Current Members
![Dr. Ayako Yamaguchi](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/06/Ayako-Yamaguchi3-for-the-website-e1698257440767.jpg)
Dr. Ayako Yamaguchi
Primary Investigator
Dr. Ayako Yamaguchi
Primary Investigator
example of a bio ![Adara Deniro](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/10/356711548_220446427531557_8865877352481344583_n.jpg)
Adara Deniro
Graduate Student
Adara Deniro
Graduate Student
I graduated from the University of Utah after completing a major in Biology in 2020. I joined the Yamaguchi Lab in Fall 2021 as part of the Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal biology (EEOB) program at the University of Utah. ![Andrew Maloy](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/10/unnamed.jpg)
Andrew Maloy
Lab Technician
Andrew Maloy
Lab Technician
![Michelle Tin](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/10/Michelle-Headshot.jpg)
Michelle Tin
Research Assistant
Michelle Tin
Research Assistant
Alumni
![Paulo Rodriguez](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/11/Paulo-Rodriguez.jpg)
Paulo Rodriguez
Post Doc
Paulo Rodriguez
Post Doc
![Erik Zornik](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/11/Erik-Zornik.jpg)
Erik Zornik
Post Doc
Erik Zornik
Post Doc
![Heather Rhodes](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/11/Heather-Rhodes.jpg)
Heather Rhodes
Post Doc
Heather Rhodes
Post Doc
![Ryota Inagaki](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/11/Ryota-Inagaki.jpg)
Ryota Inagaki
Graduate Student
Ryota Inagaki
Graduate Student
![Heather Yu](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/11/Heather-Yu.jpg)
Heather Yu
Graduate Student
Heather Yu
Graduate Student
![Joe Oberlander](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/10/profile-icon-9.png)
Joe Oberlander
Graduate Student
Joe Oberlander
Graduate Student
![Kayla Hatch](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/10/profile-icon-9.png)
Kayla Hatch
Graduate Student
Kayla Hatch
Graduate Student
![Akemi Nguyen](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/11/Akemi-Nguyen.jpeg)
Akemi Nguyen
Lab Technician
Akemi Nguyen
Lab Technician
![Shane Smith](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/10/profile-icon-9.png)
Shane Smith
Lab Technician
Shane Smith
Lab Technician
![Diana Woller](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/11/Diana-Woller.jpg)
Diana Woller
Lab Technician
Diana Woller
Lab Technician
![Josh Seoane](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/11/Josh-Seoane.jpg)
Josh Seoane
Lab Technician
Josh Seoane
Lab Technician
![Abe Katzen](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/11/Abe-Katzen.jpg)
Abe Katzen
Lab Technician
Abe Katzen
Lab Technician
![Manon Peltier](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/11/Manon-Peltier.jpg)
Manon Peltier
Lab Technician
Manon Peltier
Lab Technician
![Kristen Potter](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/10/profile-icon-9.png)
Kristen Potter
Lab Technician
Kristen Potter
Lab Technician
![Jessica Barnes](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/10/profile-icon-9.png)
Jessica Barnes
Lab Technician
Jessica Barnes
Lab Technician
![Tina Bose](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/10/profile-icon-9.png)
Tina Bose
Lab Technician
Tina Bose
Lab Technician
![Todd Appleby](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/11/Todd-Appleby.jpg)
Todd Appleby
Lab Technician
Todd Appleby
Lab Technician
![Tristan Yoder](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/11/Tristan-Yoder.jpg)
Tristan Yoder
Research Assistant
Tristan Yoder
Research Assistant
![Meliss Gulbranson](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/10/profile-icon-9.png)
Meliss Gulbranson
Research Assistant
Meliss Gulbranson
Research Assistant
![Julianna Dunster](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/10/profile-icon-9.png)
Julianna Dunster
Research Assistant
Julianna Dunster
Research Assistant
![Lucas Bartel](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/11/Lucas-Bartel.jpg)
Lucas Bartel
Research Assistant
Lucas Bartel
Research Assistant
![Yusuke Hamaoka](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/10/profile-icon-9.png)
Yusuke Hamaoka
Research Assistant
Yusuke Hamaoka
Research Assistant
![Amy Herrold](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/10/profile-icon-9.png)
Amy Herrold
Research Assistant
Amy Herrold
Research Assistant
![Manuel Portalatin](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/11/Manuel-Portalatin.jpg)
Manuel Portalatin
Research Assistant
Manuel Portalatin
Research Assistant
![Sailja Patel](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/10/profile-icon-9.png)
Sailja Patel
Research Assistant
Sailja Patel
Research Assistant
![Malorie Jahn](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/11/Malorie-Jahn.jpg)
Malorie Jahn
Research Assistant
Malorie Jahn
Research Assistant
![Isaac Mizrahi](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/10/profile-icon-9.png)
Isaac Mizrahi
Research Assistant
Isaac Mizrahi
Research Assistant
![Martha Munoz](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/10/profile-icon-9.png)
Martha Munoz
Research Assistant
Martha Munoz
Research Assistant
![Abhilasha KC](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/11/Abhilasha-KC.jpeg)
Abhilasha KC
Research Assistant
Abhilasha KC
Research Assistant
![Sophia Zhang](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/11/Sophia-Zhang.jpg)
Sophia Zhang
Research Assistant
Sophia Zhang
Research Assistant
![Kyanna Williams](https://yamaguchi.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2023/10/profile-icon-9.png)
Kyanna Williams
Research Assistant
Kyanna Williams
Research Assistant