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!

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

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