride for Mayra Bañuelos, Maria Ortiz Juza, and Miguel Guardado!
6 October 2023
The Oregon Quarterly published a little article about Rori.
To celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Emilia Huerta Sanchez and Rori launched a podcast, Science Wise. Science Wise is on a mission to make the world of science more welcoming and open to the contributions of women, and to support student scientists as they navigate their own careers. The podcast aims to inspire listeners with personal journeys of scientists with decades of experience, who share the highs and lows that helped shape their paths. Listening will feel like confiding in your wisest auntie, who just happens to be a badass scientist.
8 Jan 2024
Luis Gerardo Fernández Luna is joining the lab fresh from his undergrad at LIIGH. Welcome Luis!
7 Dec 2023
We had a great visit with the whole genealogical searching project team, plus bonus visiting scholar Camila Tamburrini! It was a blast to do science together in a retreat-like way, and we had fun going on some walks and eating good foods. Thanks for coming Elena, Miguel, Sthen, and Camila!
23 October 2023
So thrilled that three former undergrads in the lab have gone on to earn the HHMI Gilliam Fellowship as PhD students! Big pride for Mayra Bañuelos, Maria Ortiz Juza, and Miguel Guardado!
6 October 2023
The Oregon Quarterly published a little article about Rori.
27 August 2023
Our new preprint was posted quantifying how the accuracy of forensic DNA mixture analysis varies with population genetic diversity. Way to go authors!
15 August 2023
Postdoc Dr Carolina Adam has joined our team as the second lab member on the ground at U Oregon. Welcome in Carol!
7 August 2023
Lab member Dr Elena Zavala was awarded the ISFG travel fellowship to support her international collaborations about methodology for missing persons identification. Camila Tamburrini was awarded the same travel fellowship to visit our lab this Fall. Congratulations to both!
19 May 2023
New paper from the lab led by one of the original members, Marissa Harris in close collaboration with Dr Leticia Márquez-Magaña. We looked at decades of faculty hiring and retention data over and found that the hiring of Persons Excluded because of Ethnicity or Race (PEERs) was supported by a co-hiring policy and by search committee participation by certain faculty members (Agents of Change). This shortly after the news that Marissa was accepted into med school. Huge congrats to Marissa, Leti, and the whole team!
10 March 2023
We just posted to biorxiv a manuscript from an excellent collaboration with Doc Edge's lab investigating the proximity of GWAS sites and pathogenic loci to the CODIS loci. Congrats to the authors!
Our new preprint was posted quantifying how the accuracy of forensic DNA mixture analysis varies with population genetic diversity. Way to go authors!
15 August 2023
Postdoc Dr Carolina Adam has joined our team as the second lab member on the ground at U Oregon. Welcome in Carol!
7 August 2023
Lab member Dr Elena Zavala was awarded the ISFG travel fellowship to support her international collaborations about methodology for missing persons identification. Camila Tamburrini was awarded the same travel fellowship to visit our lab this Fall. Congratulations to both!
19 May 2023
New paper from the lab led by one of the original members, Marissa Harris in close collaboration with Dr Leticia Márquez-Magaña. We looked at decades of faculty hiring and retention data over and found that the hiring of Persons Excluded because of Ethnicity or Race (PEERs) was supported by a co-hiring policy and by search committee participation by certain faculty members (Agents of Change). This shortly after the news that Marissa was accepted into med school. Huge congrats to Marissa, Leti, and the whole team!
10 March 2023
We just posted to biorxiv a manuscript from an excellent collaboration with Doc Edge's lab investigating the proximity of GWAS sites and pathogenic loci to the CODIS loci. Congrats to the authors!
March 2023
Rori is spending the Spring at UNAM Juriquilla at LIIGH to work on some fun collaborations and learn from the excpetional institutional environment. Lab members Elena, Shalom, Evan, Maria, and Sthen came for a visit to share their work and learn about some of the research here.
19 Oct 2022
Postdoc Elena Zavala's NIJ grant proposal to define limits of genealogical searching with degraded DNA was funded. Congratulations Elena!
3 Oct 2022
Our paper is now out questioning the central legal assumption that forensic genetic profiles contain no medical info! Huge congrats to the incredible student team who performed this research: Mayra Bañuelos, Yuómi Zavaleta, Alennie Roldan, Rochelle-Jan Reyes, Miguel Guardado, Berenice Chavez Rojas, Thet Nyein, Ana Rodriguez Vega, and Maribel Santos!!! And major thanks to our incredible collaborator Emilia Huerta-Sanchez!
