Lab Members

Current Students

 

 Arianna Daniel, PhD Candidate (4th Year)

Quantitative and Systems Biology Graduate Group

adaniel11@ucmerced.edu

B.S. in Biology, minor in Psychology, Southern Oregon University 2021

Adeola Fagbayibo, PhD Candidate (3rd Year) 

Quantitative and Systems Biology Graduate Group

afagbayibo@ucmerced.edu

Adeola Fagbayibo is a third-year Ph.D. candidate in the Quantitative and Systems Biology graduate program, working in Katrina Hoyer's lab. His research focuses on studying bioaerosol composition in California's San Joaquin Valley. His interdisciplinary work combines aspects of molecular biology, public health, and computational analysis to understand the complex biological systems present in atmospheric particles within this specific region.

B.S in Microbiology and Immunology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria 2019 

Jesica Calderon, PhD Student (2nd Year)

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Quantitative and Systems Biology Graduate Group

jcalderon27@ucmerced.edu

My name is Jesica Calderon and I am a Quantitative and Systems Biology graduate student at the University of California, Merced. I received my Bachelor's of Science in Global Disease Biology from the University of California, Davis. My research interests include understanding microbial communities and host-pathogen interactions as it relates to human health. In my spare time, I enjoy traveling, going to concerts, and paddle boarding.

 

Current Undergraduate Researchers

Vikram Senthil

Julia (Jay) Cornish

Maya Perez

 

Past: Undergraduate Researchers

Maria Pimentel 

B.S. in Human Biology and Chemical Sciences (May 2024)