People

Faculty

Carolina Arias

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

Diego Acosta-Alvear

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

Cherie Briggs

Mellichamp Professor
Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology

Frank L. Brown

Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry

Alison Butler

Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry

Otger Campas

Professor (by courtesy) of
Mechanical Engineering

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 (by courtesy) of
Physics

Deborah Fygenson

Associate Professor
Physics

Brandon Greene

Assistant Professor (by Courtesy) 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

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

David A. Low

Professor
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Michael J. Mahan

Professor
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Cristina Marchetti

Professor (by courtesy) of
Physics

Jamey Marth

Professor
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

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

Daniel E. Morse

Professor Emeritus
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Arnab Mukherjee

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 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

Professor (by courtesy) of
Chemistry & Biochemistry

Joan-Emma Shea

Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry

Boris I. Shraiman

Professor
Physics

Julie H. Simpson

Assistant 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

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

Yang Yang

Assistant Professor (by Courtesy) of
Chemistry & Biochemistry

Enoch Yeung

Professor (by courtesy) of
Mechanical Engineering

Staff

Nicole Becker

Graduate Advisor
(805) 893-3011
bmse-gradasst@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Ellison #2705

Stella Hahn

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

Graduate Students

Zachary Aralis

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

Dixon Atkins

Email: 
atkins@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Taivan Batjargal

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

Juan Caceres

Email: 
jcaceresvergara@ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Brandon Greene

Gregory Campbell

Email: 
gregory.campbell@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Phone: 
(805) 893-8085
Office: 
BioE 1213
Advisor: 
Irene Chen

Orlando Chirikian

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

Julia Chung

Email: 
jchung@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Emaleigh Curl

Email: 
emaleigh.curl@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Sebastian Streichan

Connor Davis

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

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

Hannah Gustafson

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

Tiffany Halvorsen

Email: 
tiffany.halvorsen@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Phone: 
(805) 893- 7195
Office: 
LSB 3209
Advisor: 
Chris Hayes

Evan Janzen

Email: 
evan.janzen@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Phone: 
(805) 893-8085
Office: 
BioE 1213
Advisor: 
Irene Chen

Josh Kenchel

Email: 
josh.kenchel@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Phone: 
805-893-8085
Office: 
BioE 1213
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

Markus Merk

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

Geoff Meyerhof

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

Austin Miller

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

Wyatt Miller

Email: 
wmiller@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Ian Morgan

Email: 
ian.morgan@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Phone: 
(805) 893-5105
Office: 
Eng II 1207
Advisor: 
Omar Saleh

Anna Nguyen

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

Vikar Qahar

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

Jonah Rosas

Email: 
jonahrosas@ucsb.edu
Advisor: 
Angela Pitenis

Samuel Rosen

Email: 
rosen@lifesci.ucsb.edu

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

Binzhi Xu

Email: 
binzhi@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Emeriti

Thomas Bruice

Professor Emeritus
Chemistry & Biochemistry

J. Thomas Gerig

Professor Emeritus
Chemistry & Biochemistry

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