School of Humanities and Sciences
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Julieta Alvarez-Manjarrez
Postdoctoral Scholar, Biology
BioSince my bachelor my main interest was the mycology. I did my bachelor thesis with morphology of Coccoloba uvifera's ectomycorrhizas, then my master thesis was about diversity of ectomycorrhizae in the Mexican tropical dry forest, and my PhD thesis was about the effect of the hurricane in soil fungal communities and the mycorrhizal network. I took a postdoc position in the Institute of Geology, where I studied the effect of waste water on agricultural microbial communities. I did two research stays in the University of Florida, and University of Tartu, Estonia.
I taught courses in the Faculty of Sciences at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México to undergradute students and one course to gradute students, I had advised four bachelor thesis from diverse topics related with fungi. I was treasurer of the Mycological Society of Mexico (2015-2018).
One of my passions is to paint watercolor and I illustrated a children's book for a Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NAtions (FAO) contest in 2020. -
Zhainib A. Amir
Ph.D. Student in Biology, admitted Autumn 2020
BioI received my B.S. in Microbiology, and M.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology from San Francisco State University. Currently, I am a Biology Ph.D. student with an emphasis in Cell, Molecular and Organismal Biology at Stanford University. I am interested in a range of topics, from cell biology to cancer immunology, however, my research interests lie primarily in understanding the cellular mechanisms at play in genetic and autoimmune diseases.
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Christopher Anderson
Affiliate, Biology
BioMy research focuses on the use of satellite remote sensing technology to characterize multi-scale patterns of terrestrial biodiversity. I am interested in understanding how ecosystem structure and function changes for multiple taxonomic groups as a result of anthropogenic forces. These forces include land use change, climate change, establishing protected areas, the development of novel ecosystems, and assisted migration.
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Kathryn Barton
Associate Professor, Biology
Consulting Professor, BiologyCurrent Research and Scholarly InterestsPlants make new leaves and stems from clusters of undifferentiated cells located at the tips of branches. These cell clusters are called apical meristems. We study transcription factors that control growth and development of apical meristems. Our studies include plants growing in environments rich in water and nutrients as well as in poor environments. The deeper knowledge of plant development gained from these studies will ultimately help increase food security in a changing environment.
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Dominique Bergmann
Shirley R. and Leonard W. Ely, Jr. Professor of the School of Humanities and Sciences
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsWe use genetic, genomic and cell biological approaches to study cell fate acquisition, focusing on cases where cell fate is correlated with asymmetric cell division.
