Current Lab Members
Principal Investigator
Dr. David K. Jacobs
Dr. David K. Jacobs
Graduate Students

Hayden Speck
Evolution of ciliated sensory cells; evolution of sensory systems; early animal evolution; geomorphology of Southern California estuaries in relation to rain events; Snowball Earth and early animal evolution.
Evolution of ciliated sensory cells; evolution of sensory systems; early animal evolution; geomorphology of Southern California estuaries in relation to rain events; Snowball Earth and early animal evolution.

Mira Abrecht (she/her)
Current Projects
Current Projects
- Microsporidial infection of tidewater gobies along California coast
- DNA barcoding of invertebrates from California lagoons
- eDNA processing in estuarine marine protected areas
- Seasonal fish communities in Baja California lagoons
Technicians and Undergraduate Students
Lab Alumni
Dr. Benjamin Hà
Post-doctoral scholar at UCLA CEILS.
LinkedIn
Dr. Brenton Spies
Lecturer at CSU Channel Islands
LinkedIn
Dr. Rachel Turba
Post-doctoral scholar at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Twitter
Dr. Xinhui 'Paige' Zhang
Scientific Analyst at Morrison & Foerster.
LinkedIn
Dr. Elizabeth Heath-Heckman
Assistant Professor at MSU.
Dr. Jeana Drake
Post-doctoral researcher in the Mass lab at University of Haifa (Israel)
Assistant Project Scientist and Lecturer at UCLA.
Dr. Janet Buckner
Assistant Professor at UT Arlington
Personal website
Dr. Greer Dolby
Assistant Professor at UAB
Personal website
Dr. Ryan Ellingson
Lecturer at UCLA
You can find out more about Ryan’s work at his website.
Dr. David Gold
Assistant Professor UC Davis.
www.DavidAdlerGold.com
Dr. Chris Winchell
Post-doctoral researcher with David Weisblat at UC Berkeley.
Dr. Nagayasu Nakanishi
Assistant Professor University of Arkansas.
Dr. Todd Haney
Research assistant at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Dr. Ruth Gates
Professor and at the University of Hawaii. Ruth's Website
Dr. Kristina Louie
Kristina was trained at the California Academy of Sciences, Occidental College, and UCLA.
Learn more about the Kristina Louie memorial fund:
http://research.calacademy.org/memorial-fund
Dent Earl
Software Engineer at Google.
David Yuan
Post-Doctoral Fellow at Stanford. Link
Niko Hensley
PhD candidate at University of California, Santa Barbara. Link
John Valencia
PhD candidate at Caltech.
Ignacio Navarrette
PhD candidate at UC Berkeley.
Micah Battson
Masters student at CU Boulder.
Holly Fuong
PhD student at Columbia University.
Clive Lau
PhD student in the Sears Lab at UCLA.
Sue Xue
PhD student in the Schnitzler Lab at University of Florida.
Charlotte Cosca (undergraduate researcher)
Shreya Tamatam (undergraduate researcher)
Ellison Yang (undergraduate researcher)
Madeline Trotter (undergraduate researcher)
Brendan Soo (undergraduate researcher)
Citlali Lopez (undergraduate researcher)
Jasmine Botello (undergraduate researcher)
Lauren Man (undergraduate researcher)
Tatum Bernat (undergraduate researcher)
Arianna Rose Soriano (undergraduate researcher)
Jessica Manzano (undergraduate researcher)
Greg Kao (non-student researcher)
Mohamad Kahil (non-student researcher)
Nabila Soeboer (undergraduate researcher)
Katherine Killmond (undergraduate researcher)
Kia Safatian (lab technician)
Mary Zhang (undergraduate researcher)
Shirin Moustofi (undergraduate researcher)
Mariam Tabatabaee (undergraduate researcher)
Michelle Martin (undergraduate researcher)
Sukhraj Sohal (undergraduate researcher)
Tony Nguyen (undergraduate '18)
Post-doctoral scholar at UCLA CEILS.
Dr. Brenton Spies
Lecturer at CSU Channel Islands
Dr. Rachel Turba
Post-doctoral scholar at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Dr. Xinhui 'Paige' Zhang
Scientific Analyst at Morrison & Foerster.
Dr. Elizabeth Heath-Heckman
Assistant Professor at MSU.
Dr. Jeana Drake
Post-doctoral researcher in the Mass lab at University of Haifa (Israel)
Assistant Project Scientist and Lecturer at UCLA.
Dr. Janet Buckner
Assistant Professor at UT Arlington
Personal website
Dr. Greer Dolby
Assistant Professor at UAB
Personal website
Dr. Ryan Ellingson
Lecturer at UCLA
You can find out more about Ryan’s work at his website.
Dr. David Gold
Assistant Professor UC Davis.
www.DavidAdlerGold.com
Dr. Chris Winchell
Post-doctoral researcher with David Weisblat at UC Berkeley.
Dr. Nagayasu Nakanishi
Assistant Professor University of Arkansas.
Dr. Todd Haney
Research assistant at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Dr. Ruth Gates
Professor and at the University of Hawaii. Ruth's Website
Dr. Kristina Louie
Kristina was trained at the California Academy of Sciences, Occidental College, and UCLA.
Learn more about the Kristina Louie memorial fund:
http://research.calacademy.org/memorial-fund
Dent Earl
Software Engineer at Google.
David Yuan
Post-Doctoral Fellow at Stanford. Link
Niko Hensley
PhD candidate at University of California, Santa Barbara. Link
John Valencia
PhD candidate at Caltech.
Ignacio Navarrette
PhD candidate at UC Berkeley.
Micah Battson
Masters student at CU Boulder.
Holly Fuong
PhD student at Columbia University.
Clive Lau
PhD student in the Sears Lab at UCLA.
Sue Xue
PhD student in the Schnitzler Lab at University of Florida.
Charlotte Cosca (undergraduate researcher)
Shreya Tamatam (undergraduate researcher)
Ellison Yang (undergraduate researcher)
Madeline Trotter (undergraduate researcher)
Brendan Soo (undergraduate researcher)
Citlali Lopez (undergraduate researcher)
Jasmine Botello (undergraduate researcher)
Lauren Man (undergraduate researcher)
Tatum Bernat (undergraduate researcher)
Arianna Rose Soriano (undergraduate researcher)
Jessica Manzano (undergraduate researcher)
Greg Kao (non-student researcher)
Mohamad Kahil (non-student researcher)
Nabila Soeboer (undergraduate researcher)
Katherine Killmond (undergraduate researcher)
Kia Safatian (lab technician)
Mary Zhang (undergraduate researcher)
Shirin Moustofi (undergraduate researcher)
Mariam Tabatabaee (undergraduate researcher)
Michelle Martin (undergraduate researcher)
Sukhraj Sohal (undergraduate researcher)
Tony Nguyen (undergraduate '18)
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