Dr. Joanne Emerson
on sabbatical until July 2025
Associate Professor
E-mail: jbemerson@ucdavis.edu
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Dr. Luke Hillary
Postdoctoral Researcher
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My research interests focus on the interactions between viruses, their hosts and the environment from a One Health perspective. I am currently working on the impact of wildfire on soil viral communities and how this affects microbial functional capacity and activity. I have previously worked on the impacts of biosolids on soil viruses, wastewater-based epidemiology and the characterisation of terrestrial RNA viral communities.
Dr. Lucie Jiraska
Postdoctoral Researcher
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I am interested in understanding the dynamics of microbial communities under changing environmental conditions. My current research focuses on dsDNA viruses and their bacterial hosts in Californian grasslands, looking at how soil moisture influences viral dynamics and how viral particles persist through extended droughts. In past projects, I’ve explored the effects of pesticides on soil biodiversity, studied microbial biogeography across ecosystems, and investigated fungal succession in natural forests.
Dr. Hannah Goemann
Postdoctoral Researcher
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My research interests focus on plant microbiomes using multi-omics to understand rhizosphere community dynamics and plant-microbe interactions. I am currently working on the impacts of organic matter composition and quantity on soil viral diversity, abundance, and viral-bacterial interactions in organic tomato production systems. I have previously worked on the impacts of drought and heat on grassland rhizosphere assembly and activity, and the effects of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterial biofertilizers on second-generation bioenergy crop productivity and their rhizosphere microbiomes.
Dr. Katherine Ennis
Postdoctoral Researcher
L’Oréal USA for Women in Science Fellow
Co-advised by Britt Koskella at UC Berkeley
Dr. Elizabeth Denison
Postdoctoral Researcher
More info coming soon!
Jane Fudyma
Ph.D. Student
Soils and Biogeochemistry Graduate Group
I am investigating many aspects related to the chemistry of viruses: soil virus chemical composition, chemical drivers that influence the fate/transport of viruses, and virus-host metabolomics.
Grant Gogul
Ph.D. Student
Soils and Biogeochemistry Graduate Group
Matthew Perry
Ph.D. Student
Plant Pathology Graduate Group
I’m interested in wetlands viral communities and how they influence microbial community turnover in these ecosystems.
Hazel Anagu
Jr. Specialist
Haley Bolanos
Jr. Specialist
Ayden Harirsaz
Undergraduate Researcher
I’m a pre medical student looking to go into the field of medical research! I’ve always loved viruses and they become more and more interesting everyday I learn about them. So I find myself here to learn more and become even more interested.
William Hyunh
Undergraduate Researcher
Ruby Freedman
Undergraduate Researcher
Photo coming soon!
Former lab members – gone but not forgotten!
Dr. Sara Geonczy
Former Ph.D. Student and interim postdoc
Now: Taking a much deserved break to travel and think about future plans
Dr. Anneliek ter Horst
Former Ph.D. Student
Now: Postdoc with Titus Brown at UC Davis
Lorenia Valdez
Former NSURP Undergraduate Researcher (remote Summer 2023)
Brandon Matsumoto
Former Undergraduate Researcher
Temiloluwa Adebiyi
Former Undergraduate Researcher
Dr. Jess Sorensen
Former Postdoc
Now: Scientist at the SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity (MOSAC)
Dr. Christian Santos-Medellín
Former Postdoc
Now: Research Scientist at Corteva Agriscience
Emily Munguia
Former Undergraduate Researcher
Dr. Ella Sieradzki
Former Postdoc
Now: Assistant Professor at Aarhus University
Lissangel Martinez
Former NSURP Undergraduate Researcher (remote during pandemic)
Loc (Richard) Pham
Former Undergraduate Researcher (remote during pandemic)
Tyler Kavicky
Former Undergraduate Researcher (remote during pandemic)
Amethyst Ralph
Former NSURP Undergraduate Researcher (remote during pandemic)
Winston Bess
Former Lab Tech
Now: Heather Bischel’s lab at UCD
Jemina Trinh
Former Undergraduate Researcher
Devyn Durham
Former Undergraduate Researcher
Selina Tung
Former Undergraduate Researcher
Dr. Aurélie Bak
Former Project Scientist
Now: Research Lead at KWS Group
Dr. Laura Zinke
Former Postdoc
Now: Associate Editor at Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Alena Schroeder
Former Undergraduate Researcher
Rose Bolle
Former Undergraduate Researcher
Sophia Yunanda
Former Undergraduate Researcher
Quang Bui
Former Undergraduate Researcher
Eunice Chan
Former Undergraduate Researcher