16 Sept 2022
I am excited to announce that the lab will be moving to the University of Oregon as part of the Data Science Initiative! While it's difficult to leave amazing students and colleagues at SFSU, I look forward to keeping those connections while diving into new research and student program development at UO. Looking forward to getting started!
28 July 2022
Lab alumni in PhD programs have earned prestigious fellowships. Miguel Guardado and Maria Ortiz-Juza were awarded HHMI Gilliam Fellowships, and Mayra Bañuelos was awarded an NSF GFRP. Congratulations all!
Rori is spending the Spring at UNAM Juriquilla at LIIGH to work on some fun collaborations and learn from the excpetional institutional environment. Lab members Elena, Shalom, Evan, Maria, and Sthen came for a visit to share their work and learn about some of the research here.
19 Oct 2022
Postdoc Elena Zavala's NIJ grant proposal to define limits of genealogical searching with degraded DNA was funded. Congratulations Elena!
3 Oct 2022
Our paper is now out questioning the central legal assumption that forensic genetic profiles contain no medical info! Huge congrats to the incredible student team who performed this research: Mayra Bañuelos, Yuómi Zavaleta, Alennie Roldan, Rochelle-Jan Reyes, Miguel Guardado, Berenice Chavez Rojas, Thet Nyein, Ana Rodriguez Vega, and Maribel Santos!!! And major thanks to our incredible collaborator Emilia Huerta-Sanchez!
16 Sept 2022
I am excited to announce that the lab will be moving to the University of Oregon as part of the Data Science Initiative! While it's difficult to leave amazing students and colleagues at SFSU, I look forward to keeping those connections while diving into new research and student program development at UO. Looking forward to getting started!
28 July 2022
Lab alumni in PhD programs have earned prestigious fellowships. Miguel Guardado and Maria Ortiz-Juza were awarded HHMI Gilliam Fellowships, and Mayra Bañuelos was awarded an NSF GFRP. Congratulations all!
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13 June 2022
The lab did a wonderful job sharing our research at PEQG! Sthen Campana, Miguel Guardado, Shalom Gutierrez, Kaela Syas, and Joaquín Magaña presented "Ped_slim: a family pedigree toolkit to investigate distant relative misidentification in long-range familial searching." Kamillah Felix, Evan Ho, and Cara Ly presented "Comparing accuracy of forensic DNA mixture analysis across populations with varying genetic diversity." Alennie Roldan and Yuómi Zavaleta presented "Do forensic genetic markers compromise medical privacy?" Elena Zavala presented "Hominin and faunal turnovers identified at Denisova Cave with sediment DNA." Amazing work all! |
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3 May 2022
Shalom Gutierrez and Kamillah Felix were awarded Genentech research fellowships and Sthen Campana was awarded a RISE research fellowship. Congratulations Shalom, Kam, and Sthen!
14 March 2022
We're thrilled that Dr Elena Zavala is joining the lab as a postdoc. She'll be working jointly with Dr Priya Moorjani at UC Berkeley, and was awarded a Miller Fellowship. Welcome and congratulations Elena!
2 Dec 2021
Excited to announce that our CAREER proposal was recommended for funding! Looking forward to investigating the evolutionary role of tandem repeat variants.
15 September 2021
We warmly welcome incoming masters students Shalom Gutierrez and Evan Ho, as well as incoming undergraduates Sthen Campana, Kamillah Felix, and Kaela Syas. Excited to do some science together!
27 August 2021
Some long belated congratulations to recent graduates Emily Samperio, Berenice Chavez Rojas, Alennie Roldan, Imon Islam, and Yuómi Zavaleta! Emily is joining the SFSU GOLD team, Berenice is now a lab manager at Harvard University, Alennie has started a research assistant position at UCSF, Imon will begin a marine resources management position at NOAA, and Yuómi is now a research assistant at USC. In addition, long-term collaborators Maria Flores and Niquo Ceberio are starting PhD program at UCLA and Northern Arizona University, respectively. I'm so impressed by each of these scientists. Congratulations!
13 August 2021
Lab member Cara Ly just won an award for her excellent research presentation at the Bruins In Genomics (BIG) summer program. We forgive them for spelling her name wrong. Congratulations Cara!
23 July 2021
We've posted a pre-print for our manuscript on the relationship between forensic genetic profiles and gene expression levels. Congratulations to SFSU co-authors Mayra Bañuelos, Yuómi Zavaleta, Alennie Roldan, Rochelle Reyes, Miguel Guardado, Berenice Chavez Rojas, Thet Nyein, Ana Rodriguez Vega, and Maribel Santos!
