University of California, Riverside

Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics



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Steven AhrendtSteven Ahrendt picture

B.S., Biology, Purdue

Member of Stajich Lab

Awards: Dean's Distringuished Fellowship, 2010.

Rizi Aiz

B.S., Biology, Fudan University, China

Member of Chang Lab

My research focuses on computer-aided drug design and discovery. I developed a bioinformatics tool, termed T-Analyst, for efficient analysis of protein conformational changes by torsion angles. This program is very useful for drug screening. Currently, I am working on drug design and discovery on Cannabinoid receptors.

Publications: Ai, R., Fatmi, M. Q., and Chang, C-E. A., T-Analyst, a program for efficient analysis of protein conformational changes by torsion angles. J Comput Aided Mol Des. 2010, 24(10):819-827.

Fatmi, M., Ai, R., and Chang, C-E. A., Synergistic regulation and ligand-induced conformational changes of tryptophan synthase. Biochemistry, 2009, 48 (41), pp 9921-9931.

Poster Presentation: "T-Analyst: A program For Efficient Analysis of Protein Conformational Changes by Torsion Angles", 239th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, CA, March 2010.

Awards: Graduate Division International Fellowship, 2007. Janet M. Boyce Memorial Award, 2009. GSA Conference Travel Award, 2010. Scholarship Award for Best Presentation at GGB Graduate Student Research Symposium, 2010.  2011-2012 Dissertation Year Program Fellowship Award.

Hagop Atamiana

B.S. and M.S., Plant Protection, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Member of Kaloshian Lab

My research interest is to elucidate the interaction between the tomato host and the aphid pest. My research seeks to identify the pest effector(s) recognized by the host plant, the host defense signaling pathway against the aphids, and the effect of this defense on the aphid pest.

Poster Presentation: "Identification and Cloning of Potato Aphid Mi-1 Effector Molecules." Pea Aphid Genome Annotation Workshop, Princeton, NJ, July 2008.

Awards: IIGB Conference Travel Award, 2008; Pea Aphid Genome Annotation Consortium Conference Travel Award, 2008.

Ilva CabreraIlva Cabrera

B.S. Molecular Cell Biology, California State University, Long Beach; B.A. Sociology, California State University, Long Beach

Member of Borkovich Lab

Currently I am investigating the role of regulators of G protein signaling (RGS) proteins in heterotrimeric G protein signaling in the model filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa.

Awards: NSF-IGERT Fellowship in Video Bioinformatics; FASEB MARC travel award, 2011; AGEP travel award, 2010; Graduate Division Fellowship, 2009.

Ritu Chaudharya

B.S., Microbiology, University of Delhi; M.S., Bioinformatics, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, India

Member of Kaloshian Lab

My area of interest is to identify potato aphid effector molecules that are delivered into the tomato host during feeding.

Awards: Dean's Distinguished Fellowship.  Guru Gobind Singh Fellowship for 2011-2012.

Stephanie CoffmanStephanie Coffman

B.S., Molecular and Cellular Biology, Cal State Fresno

Member of Ding Lab

Awards: Chancellor's Distinguished Fellowship, 2010.  Video Bioninformatics IGERT Fellowship, 2011.

 

Amruta GarudAmruta Garud picture

B.S., Biological Sciences, UC Riverside

Member of Borkovich Lab

Awards: Chancellor's Distinguished Fellowship, 2010.

Arit Ghosh

B.S.,  Biotechnology, West Bengal U.of Tech, India; M.S., University of Nebraska, Microbiology and Molecular Biology

Member of Borkovich Lab

Awards:  Dean's Distringuished Fellowship, 2011.

Raissa Green

B.S., Genetics, UC Davis

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Awards:  Dean's Distringuished Fellowship, 2011.

Ji Su HaJi Su Ha

B.S., Agriculture, Kyungpook National University, Korea

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Awards: Dean's Distinguished Fellowship, 2011.

Amanda HollowellAmanda Hollowell

B.S., Genetics, UC Davis

Member of Sachs lab

Awards: Graduate Division Fellowship, 2009.

Meenakshi KagdaMeenakshi Kagda picture

B.S., Biotechnology, N.V. Patel College of Sciences, India; M.S., Biotechnology, BRD School of Biosciencesiology, India

Member of Judelson Lab 

Awards:  Dean's Distinguished Fellowship, 2010.

Samantha LewisSamantha Lewis.2

B.S., Zoology, Oregon State University

Member of Hyman Lab

My research interests include molecular evolution, organelle genome architecture, the evolutionary origins of Phylum Nematoda, and the causes and effects of recombination in organelle genomes. I am currently studying gene order rearrangements in Plectid and Mermithid mitochondria with Dr. Brad Hyman of the Biology Department.

Awards: Chancellor's Distinguished Fellowship and Eugene Cota Robles Award, 2008; Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution Diversity Mentoring Award, 2007; AAAS/Science Magazine Program for Excellence in Science, 2009;NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 2010-2013.

Principal Investigator, IIGB Deep Sequencing Seed Grant: "Multiplex sequencing of complete mitochondrial genomes on the Illumina platform."

