Principal Investigator

Thomas Weimbs, PhD

Professor

Project Scientists

Jacob Torres, PhD

Awards & Funding: 

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Jarrett Family Foundation

Postdoctoral Researchers

Melina Messing, PhD

Graduate Students

Brina Aceves (MCDB, UCSB)

Years in Lab: 

2021- (since 2022 as graduate student)

Nick Holznecht (MCDB, UCSB)

Years in Lab: 

2020-

Meg Schimmel (MCDB, UCSB)

Years in Lab: 

2017-

Hunter Scott (MCDB, UCSB)

Years in Lab: 

2022-

Elizabeth Sharpe (MCDB, UCSB)

Years in Lab: 

2018-

Technical Staff / Work-Study Students

Gavin Cornick, BS

SRA

Years in Lab: 

2024-

Johan Halvorsen Norris

Years in Lab: 

2024-

Undergraduate Students

James Cao (MCDB, UCSB)

Years in Lab: 

2024-

Francesca Galiani (MCDB, UCSB)

Years in Lab: 

2023-

Arnav Gupta (MCDB, UCSB)

Years in Lab: 

2023-

Shreya Krishnan (MCDB, UCSB)

Years in Lab: 

2022-

Alexandra Lovelock (MCDB, UCSB)

Years in Lab: 

2024-

Jayden Maramis (MCDB, UCSB)

Years in Lab: 

2024-

Emily Ngo (MCDB, UCSB)

Years in Lab: 

2024-

Anna Seligson (MCDB, UCSB)

Years in Lab: 

2023-

Aleena Wang (MCDB, UCSB)

Years in Lab: 

2023-

Rachel Wong (MCDB, UCSB)

Years in Lab: 

2024-

Louis (Zirui) Zeng (MCDB, UCSB)

Years in Lab: 

2023-