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Dawn Nagel

Associate Professor

Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2008
 

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Samantha Cordingley
Ph.D. Candidate
B.S., UC Riverside

Gabriela Salazar Soriano

Ph.D Candidate

B.S. UC Riverside

Sarah Serrano

Research Lab Assistant

B.S. UC Riverside

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Rachel Strout
Ph.D. Candidate
B.S., Vasser College

Harika Tammineni

Undergraduate Student Researcher

B.S. UC Riverside, pending


Former Members (2016 - present):
- Firdouz Hussain, Undergraduate student (graduated June 2026)
- Andres Fernandez Paez, 
Undergraduate student
(current UCR student)
- Sabrina Gilmour, former Masters student
- Dr. Stavrouli Fili, former postdoc (currently teaching professor)

- Desmond Cairo, Undergraduate Student (PhD student at UCR, Fall 2025)
- Ohnmar Thwin, Undergraduate Student (graduated Spring 2025)
- Tatiana Lopez, Summer Undergrad (RCC student)
- Sofia Melendrez, Undergraduate student, (current UCR student)
- Keonny Cosek, Undergraduate student and Junior Specialist, (currently a PhD student at Oregon State   University)
- Melvin Hodanu, Undergraduate student, (currently a Research Technician, Harvey Mudd College)
- Claudia Sepulveda, Lab Assistant, (currently a PhD student, University of California, Riverside)
- Dr. Titouan Bonnot, former postdoc,(currently a Researcher, INRAE, Institut Agro, Univ. Bourgogne, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France)
- Emily Blair, former Ph.D. student (currently a Research Scientist, Enumerix, Palo Alto, CA)
- Carolina Acevedo, former undergraduate student
- Christian Camacho, former undergraduate student
- Rachel Kwon, undergraduate student (currently a nursing assistant
)
- Tejasvinee Mody, former MS student (currently a Ph.D. student, Germany)
- Wajeha Mahmoud, former undergraduate (currently a graduate student, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA)
- Emmanuel Mercado, former undergraduate (currently a Research Assistant, Biotech, San Diego)
- Erika Hay, former undergraduate and Junior Specialists (currently a PhD student in Microbiology/Plant Pathology)
- Julia Zavala, former undergraduate student (part-time Science Teacher, non-profit, San Francisco)
- Ivan Quijada, former undergraduate student (currently a Research Associate at BASF).
- Michelle Garfias, former lab assistant (currently a Research Assistant, University of Arizona)
- Isaias Varela, former undergraduate student
- Erika Hernandez, Summer SALSA undergraduate student
- Tina Conley, Summer undergraduate student, (current UCR student)
- Ebenezer Faidoo,
Summer undergraduate student, HBCU Scholar (VSU)
- Rosita Martin, Summer undergraduate student, (current UCR student)

- Ramón Benavides Jr., Summer undergraduate student, (current UCR student)
- George Echeverria, Summer undergraduate student, (current UCR student)
- Yanina Aldao Galvan, Summer undergraduate student, (current UCR student)
- Andres Perales, Summer undergraduate student
- Erick Torres, Summer undergraduate student

Rachel Kwon

Undergraduate Student

B.S. pending

Department of Botany and Plant Sciences

5412 Boyce Hall
University of California
Riverside, CA 92507
dawnn@ucr.edu

Office: (951) 827-4425

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