Shalom Gutierrez and Kamillah Felix were awarded Genentech research fellowships and Sthen Campana was awarded a RISE research fellowship. Congratulations Shalom, Kam, and Sthen!
14 March 2022
We're thrilled that Dr Elena Zavala is joining the lab as a postdoc. She'll be working jointly with Dr Priya Moorjani at UC Berkeley, and was awarded a Miller Fellowship. Welcome and congratulations Elena!
2 Dec 2021
Excited to announce that our CAREER proposal was recommended for funding! Looking forward to investigating the evolutionary role of tandem repeat variants.
15 September 2021
We warmly welcome incoming masters students Shalom Gutierrez and Evan Ho, as well as incoming undergraduates Sthen Campana, Kamillah Felix, and Kaela Syas. Excited to do some science together!
27 August 2021
Some long belated congratulations to recent graduates Emily Samperio, Berenice Chavez Rojas, Alennie Roldan, Imon Islam, and Yuómi Zavaleta! Emily is joining the SFSU GOLD team, Berenice is now a lab manager at Harvard University, Alennie has started a research assistant position at UCSF, Imon will begin a marine resources management position at NOAA, and Yuómi is now a research assistant at USC. In addition, long-term collaborators Maria Flores and Niquo Ceberio are starting PhD program at UCLA and Northern Arizona University, respectively. I'm so impressed by each of these scientists. Congratulations!
13 August 2021
Lab member Cara Ly just won an award for her excellent research presentation at the Bruins In Genomics (BIG) summer program. We forgive them for spelling her name wrong. Congratulations Cara!
23 July 2021
We've posted a pre-print for our manuscript on the relationship between forensic genetic profiles and gene expression levels. Congratulations to SFSU co-authors Mayra Bañuelos, Yuómi Zavaleta, Alennie Roldan, Rochelle Reyes, Miguel Guardado, Berenice Chavez Rojas, Thet Nyein, Ana Rodriguez Vega, and Maribel Santos!
15 April 2021
Our paper investigating shifts in expression following a whole-genome duplication has just come out in Genome Biology. Congrats to co-author and lab alum John Mendoza!
18 Dec 2020
Maria Flores has just graduated with her Bachelor's in Biology and Minor in Computing Applications! Congratulations Maria!
15 June 2020
Thrilled that undergraduate Cara Ly has joined our lab. Cara was selected for a RISE undergraduate research fellowship. Welcome and congratulations Cara!
29 May 2020
Hannah Thorner, masters student at George Washington University, and Chris Godek, SFSU undergraduate in applied math, will join the lab for the summer. Welcome Hannah and Chris!
20 May 2020
We're excited to have incoming masters student Joaquín Magaña join our lab. Joaquín was additionally awarded a RISE graduate research fellowship. Welcome and congratulations Joaquín!
Jhony Zavaleta was awarded a Genentech graduate research fellowship for his continued work in the lab Congratulations Jhony!
Our paper investigating shifts in expression following a whole-genome duplication has just come out in Genome Biology. Congrats to co-author and lab alum John Mendoza!
18 Dec 2020
Maria Flores has just graduated with her Bachelor's in Biology and Minor in Computing Applications! Congratulations Maria!
15 June 2020
Thrilled that undergraduate Cara Ly has joined our lab. Cara was selected for a RISE undergraduate research fellowship. Welcome and congratulations Cara!
29 May 2020
Hannah Thorner, masters student at George Washington University, and Chris Godek, SFSU undergraduate in applied math, will join the lab for the summer. Welcome Hannah and Chris!
20 May 2020
We're excited to have incoming masters student Joaquín Magaña join our lab. Joaquín was additionally awarded a RISE graduate research fellowship. Welcome and congratulations Joaquín!
Jhony Zavaleta was awarded a Genentech graduate research fellowship for his continued work in the lab Congratulations Jhony!
16 Nov 2019
Niquo Ceberio, Cynthia Perez, and Emily Samperio all presented their research at SACNAS, while Miguel Guardado presented his work at ABRCMS.
6 Nov 2019
Maria Flores was awarded a two-year Latinos in Technology Scholarship. Congratulations Maria!
11 Oct 2019
Happy to announce that our NIJ grant proposal was funded! Looking forward to quantifying the accuracy of emerging forensic genetic technologies!
26 Sept 2019
Saw some interesting science at ISHI where Niquo Ceberio, Maria Flores, and Carina Kalaydjian presented their research on DNA mixture analysis. We had some fun too.
