MEET THE LAB
CURRENT MEMBERS
Rebecca DuBois
Associate Professor
B.A. in Chemistry from University of Colorado, Boulder
Ph.D. in Biochemistry from University of California, San Diego
Postdoctoral Researcher at the Pasteur Institute, Paris, France
Postdoctoral Researcher at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
Nicholas Lorig-Roach
Graduate Student Researcher (BMEB track)
B.S. from University of California, Santa Cruz
Ana Nuñez Castrejon
Graduate Student Researcher (MICRO track)
B.S. from Cal Poly State University
Maria Juarez
Graduate Student Researcher (MCD track)
B.S. from University of California, Berkeley
Sarah Lanning
Graduate Student Researcher (MCD track)
B.S. from CSU East Bay
Dr. John Dzimianski
Postdoctoral Researcher
Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences from University of Georgia
B.S. in Agricultural Science from University of Georgia
Dr. Santanu Mukherjee
Associate Project Scientist
Ph.D in Human Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Kevin Delgado-Cunningham
Assistant Specialist
Senior thesis honors
B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from University of California, Santa Cruz, 2020
Jeanette Batres
Junior Specialist / PREP Scholar
B.S. in Biological Sciences (Microbiology and Immunology emphasis) from University of California, Merced, 2021
Joseph Cruz
Undergraduate Researcher
Majoring in Biomolecular Engineering and Bioinformatics at the University of California, Santa Cruz
FORMER LAB MEMBERS
Lena Meyer
Graduate Student Researcher (CB3 track)
B.S. from University of California, Santa Barbara
Ph.D. University of California, Santa Cruz
Natasha George
Former Assistant Specialist
B.S. in MCD Biology, B.S. in Earth Sciences from University of California, Santa Cruz, 2017
Currently: Ph.D. graduate student researcher at Michigan State University
Nina Harpell
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
B.S. in Chemistry from University of California, Santa Cruz, 2020
Senior thesis selected for Chancellor's Award
Currently: Ph.D. graduate student researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles
Jordan Ford
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
B.S. in Bioengineering from University of California, Santa Cruz, 2020
Senior thesis selected for Huffman Prize
Currently: Ph.D. graduate student researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles
Josh Dillen
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
B.S. in Chemistry from University of California, Santa Cruz
Senior thesis selected for Chancellor's Award
Currently: Research Associate at Vir Biotechnology
Stas Fedechkin (CB3 track)
Former Graduate Student Researcher
B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry from Western Washington University
Ph.D. University of California, Santa Cruz
Carolina Cuellar
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
B.S. in MCD Biology from University of California, Santa Cruz, 2018
Currently: Research Associate at 10X Genomics
Walter Bogdanoff
Former Graduate Student Researcher (MCD track)
B.S. in MCD Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz
Ph.D. University of California, Santa Cruz, 2017
Currently: Scientist I at CytomX
Edmundo Perez
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
B.S. in Bioengineering from University of California Santa Cruz, 2017
Senior thesis selected for Chancellor's Award and Steck Award
Jacob Wolff
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
B.S. in Bioengineering from University of California Santa Cruz, 2017
Currently: Ph.D. graduate student researcher at the University of California, Irvine
Jocelyn Campos
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from University of California Santa Cruz, 2016
Last known position: Ph.D. graduate student researcher at the University of Colorado, Boulder
Sara Haile
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
B.S. in Bioengineering and MCD Biology from University of California Santa Cruz, 2016
Senior thesis selected for Chancellor's Award
Last known position: Ph.D. graduate student researcher at Johns Hopkins University
Lu Yin
Former Research Associate
B.M. in Clinical Medicine from the Medical College of Zhengzhou University
Ph.D. in Biology from Georgia State University
Royce York
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher and Junior Specialist
B.S. in Bioengineering from University of California Santa Cruz, 2015
Senior thesis completion and a first-author manuscript in the DuBois lab
Currently: Ph.D. graduate student researcher at University of California Davis
Monica Graham
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
B.S. in MCD Biology from University of California Santa Cruz, 2015
Currently: Ph.D. graduate student researcher at CU Denver
River Charles
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from University of California Santa Cruz, 2015
Last known position: Medical student at University of Minnesota Medical School
Elizabeth Lagesse
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
B.S. in Chemistry from University of California Santa Cruz, 2014
Senior thesis selected for Dean's Award
Last known position: Ph.D. graduate student researcher at Johns Hopkins University
Payam Yousefi
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
B.S. in Bioengineering from University of California Santa Cruz, 2014
Senior thesis selected for Dean's Award and Chancellor's Award
Huffman Prize Award
Last known position: Junior Specialist researcher at University of California Santa Cruz