People

Faculty

Cherie Briggs

Mellichamp Professor
Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology

Frank L. Brown

Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry

Alison Butler

Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Andrea Carlini - by courtesy

Andrea Carlini

Assistant Professor (by courtesy) of
Chemistry & Biochemistry

Dennis O. Clegg

Professor
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Frederick Dahlquist

Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry

Siddharth Dey

Assistant Professor (by courtesy) of
Chemical Engineering

Zvonimir Dogic

Professor
Physics

Deborah Fygenson

Professor
Physics

Brooke Gardner

Assistant Professor (by courtesy) of
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Brandon Greene

Assistant Professor of
Chemistry & Biochemistry

Yang Hai

Assistant Professor (by Courtesy) of
Chemistry & Biochemistry

Christopher S. Hayes

Professor
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Luc Jaeger

Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry

Sung Soo Kim

Asstant Professor (by courtesy) of
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Tod Kippin

Professor (by courtesy) of
Psychological & Brain Science

Kenneth S. Kosik, M.D.

Harriman Professor, MCDB and Co-Director, Neuroscience Research Institute
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

John Lew

Associate Professor, BMSE Diversity Advocate
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Everett A. Lipman

Associate Professor
Physics

Matthieu Louis

Professor
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Michael J. Mahan

Professor
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Cristina Marchetti

Professor
Physics

Craig Montell

Duggan Professor of MCDB and Neuroscience
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Denise J. Montell

Duggan Professor of Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Assistant Professor (by Courtesy) of

Meghan Morrissey

Assistant Professor (by Courtesy) of
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Arnab Mukherjee

Assistant Professor (by courtesy) of
Chemical Engineering

Todd Oakley

Professor (by courtesy) of
Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology

Philip A. Pincus

Professor
Physics

Kevin W. Plaxco

Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry

Beth Pruitt

Professor
Mechanical EngineeringBiological EngineeringBiomolecular Science and Engineering

Norbert O. Reich

Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry

Chris Richardson

Assistant Professor (by Courtesy) of
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Joel H. Rothman

BMSE Director
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Cyrus R. Safinya

Professor
Materials
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Omar Saleh

Professor
Materials

Lior Sepunaru

Assistant Professor (by courtesy) of
Chemistry & Biochemistry

Joan-Emma Shea

Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry

Boris I. Shraiman

Professor
Physics

Julie H. Simpson

Associate Professor (by courtesy) of
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Ambuj Singh

Professor
Computer Science

William Smith

Professor
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Ryan Stowers

Assistant Professor (by Courtesy) of
Mechanical Engineering

Sebastian Streichan

Assistant Professor
Physics

Galen A. Stucky

Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry

J. Herbert Waite

Professor
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Thomas Weimbs

Professor (by courtesy) of
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Max Wilson

Assistant Professor (by courtesy) of
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Yang Yang

Assistant Professor (by Courtesy) of
Chemistry & Biochemistry

Enoch Yeung

Assistant Professor (by courtesy) of
Mechanical Engineering

Staff

Stella Hahn

Program Manager
(805) 893-2290
stella.hahn@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Ellison #2703

Angela Zeng

Graduate Program Advisor
zeng@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Ellison #2705

Graduate Students

Kyler Aqueche

Email: 
kyler@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Anthony De Tomaso

Zachary Aralis

Email: 
zach.aralis@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Carolina Arias

Dixon Atkins

Email: 
atkins@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Angela Pitenis, Sid Dey

Taivan Batjargal

Email: 
taivan.batjargal@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Max Wilson

Mihai Bibireata

Email: 
mbibireata@ucsb.edu

Juan Caceres

Email: 
jcaceresvergara@ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Brandon Greene

Orlando Chirikian

Email: 
orlando.chirikian@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Office: 
Bio E 2221
Advisor: 
Beth Pruitt

Julia Chung

Email: 
jchung@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Lior Sepunaru, Kevin Plaxco

Emaleigh Curl

Email: 
emaleigh.curl@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Kevin Plaxco

Connor Davis

Email: 
connor.davis@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Office: 
TBD
Advisor: 
Lior Sepunaru

