We are a team of university faculty, faculty affiliates, research associates, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate and undergraduate students. Learn more about us below!
Core Team


Tom Smith
Co-Director
Distinguished Professor, UCLA

Christen Bossu
Bioinformatician
Research Scientist III, CSU

Amanda Carpenter
Lab and Collections Manager
Research Associate III, CSU
amanda.carpenter@colostate.edu
Faculty & Research Affiliates

Ryan Harrigan
Affiliate Faculty
Adjunct Faculty, UCLA

Eric Anderson
Affiliate Faculty
Research Geneticist, NOAA Fisheries

Sheela Turbek
Research Affiliate
American Bird Conservancy

Blanca Estela Hernández Baños
Affiliate Faculty
Professor, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Marius Somveille
Affiliate Faculty
University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
Postdoctoral Researchers & Graduate Students

Marina Rodriguez
PhD Candidate, CSU

Erica Robertson
PhD Student, CSU

Holden Fox
PhD Student, CSU

Joan Ferrer Obiol
Postdoctoral Researcher, CSU

William Hemstrom
Postdoctoral Researcher, CSU

Matthew DeSaix
CSU Alumni, ORISE Fellow USDA AHPIS

Wendoly Rojas Abreu
PhD Student, UNAM

Genaro Rodríguez Otero
MS Student, UNAM

Luz Zamudio
Postdoctoral Researcher, UNAM
BGP Alumni
Rachel Bay, Assistant Professor, UC Davis
Kelly Barr, UCLA
Whitney Tsai Nakashima, UCLA
Cri Gruppi, UCLA
Undergraduate Students
Visit our Undergraduate Involvement page to learn more about opportunities with the BGP.
Partners
Our work is not possible without the help and cooperation of many organizations and individuals. For a complete list, visit our Partners page and you can also visit individual species pages via our Species List to see who has contributed samples for a specific genoscape!