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
Dr. Tom Smith
Co-Director
Distinguished Professor, UCLA
Dr. 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
MS Student, CSU
Joan Ferrer Obiol
Postdoctoral Researcher, CSU
William Hemstrom
Postdoctoral Researcher, CSU
Dr. 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 for undergraduates in our lab.
Partners
Our work is not possible without the help and cooperation of many organizations and individuals who are not listed here. For a complete list, visit our Partners page or you can visit individual species pages via our Species List to see who has contributed samples!