13 Sept 2019
Undergraduates Berenice Chavez Rojas and Alennie Roldan were awarded Genentech research fellowships. Congratulations Berenice and Alennie!
Niquo Ceberio, Cynthia Perez, and Emily Samperio all presented their research at SACNAS, while Miguel Guardado presented his work at ABRCMS.
6 Nov 2019
Maria Flores was awarded a two-year Latinos in Technology Scholarship. Congratulations Maria!
11 Oct 2019
Happy to announce that our NIJ grant proposal was funded! Looking forward to quantifying the accuracy of emerging forensic genetic technologies!
26 Sept 2019
Saw some interesting science at ISHI where Niquo Ceberio, Maria Flores, and Carina Kalaydjian presented their research on DNA mixture analysis. We had some fun too.
13 Sept 2019
Undergraduates Berenice Chavez Rojas and Alennie Roldan were awarded Genentech research fellowships. Congratulations Berenice and Alennie!
12 Sept 2019
A belated welcome to students joining the lab! We're happy to have Master's students Imon Islam and Jhony Zavaleta, as well as undergraduate researchers Berenice Chavez Rojas and Alennie Roldan. Welcome!
24 June 2019
Mayra Banuelos and Rori went to the Evolution meeting. Mayra did a great job presenting her poster on the relationship between CODIS loci alleles and the expression of neighboring genes. Congratulations Mayra!
10 June 2019
We went to the Bay Area Population Genetics meeting! Rochelle Reyes and Ricky Thu presented the Acknowledged Programmer Project, Niquo Ceberio and Carina Kalaydjian presented a poster on the low-template DNA mixture accuracy project, and Lars Grønvold presented a poster on his re-implementation of EVE and application to study the evolution of gene expression following whole-genome duplication in salmon. Congrats to all on great presentations!
A belated welcome to students joining the lab! We're happy to have Master's students Imon Islam and Jhony Zavaleta, as well as undergraduate researchers Berenice Chavez Rojas and Alennie Roldan. Welcome!
24 June 2019
Mayra Banuelos and Rori went to the Evolution meeting. Mayra did a great job presenting her poster on the relationship between CODIS loci alleles and the expression of neighboring genes. Congratulations Mayra!
10 June 2019
We went to the Bay Area Population Genetics meeting! Rochelle Reyes and Ricky Thu presented the Acknowledged Programmer Project, Niquo Ceberio and Carina Kalaydjian presented a poster on the low-template DNA mixture accuracy project, and Lars Grønvold presented a poster on his re-implementation of EVE and application to study the evolution of gene expression following whole-genome duplication in salmon. Congrats to all on great presentations!
3 May 2019
Carina Kalaydjian, Matt Paunovich, Maria Flores, Ezequiel Lopez, Rochelle Reyes, and Niquo Ceberio were awarded first place at the SFSU COSE Showcase for their poster on false positive rates in DNA mixture analysis. Selena Hernandez was awarded second place for her PINC program project. Congratulations All!
13 April 2019
Maria Flores and Emily Samperio were awarded MARC Undergraduate Research Fellowships. Incoming lab member Imon Islam was awarded a RISE Graduate Student Research Fellowship. Congratulations Maria, Emily, and Imon!
21 March 2019
Mayra Banuelos was selected for the Opportunities in Genomics Research Undergraduate Scholars Program at Washington University. Congratulations Mayra!
19 March 2019
Really enjoyed talking with Callie Crossley at the KQED studios along with Emilia Huerta Sanchez and Rochelle-Jan Reyes! Thanks for the opportunity!
15 March 2019
Miguel Guardado was awarded a research fellowship at the UCLA BIG Summer Program. Congratulations Miguel!
4 March 2019
Maria Flores was selected for an undergraduate research experience at Jackson Labs. Congratulations Maria!
Carina Kalaydjian, Matt Paunovich, Maria Flores, Ezequiel Lopez, Rochelle Reyes, and Niquo Ceberio were awarded first place at the SFSU COSE Showcase for their poster on false positive rates in DNA mixture analysis. Selena Hernandez was awarded second place for her PINC program project. Congratulations All!
13 April 2019
Maria Flores and Emily Samperio were awarded MARC Undergraduate Research Fellowships. Incoming lab member Imon Islam was awarded a RISE Graduate Student Research Fellowship. Congratulations Maria, Emily, and Imon!
