Current Members

Dr. Ayako Yamaguchi
Primary Investigator
Dr. Ayako Yamaguchi
Primary Investigator
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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
Lab Technician
Andrew Maloy
Lab Technician

Michelle Tin
Research Assistant
Michelle Tin
Research Assistant
Alumni

Paulo Rodriguez
Post Doc
Paulo Rodriguez
Post Doc

Erik Zornik
Post Doc
Erik Zornik
Post Doc

Heather Rhodes
Post Doc
Heather Rhodes
Post Doc

Ryota Inagaki
Graduate Student
Ryota Inagaki
Graduate Student

Heather Yu
Graduate Student
Heather Yu
Graduate Student

Joe Oberlander
Graduate Student
Joe Oberlander
Graduate Student

Kayla Hatch
Graduate Student
Kayla Hatch
Graduate Student

Akemi Nguyen
Lab Technician
Akemi Nguyen
Lab Technician

Shane Smith
Lab Technician
Shane Smith
Lab Technician

Diana Woller
Lab Technician
Diana Woller
Lab Technician

Josh Seoane
Lab Technician
Josh Seoane
Lab Technician

Abe Katzen
Lab Technician
Abe Katzen
Lab Technician

Manon Peltier
Lab Technician
Manon Peltier
Lab Technician

Kristen Potter
Lab Technician
Kristen Potter
Lab Technician

Jessica Barnes
Lab Technician
Jessica Barnes
Lab Technician

Tina Bose
Lab Technician
Tina Bose
Lab Technician

Todd Appleby
Lab Technician
Todd Appleby
Lab Technician

Tristan Yoder
Research Assistant
Tristan Yoder
Research Assistant

Meliss Gulbranson
Research Assistant
Meliss Gulbranson
Research Assistant

Julianna Dunster
Research Assistant
Julianna Dunster
Research Assistant

Lucas Bartel
Research Assistant
Lucas Bartel
Research Assistant

Yusuke Hamaoka
Research Assistant
Yusuke Hamaoka
Research Assistant

Amy Herrold
Research Assistant
Amy Herrold
Research Assistant

Manuel Portalatin
Research Assistant
Manuel Portalatin
Research Assistant

Sailja Patel
Research Assistant
Sailja Patel
Research Assistant

Malorie Jahn
Research Assistant
Malorie Jahn
Research Assistant

Isaac Mizrahi
Research Assistant
Isaac Mizrahi
Research Assistant

Martha Munoz
Research Assistant
Martha Munoz
Research Assistant

Abhilasha KC
Research Assistant
Abhilasha KC
Research Assistant

Sophia Zhang
Research Assistant
Sophia Zhang
Research Assistant

Kyanna Williams
Research Assistant
Kyanna Williams
Research Assistant