Needhi Bhalla

• Department: Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology
• Sponsor: NIH/NIGMS
• Description: Regulating and Monitoring Meiotic Synapsis in C. elegans

Susan Carpenter

• Department: Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology
• Sponsor: NIH/NIAID
• Description: Identification of long noncoding RNA critical for controlling inflammation

Andrea Fassbender

• Department: Ocean Sciences
• Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Description: Constraining Upper-Ocean Carbon Export with Biogeochemical Profiling Floats: Toward Persistent Training and Validation of Satellite Carbon Export Algorithms

Ryan Foley

• Department: Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Sponsor: David and Lucille Packard Foundation
• Description: Foley Packard Fellowship

Jonathan Fortney

• Department: Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Sponsor: Heising-Simons Foundation
• Description: Origins and Evolution of the Ubiquitous Midsize Planets

Melissa Jurica

• Department: Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology
• Sponsor: NIH/NIGMS
• Description: Mechanisms of the spliceosome protein SF3B1 and inhibitors

Douglas Kellogg

• Department: Earth & Planetary Sciences
• Sponsor: NIH/NIGMS
• Description: Control of Cell Growth and Size

Joseph D. Kiernan

• Department: Institute of Marine Sciences
• Sponsor: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
• Description: Southern Coho Salmon Captive Broodstock Program (UCSC/NOAA)

David Kliger

• Department: Chemistry & Biochemistry
• Sponsor: Oregon Health Science University
• Description: Structural Dynamics in Rhodopsin Activation and Attenuation

Carl Lamborg

• Department: Ocean Sciences
• Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Description: Collaborative Research: Unravelling the Oceanic Dimethylmercury Cycle

David Lederman

• Department: Physics
• Sponsor: (1) University of Central Florida (2) National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Description: (1) Terahertz Spintronics with Antiferromagnetic Insulators (2) REU Site: A materials science and engineering research experience focusing on sustainability

Ingrid Parker

• Department: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
• Sponsor: USDA/NIFA/CSREES
• Description: Evolutionary drivers of invasion in Dittrichia graveolens, a high-risk noxious weed

Colleen Reichmuth

• Department: Institute of Marine Sciences
• Sponsor: NOAA Marine Fisheries Service
• Description: Physiological capacities and constraints of ice-dependent Alaskan seals

Bruce Schumm

• Department: Physics
• Sponsor: UC Davis
• Description: Advanced Enabling Diagnostics for Future Accelerators

Abraham Seiden

• Department: Physics
• Sponsor: Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Description: ATLAS Strip Modules

Susan Strome

• Department: Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology
• Sponsor: (1, 2) NIH/NIGMS
• Description: (1) Control of early germline development in C elegans (2) Training Program in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology

William Sullivan

• Department: Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology
• Sponsor: NIH/NIGMS
• Description: R25 PREP: Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program

Terrie Williams

• Department: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
• Sponsor: Office of Naval Research
• Description: Physiological Consequences of Flight Responses in Diving Mammals: Critical metrics for assessing the impacts of novel environmental stimuli in cetaceans and other marine living species

Fitnat Yildiz

• Department: Microbiology & Environmental Toxicology
• Sponsor: NIH/NIAID
• Description: Vibrio cholerae c-diGMP signaling: motile to biofilm transition and transmission

Erika Zavaleta

• Department: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
• Sponsor: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• Description: An Inquiry-Based Pathway for Undergraduate Retention and Research Readiness in Ecology and Conservation Biology