21 March 2019
Mayra Banuelos was selected for the Opportunities in Genomics Research Undergraduate Scholars Program at Washington University. Congratulations Mayra!
19 March 2019
Really enjoyed talking with Callie Crossley at the KQED studios along with Emilia Huerta Sanchez and Rochelle-Jan Reyes! Thanks for the opportunity!
15 March 2019
Miguel Guardado was awarded a research fellowship at the UCLA BIG Summer Program. Congratulations Miguel!
4 March 2019
Maria Flores was selected for an undergraduate research experience at Jackson Labs. Congratulations Maria!
21 Feb 2019
Had a great time speaking at Nerd Nite SF with Emilia! Thanks for having us!
8 February 2019
Thrilled that our manuscript on acknowledged programmers has come out in Genetics! Along with it, we put together a video abstract and an interview with the incredible Margaret Wu! Congrats to undergraduate co-first authors Andrea, Ezequiel, Ricky, Rochelle, Sam!
21 December 2018
Miguel Guardado was selected for a RISE Fellowship. Congratulations Miguel!
25 September 2018
Fran Catalan was awarded an ABRCMS Student Travel Fellowship. Congratulations Fran!
25 August 2018
Welcome to incoming Masters students Cynthia Perez and Niquo Ceberio, as well as incoming undergrads Maria Flores, Miguel Guardado, Selena Hernandez, Carina Kalaydjian, and Emily Samperio!
23 July 2018
Together with collaborator Malia Fullerton, we published a policy piece on genealogical searching in LeapsMag.
10 July 2018
Last week we posted a preprint of our manuscript on "acknowledged programmers" in population genetics. Now it's Altmetric high attention score is in the top 1% compared to other bioRxiv manuscripts.
22 June 2018
Rori spoke on the 500 Queer Scientists panel at the California Academy of Sciences Pride Nightlife.
21 June 2018
Mayra Banuelos was awarded the Bengier Foundation University Scholarship, as well as a RISE fellowship. Congratulations Mayra!
16 May 2018
Many people in the lab went to PEQG. Mayra Banuelos presented her poster "CODIS loci STRs could contain more information than previously assumed." Samantha Dung, Andrea López, Ezequiel Lopez Barragan, Rochelle Reyes, and Ricky Thu presented their poster "Women's hidden contribution to the foundation of theoretical population genetics" and got a Special Recognition for Undergraduate Researchers at PEQG. Congratulations APP Team!
9 May 2018
Fran Catalan was chosen for a BioLuminary Summer Research Award. Congratulations Fran!
20 April 2018
Matt Paunovich earned a RISE Undergraduate Research Award. Congratulations Matt!
19 April 2018
Masters student Cynthia Perez will be joining the lab with a RISE Graduate Scholarship Award. Welcome and congratulations Cynthia!
19 April 2018
Mayra Banuelos was awarded a Travel Fellowship to the Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics. Congratulations Mayra!
26 February 2018
Mayra Banuelos was awarded an LSAMP. fellowship. Congratulations Mayra!
13 February 2018
Mayra Banuelos, Samantha Dung, Andrea López, Ezequiel Lopez Barragan, Rochelle-Jan Reyes, and Ricky Thu received Genetics Society of America Undergraduate Travel Awards. Congratulations all!
10 January 2018
Ricky Thu and Fran Catalan were awarded the David and Cary Cassa Scholarship. Congratulations Ricky and Fran!
3 November 2017
Maria Ortiz was accepted into the NIH post-baccalaureate program and will be starting in January. Congratulations Maria! We'll miss you!
1 September 2017
Maria Ortiz was selected for the Mayor Willie L. Brown Jr fellowship. Congratulations Maria!
21 August 2017
Mayra Banuelos and Fran Catalan were awarded travel fellowships to the 2017 SACNAS conference. Congratulations Mayra and Fran!
27 July 2017
Fran Catalan and Andrea López were selected as Hispanic Scholarship Fund Fellows. Congratulations Andrea and Fran!
13 July 2017
Matt Paunovich was awarded a Osher Reentry Scholarship. Congratulations Matt!
21 June 2017
Fran Catalan was selected as an SEO undergraduate research fellow. Congratulations Fran!
5 May 2017
Maria Ortiz will be doing research at the NIH through an undergrad research program this summer. Congratulations Maria!
10 April 2017
Maria Ortiz was awarded an SSE/BEACON student travel fellowship to present her work on the evolution of brain lipid concentrations at the Evolution meeting. Congratulations Maria!
19 October 2016
Jamie Moon received an REU extension award for his research on the role of alternative splicing in primate adaptation. Congratulations Jamie!
