Graduate Students & Lab Staff

Graduate Students & Laboratory Staff in the Department of Nematology 

Graduate Students

Dennis Chang
Dennis Chang

Graduate Program: Cell, Molecular, & Developmental Biology

Dillman Laboratory

Francisco Franco Navarro
Francisco Franco-Navarro

Graduate Program: Plant Pathology

Ploeg Laboratory

Jacob MacWilliams
Jacob MacWilliams 

Graduate Program: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Kaloshian Laboratory

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Kinsgley Okakpu

Graduate Program: Biomedical Sciences

Dillman Laboratory

Sophia Parks
Sophia Parks

Graduate Program: Environmental Toxicology

Dillman Laboratory

Jacob Schurkman
Jacob Schurkman 

Graduate Program: Microbiology

Dillman/ Gerry Laboratories

Nematology Lab Staff

Stephen Abbott

Junior Specialist 

stephen.abbott@ucr.edu

Westpahl Laboratory

Mohamed Ali

Postdoc

Starting January 2020

Kaloshian Lab

Kyle Anesco

Laboratory Technician 

kanes001@ucr.edu

Dillman Laboratory

Imad Bayoun

Staff Research Associate 

imad.bayoun@ucr.edu

Dept. of Nematology

Jennifer Becker 

Assistant Specialist 

jennifer.becker@ucr.edu

Dept. of Nematology

Tom Buzo

Staff Research Associate 

trbuzo@ucanr.edu

Westphal Laboratory

Irma De Ley

Specialist

irma.deley@ucr.edu

Dillman Laboratory

Tra Duong

Postdoc 

tra.duong@ucr.edu

Roberts Laboratory

Caroline Eberlein

Postdoc

caroline.eberlein@ucr.edu

Westphal Laboratory

Scott Edwards

Staff Research Associate

scott.edwards@ucr.edu

Ploeg Laboratory

Damaris Godinez

Assistant Project Scientist

damarisg@ucr.edu

Kaloshian/Roberts Laboratories

Bao Lam Huynh

Assistant Professional Researcher 

baolam.huynh@ucr.edu

Roberts Laboratory

Angelo Loffredo

Assistant Specialist 

angelo.loffredo@ucr.edu

Becker Laboratory

Dihong Lu

Assistant Project Scientist

dihong.lu@ucr.edu

Dillman Laboratory

William Matthews

Staff Research Associate 

william.matthews@ucr.edu

Roberts Laboratory

Zin Maung

Staff Research Associate 

zin.maung@ucr.edu

Westphal Laboratory

Manuel Mundo-Ocampo

Research Associate 

manuel.mundo@ucr.edu

De Ley Laboratory

Juliana de Oliveira Silva

Assistant Specialist 

juliana.deoliveirasilva2@ucr.edu

Becker Laboratory

Hyun Park Kang

Laboratory Assistant 

hyun.parkkang@ucr.edu

Roberts Laboratory

Yu-Chen Wang

Junior Specialist 

yu-chen.wang@ucr.edu

Westphal Laboratory

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