Publications: Lewis, SC, Dyal, LA, Hilburn, CF, Weitz, S, Liau, WS, Lamunyon, CW, Denver, DR. 2009. Molecular evolution in Panagrolaimus nematodes: origins of parthenogenesis, hermaphroditism and the Antarctic species P. davidi. BMC Evol Biol. 9(1):15

Denver DR, Dolan P, Wilhelm LJ, Sung W, Lucas-Lledó JI, Howe DK, Lewis SC, Okamoto K, Thomas WK, Lynch M, Baer CF. 2009. A genome-wide view of Caenorhabditis elegans base-substitution mutation processes. PNAS 2009 106:16310-16314

Shaofang LiShaofang Li

B.S., Biology, Northeast Normal University; M.S., Genetics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Member of Chen Lab

Awards:Graduate Division Fellowship, 2009.

Yifan LiiYifan Lii

B.S, Biochemistry/Cell Biology, UC San Diego

Member of Jin lab

Awards: NSF-IGERT fellow.

Jinfeng Lujinfeng Lu picture

B.S., Biological Science, Peking University

Member of Ding Lab

Awards:Dean's Distinguished Fellowship, 2010.

Keira LucasKeira Lucas

B.S., Molecular Biology, Cal State Fresno

Member of Raikhel Lab

Awards:Dean's Distinguished Fellowship, 2010.

Mitchell LucasMitchell Lucas picture

B.S., Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology, Cal State Fresno

Member of Close Lab

Awards:Chancellor's Distinguished Fellowship, 2010.

Alexander Michkovaa

B.S., Agrochemistry and Soil Science, Moscow Timiriazev Agricultural Academy; M.S., Agricultural Biotechnology, Moscow Timiriazev Agricultural Academy, Russia

Member of Borkovich Lab

Awards: Dean's Distinguished Fellowship.

 

Sumana PasalaPasala picture

B.S., Microbiology, Nagarjuna University; M.S., Applied Microbiology, Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam, India

Member of Sladek Lab

Sarah PerrySarah Perry

B.A., Biology, Westmont College

Member of Ray Lab

Awards:Dean's Distinguished Fellowship, 2010.

Tusar Sahaa

B.S., Botany and M.S,. Biochemistry, University of Calcutta, India

Member of Alexander Raikhel Lab

Mosquitoes are vectors of numerous devastating human diseases such as malaria and Dengue fever. Mosquitoes transmit pathogens of these diseases because they require blood feeding for their egg development, which is controlled by alternating titers of two hormones: juvenile hormone (JH) and ecdysone. The molecular basis of JH action in mosquito egg development is not understood. My research focuses on elucidation of this role of JH. I use functional genomics tools to identify JH target genes implicated in mosquito egg maturation. I utilize reverse genetics and microarrays to decipher how JH controls gene expression.

Award:Dean's Distinguished Fellowship, 2008.

Divya SainDivya Sain

B.S., Biotechnology, College of Engineering and Technology, India

Member of Stajich Lab

Evolutionary aspects of Fungal cell wall development.

Awards: Graduate Division Fellowship. 2011 Klotz Memorial Travel Award for attending the Fungal Genetics Conference in Pacific Grove, Asilomar, CA from 15th to 21st March 2011.

Poster presentations: "Studying Fungal cell wall evolution using comparative genomics and phylogenetics." 1st Annual SoCal Systems Biology Conference, UC Irvine, January 2011. Divya Sain and Jason E. Stajich. "Utilizing functional genomics in Neurospora crassa to identify cell wall genes." 26th Fungal Genetics Conference. Asilomar. March 2011.

Publications: Li-Jun Ma, H. Charlotte van der Does, Katherine A. Borkovich, ..Divya Sain,.. H. Corby Kistler, Martijn Rep. 2010. Comparative genomics reveals mobile pathogenicity chromosomes in Fusarium. Nature. 464, 367-373.

Patrick SchachtPatrick Schacht picture

B.S., Biochemistry, Biola University

Member of Borkovich Lab

Currently I am studying G protein signaling in the Borkovich lab. Using the model organism Neurospora crassa , I am examining proteins that regulate the G-protein signaling cascade through analysis of mutants and protein-protein interaction studies.

Awards: NSF-IGERT Fellow.

Sammy SedkySammy Sedky3

B.S., Biological Sciences (Bioinformatics & Genomics), UC Riverside

Member of De Ley Lab

Awards:Graduate Division Fellowship.

 

 Jolly Shrivastava

B.S., Life Sciences, Ch. Charan Singh University, India; M.S., Biology, University of North Carolina; M.S., Biology, Cal State Fullerton

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Awards:  Chancellor's Distinguished Fellowship, 2011. 

Venkatesh Sivanandama

B.S., Biotechnology, School of Engineering & Technology, India

Member of Rao Lab

Analysis of molecular mechanisms regulating replication and packaging of satellite Tobacco Mosaic Virus.

Awards: Dean's Distinguished Fellowship.

Caroline SjogrenCaroline Sjogren

B.S., Biology, UC Riverside

Member of Larsen Lab

Awards: Dean's Distinguished Fellowship, 2011. 

Bo ZhaoBo Zhao2 picture

B.S., Biology, Nankai University

Member of the Alexander Raikhel lab

Awards: Dean's Distinguished Fellowship, 2009.

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