28 September 2016
Marissa Harris received an LSAMP award for her research identifying factors that support hiring of URM faculty in STEM. Congratulations Marissa!
Had a great time speaking at Nerd Nite SF with Emilia! Thanks for having us!
8 February 2019
Thrilled that our manuscript on acknowledged programmers has come out in Genetics! Along with it, we put together a video abstract and an interview with the incredible Margaret Wu! Congrats to undergraduate co-first authors Andrea, Ezequiel, Ricky, Rochelle, Sam!
21 December 2018
Miguel Guardado was selected for a RISE Fellowship. Congratulations Miguel!
25 September 2018
Fran Catalan was awarded an ABRCMS Student Travel Fellowship. Congratulations Fran!
25 August 2018
Welcome to incoming Masters students Cynthia Perez and Niquo Ceberio, as well as incoming undergrads Maria Flores, Miguel Guardado, Selena Hernandez, Carina Kalaydjian, and Emily Samperio!
23 July 2018
Together with collaborator Malia Fullerton, we published a policy piece on genealogical searching in LeapsMag.
10 July 2018
Last week we posted a preprint of our manuscript on "acknowledged programmers" in population genetics. Now it's Altmetric high attention score is in the top 1% compared to other bioRxiv manuscripts.
22 June 2018
Rori spoke on the 500 Queer Scientists panel at the California Academy of Sciences Pride Nightlife.
21 June 2018
Mayra Banuelos was awarded the Bengier Foundation University Scholarship, as well as a RISE fellowship. Congratulations Mayra!
16 May 2018
Many people in the lab went to PEQG. Mayra Banuelos presented her poster "CODIS loci STRs could contain more information than previously assumed." Samantha Dung, Andrea López, Ezequiel Lopez Barragan, Rochelle Reyes, and Ricky Thu presented their poster "Women's hidden contribution to the foundation of theoretical population genetics" and got a Special Recognition for Undergraduate Researchers at PEQG. Congratulations APP Team!
9 May 2018
Fran Catalan was chosen for a BioLuminary Summer Research Award. Congratulations Fran!
20 April 2018
Matt Paunovich earned a RISE Undergraduate Research Award. Congratulations Matt!
19 April 2018
Masters student Cynthia Perez will be joining the lab with a RISE Graduate Scholarship Award. Welcome and congratulations Cynthia!
19 April 2018
Mayra Banuelos was awarded a Travel Fellowship to the Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics. Congratulations Mayra!
26 February 2018
Mayra Banuelos was awarded an LSAMP. fellowship. Congratulations Mayra!
13 February 2018
Mayra Banuelos, Samantha Dung, Andrea López, Ezequiel Lopez Barragan, Rochelle-Jan Reyes, and Ricky Thu received Genetics Society of America Undergraduate Travel Awards. Congratulations all!
10 January 2018
Ricky Thu and Fran Catalan were awarded the David and Cary Cassa Scholarship. Congratulations Ricky and Fran!
3 November 2017
Maria Ortiz was accepted into the NIH post-baccalaureate program and will be starting in January. Congratulations Maria! We'll miss you!
1 September 2017
Maria Ortiz was selected for the Mayor Willie L. Brown Jr fellowship. Congratulations Maria!
21 August 2017
Mayra Banuelos and Fran Catalan were awarded travel fellowships to the 2017 SACNAS conference. Congratulations Mayra and Fran!
27 July 2017
Fran Catalan and Andrea López were selected as Hispanic Scholarship Fund Fellows. Congratulations Andrea and Fran!
13 July 2017
Matt Paunovich was awarded a Osher Reentry Scholarship. Congratulations Matt!
21 June 2017
Fran Catalan was selected as an SEO undergraduate research fellow. Congratulations Fran!
5 May 2017
Maria Ortiz will be doing research at the NIH through an undergrad research program this summer. Congratulations Maria!
10 April 2017
Maria Ortiz was awarded an SSE/BEACON student travel fellowship to present her work on the evolution of brain lipid concentrations at the Evolution meeting. Congratulations Maria!
19 October 2016
Jamie Moon received an REU extension award for his research on the role of alternative splicing in primate adaptation. Congratulations Jamie!
28 September 2016
Marissa Harris received an LSAMP award for her research identifying factors that support hiring of URM faculty in STEM. Congratulations Marissa!
Header art by Berenice Chavez Rojas
Background painting by Rochelle-Jan Reyes
Background painting by Rochelle-Jan Reyes
