Congratulations to Chore for winning the Allergan Foundation Graduate Award from the UCI School of Biological Sciences! Chore is a PhD candidate in our lab….Continue Reading Eduardo Choreño-Parra wins the Allergan Foundation Graduate Award
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Dra. Evelyn Valdez Ward awarded NSF Postdoc
Congratulations to Dra. Valdez-Ward for winning a NSF Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Individual Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (STEMEdIPRF) for her proposal, “Scholars in the Margins: Historically Excluded Postdoctoral Experiences in STEM”. Evelyn completed her PhD dissertation in Treseder Lab and Huxman Lab. She is currently a postdoc at the University of Rhode Island. She…Continue Reading Dra. Evelyn Valdez Ward awarded NSF Postdoc
Dr. Aidee Guzman to join Stanford faculty
Congratulations to Dr. Guzman, who will be starting an Assistant Professorship in the Department of Biology at Stanford University in Summer 2024! Aidee just completed her first postdoc in our lab and is now in her second postdoc with Jennifer Pett-Ridge at Lawrence Livermore National Lab. https://x.com/soilsandbees/status/1699529236342878502?s=20…Continue Reading Dr. Aidee Guzman to join Stanford faculty
Introducing Dr. David Bañuelas!
Congratulations to David for earning his PhD! He defended in September 2023. For his dissertation, David conducted research on mycorrhizal fungi and their responses to restoration practices in Newport Bay and coastal redwoods. He is now a postdoc at USC, where he is an inaugural recipient of a Postdoctoral Fellowship for Sustainability Solutions….Continue Reading Introducing Dr. David Bañuelas!
Congratulations to Dr. Karissa Lovero
Dr. Karissa Lovero successfully defended her PhD in March 2022! She is now a faculty member at Orange Coast College. You can read more about her here….Continue Reading Congratulations to Dr. Karissa Lovero
Congratulations to Dra. Evelyn Valdez Ward
Dra. Evelyn Valdez Ward successfully defended her PhD in February 2022! She is now a postdoctoral fellow at the Metcalf Institute at University of Rhode Island. You can read more about Dra. Valdez Ward here….Continue Reading Congratulations to Dra. Evelyn Valdez Ward
Dr. Charlotte Alster named ESA’s Gene Likens Award winner
Congratulations to Dr. Charlotte Alster, who was awarded ESA’s Gene Likens Award for 2021. The Gene Likens Award recognizes work conducted by an early-career scientist (within five years of receiving a Ph.D.) for work conducted after the completion of graduate school. She won the award for her publication, Embracing a new paradigm for temperature sensitivity of soil microbes,…Continue Reading Dr. Charlotte Alster named ESA’s Gene Likens Award winner
David Bañuelas awarded renewal of Ridge to Reef Fellowship
Congratulations to David Bañuelas, who was just awarded a renewal of his Ridge to Reef Fellowship from UCI! David researches ways to restore damaged ecosystems in the Newport Bay and redwood forests….Continue Reading David Bañuelas awarded renewal of Ridge to Reef Fellowship
Aidee Guzman awarded NSF Postdoc Fellowship and UCI Chancellor’s Postdoc Fellowship
Congratulations to Dr. Aidee Guzman for being awarded postdoc fellowships from NSF and UCI! Aidee is an incoming postdoc in Treseder Lab. She just completed her PhD at UC Berkeley, where she worked with Dr. Claire Kremen and Dr. Timothy Bowles….Continue Reading Aidee Guzman awarded NSF Postdoc Fellowship and UCI Chancellor’s Postdoc Fellowship
Adriana L. Romero-Olivares Tracks Fungi’s Response to Climate Change
Excellent profile in The Scientist of Dr. Adriana Romero Olivares’ research. Adriana earned her PhD in Treseder Lab and is now an Asst. Professor at New Mexico State University. https://www.the-scientist.com/scientist-to-watch/adriana-l-romero-olivares-tracks-fungi-s-response-to-climate-change-68817…Continue Reading Adriana L. Romero-Olivares Tracks Fungi’s Response to Climate Change