Our Team
We are a group of hard working people sharing interests in microorganisms and passion for pristine and agricultural soil environments. Our work spans from theoretical ecological questions to applied research.
Hongyi Zhao Graduate Student Hongyi is working with Dr. Xu, San Diego State University |
Cameron Mcmillan POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER Cameron is working on measuring carbon use efficiency in agricultural soils |
Julia Gontijo Post-doctoral researcher Julia is working on meta'omics datasets from Amazon wetlands. |
Christian Erickson GraduatE Student Christian is working on microbial community temporal dynamics |
David Robles GraduatE Student Davis is working on carbon use efficiency in soils |
Mavis Sung UNDERGraduatE Student Mavis is working on extracting environmental DNA from soils after fires of different intensities. |
Grace Cheng UNDERGraduatE Student Grace has been working on the microbial rhizosphere of cultivated plants |
Tang (Jittima Duangsri) Visiting Graduate Student Tang is a visiting PhD student working on analyzing microbial communities of rice fields from Thailand |
Jorge Mazza Rodrigues Professor Always running after something! Science Cheerleader and Technologically Challenged |
Xinhao Zhu GraduatE Student Xinhao is working with Dr. Xu, San Diego State University on modeling. |
Geminisphaera colitermitum Pet Microbe But you can call me TAV2 |
Past Members of our Lab (We miss you!)
Aditya Ranjan, PhD - Texas State University
Dr. Atcha Boonmee (Nan) - Associate Professor, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Austin Willis, MSc - Medical School, University of North Texas
Dr. Fabiana Paula - PostDoctoral Researcher, University of Dublin, Ireland
Dr. Babur Mirza - Assistant Professor, Missouri State University
Chotima Potisap (Noom), PhD - Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Elisa Matos, PhD - University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Fabio Soares, PhD - University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Dr. Jantiya Isanapong (Nok) - Assistant Professor, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand
Nattaya Khakhum (Nit), PhD - Postodoctoral Researcher, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galvaston, TX
Rinrapee Ngamsang (Fon), MSc - Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Sealy Hambright, MSc - PhD Student, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
Dr. Dennis Goss-Souza - Assistant Professor, Santa Catarina State University, Brazil
Silvia Berdugo, PhD - Industrial University of Santander, Colombia
Dr. Ademir Durrer - University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Wadud Khan, PhD - Bioinformatics Researcher, Takara BIO USA
Malini Kotak, PhD - Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington
Caio Yoshiura, PhD - University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Dr. Zhongmin Dai - Assistant Professor, Zhejiang University, China
Dr. Albert Barberan - Assistant Professor, University of Arizona
Eloi Parlade, PhD - Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Barcelona, Spain
Alexandre Pedrinho, MSc - University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Fernanda Nakamura, PhD - Postdoctoral Associate, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Julio Moreira, PhD - Researcher, Petrobras, Brazil
Alonna Wright - PhD student with Dr. Jonathan Eisen, UC Davis
Liyuan He, PhD - San Diego State University
Alexandra Gulachenski - Farm Networks Leader, Wolfe's Neck Center, Maine
Kate Johnson
Jonathan Lin, PhD - Sr. Food Safety Quality Specialist, Dole Fresh Vegetables
Eno Taniguchi - Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Rachel Danielson, PhD - Environmental Scientist, CalRecycle
Danilo Ferreira da Silva - University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Jordan Sayre, PhD - Environmental Scientist, CalRecycle
Dr. Laibin Huang - Assistant Professor, Saint Louis University
Visiting Professors and Scientists
Dr. Acacio A Navarrete - Assistant Professor, Federal University of Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
Dr. Cristina C. Barreto - Professor, Catholic University of Brasilia, Brazil
Dr. Min-Ken Liao - Professor, Furman University, South Carolina
Dr. Nippon Pitsupal - Associate Professor, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand
Dr. Cacau Lyra - Researcher, Institute Agronomico de Pernanbuco, Brazil
Dr. Alexandre Rosado - Professor, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Statement on Inclusiveness, Equity and Diversity
Our laboratory recognizes the guiding Principles of Community provided by the University of California Davis, reflecting our commitment to serving all. As a laboratory group, we strive to maintain a climate of equity, justice and respect to all opinions. We are also committed to confront any manifestations of discrimination in our working environment.