Payton Demarzo

Email: 
paytondemarzo@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Siddharth Dey, Joel Rothman

Ethan Dickson

Email: 
dickson@ucsb.edu

Joshua Dolinsky

Advisor: 
Beth Pruitt

Liam Dow

Email: 
liam.dow@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Phone: 
805-893-5115
Office: 
BioE 2221
Advisor: 
Beth Pruitt

Mohamed Faynus

Email: 
mohamed.faynus@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Phone: 
805 893 8566
Office: 
BIO2 5166
Advisor: 
Dennis Clegg

Lisa Fetter

Email: 
lisa.fetter@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Phone: 
805-893-5845
Office: 
BioE 3209
Advisor: 
Kevin Plaxco

William Fisher

Email: 
william.fisher@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Office: 
MRL 2044
Advisor: 
Cyrus Safinya

Bretton Fletcher

Email: 
bretton.fletcher@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Phone: 
(805) 893-4859
Office: 
MRL 2244
Advisor: 
Cyrus Safinya

Emily Gemmill

Email: 
emilygemmill@ucsb.edu

Aria Ghasemizadeh

Email: 
ariaghasemizadeh@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Cyrus Safinya

Hannah Gustafson

Email: 
hannah.gustafson@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Office: 
Elings 2410
Advisor: 
Sebastian Streichan

Hadley Hanson

Email: 
hadleyhanson@umail.ucsb.edu

Josh Kenchel

Email: 
josh.kenchel@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Irene Chen

Aimal Khankhel

Email: 
aimal.khankhel@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Phone: 
805-893-2264
Office: 
Broida 4509
Advisor: 
Sebastian Streichan

Olivia Konttinen

Email: 
olivia.konttinen@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Office: 
Chem 1148
Advisor: 
Norbert Reich

Darwin Lara

Email: 
dlara@ucsb.edu

Cannon Mallory

Email: 
cmallory@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Cherie Briggs

Ian Matthews

Email: 
ianmatthews@ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Chris Hayes

Alex Maynard

Email: 
a_maynard@ucsb.edu

Drew McDonald

Email: 
drewmcdonald@ucsb.edu

Markus Merk

Email: 
markus.merk@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Sebastian Streichan

Geoff Meyerhof

Email: 
gmeyerhof@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Craig Montell

Wyatt Miller

Email: 
wmiller@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Meghan Morrissey

Austin Miller

Email: 
austinmiller190@umail.ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Arnab Mukherjee

Anna Nguyen

Email: 
anna.nguyen@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Office: 
BioE 1205
Advisor: 
Omar Saleh

Alyse Ptacek

Email: 
alyse@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Denise J. Montell

Vikar Qahar

Email: 
vikar@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Cyrus Safinya

Jose Roberto Rodrigues Reyes

Email: 
joseroberto@ucsb.edu

Jonah Rosas

Email: 
jonahrosas@ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Angela Pitenis

Samuel Rosen

Email: 
samueljrosen@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Max Wilson

Sarah Seagrave

Email: 
sarahseagrave@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Michelle O'Malley

Connor Sheedy

Email: 
connor.sheedy@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Morgan Smith

Email: 
morganssmith@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Denise J. Montell

Breanna Takacs

Email: 
btakacs@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Soojin Yi

Lourdes Velazquez

Email: 
lourdes.velazquez@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Office: 
Noble 2107
Advisor: 
Cherie Briggs

Jonathan Vu

Email: 
jonathan_vu@umail.ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Chris Richardson

Andrew White

Email: 
andrewwhite@ucsb.edu

Binzhi Xu

Email: 
binzhi@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Arnab Mukherjee

Elexa Yee

Email: 
elexa@ucsb.edu

Emeriti

Thomas Bruice

Professor Emeritus
Chemistry & Biochemistry

J. Thomas Gerig

Professor Emeritus
Chemistry & Biochemistry

David A. Low

Professor
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Daniel E. Morse

Professor Emeritus
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Stanley M. Parsons

Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry

Charles E. Samuel

Professor Emeritus
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Carol A. Vandenberg

Professor Emeritus
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Leslie Wilson

Professor
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology