Back row (L to R): Malin Pinsky, Meaghan Clark, Jaelyn Bos, Roy Roberts, Zoë Kitchel (alumni), Maya Zeff, Mikaela Salvador, Rae Fadlovich. Front: Lucas da Cunha Godoy, Mark Morales
 

 

Malin L. Pinsky (he/him)

Associate Professor
mpinsky@ucsc.edu
@pinskylab
Google Scholar
GitHub for research group and old personal site
ORCID iD iconorcid.org/0000-0002-8523-8952

 

Brendan Reid (he/him)

Project Scientist, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, UCSC
ENR 136A, Rutgers
nerdbrained@gmail.com

 

 

 

Mark Morales (he/him)

Postdoctoral Researcher, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, UCSC
CBB 139
mamamora@ucsc.edu

 

 

 

 

Lucas da Cunha Godoy (he/him)

Postdoctoral Researcher, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, UCSC

ldcgodoy@ucsc.edu

@ldcgodoy

ORCID iD iconorcid.org/0000-0003-4265-972X

 

Meaghan Clark (she/her)

Postdoctoral Researcher, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, UCSC
CBB 139
miclark@ucsc.edu

 

 

 

 

Jeewantha Bandara (he/him)

Ph.D. student, Ecology & Evolution, Rutgers
ENR 136A
jeewantha.bandara@rutgers.edu

 

 

Jaelyn Bos (she/her)

Ph.D. student, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, UCSC
CBB 178
jbos@ucsc.edu

 

 

 

Kyra Fitz (she/her)

Ph.D. candidate, Ecology & Evolution, Rutgers
ENR 136A
kyra.fitz@rutgers.edu

 

 

 

Maya Zeff (she/her)

PhD Student, UCSC
CBB 166
mayazeff@ucsc.edu

 

 

Rae Fadlovich (she/her)

PhD Student, UCSC
CBB 166
rfadlovi@ucsc.edu

 

 

Mikaela Salvador (she/her)

PhD Student, UCSC
CBB 166
mlsalvad@ucsc.edu

 

 

 

 

Roy Roberts (he/him)

Lab Researcher, UCSC
CBB 139
(361) 446-9159
rorobert@ucsc.edu

 

 

Gianna Mazzei (she/her)

Bioinformatics Technician, UCSC
gmazzei@ucsc.edu

 

 

 

 

John Whalen (he/him)

Bioinformatics Technician, Old Dominion University
jwhal002@odu.edu

 

 

 

 

Clare Dowling (she/they)

Undergraduate Student, UCSC
Joined: Fall 2024
Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Art
cmdowlin@ucsc.edu

 

 

 

 

Abhita Devananda (she/her)

Undergraduate Student, UCSC
Joined: Fall 2024
Major: Computer Engineering
adevanan@ucsc.edu

 

 

 

 

Katelin Subbie (he/they)

Undergraduate Student, UCSC
Joined: Fall 2024
Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
ksubbie@ucsc.edu

 

 

 

 

Lab Alumni – Postdocs

  • Aurore Maureaud, Postdoctoral Associate (2020-2022). Currently: Task Officer at the Atlantic Coast Delegation of the French Biodiversity Agency in Nantes

  • Alexa Fredston, Postdoctoral Associate (2020-2022). Currently: Assistant Professor, Ocean Sciences Department, University of California, Santa Cruz

  • Joyce Ong, Postdoctoral Associate (2017-2020). Currently: Research and Grants Facilitator at Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute 

  • Eden Tekwa, Postdoctoral Associate (2016-2020). Currently: Postdoc, McGill University

  • Lisa McManus, Postdoctoral Associate (2017-2020). Currently: Assistant Research Professor at the Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology (University of Hawai’i-Manoa)

  • Jude Kong, Postdoctoral Associate (2019). Currently: Assistant Professor at University of Toronto in the School of Public Health

  • Becca Selden, Postdoctoral Associate (2015-2019). Currently: Assistant Professor, Wellesley College

  • Allison Dedrick, Postdoctoral Associate (2017-2019). Currently: California Department of Fish and Wildlife

  • James Morley, Postdoctoral Associate (2014-2018). Currently: Assistant Professor, East Carolina University

  • Tim Walsworth, Postdoctoral Associate (co-advised with Daniel Schindler) (2016-2018). Currently: Assistant Professor, Utah State University.

  • Emily Moberg, Postdoctoral Associate (2016-2018). Currently: Scientist, World Wildlife Fund.

  • Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn, Postdoctoral Associate (2016-2018). Currently: Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell

  • Ryan Batt, Postdoctoral Associate (2014-2017). Currently: Data Scientist, Newell.

  • Adrian Stier, Postdoctoral Associate (co-advised with Daniel Schindler) (2016). Currently: Associate Professor at University of California – Santa Barbara.

 

Lab Alumni – Graduate Students

  • Zoë Kitchel, PhD in Ecology & Evolution (2023). Currently: Postdoc, Vantuna Research Group, Occidental College

  • René Clark, PhD in Ecology & Evolution (2023). Currently: NSF Postdoc Fellow, Phifer-Rixey Lab, Drexel University

  • Katrina Catalano, PhD in Ecology & Evolution (2022). Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Informatics & Predictive Sciences at Bristol Myers Squibb

  • Jennifer Hoey, PhD in Ecology & Evolution (2020). Currently: California Department of Fish and Wildlife

  • Patrick Flanagan, MS in Oceanography (2017). Currently: Media Production Specialist

 

Lab Alumni – Staff

  • Ryan Snow, Lab Researcher, Rutgers (2022-2023).

  • Marial Malabag, Data Science Technician, Rutgers (2022-2023).

  • Dan Forrest, Data Science Technician (2018-2021). Currently: PhD student at University of British Columbia – Vancouver.

  • Michelle Stuart, Lab Manager (2014-2020). Currently: Application Developer in the Office of Research Analytics, Rutgers University.

  • Mario Hernandez, B.S. Biological Sciences, lab technician (2014-2016). Currently: Postdoc, U. California Merced.

 

Lab  Alumni – Undergraduates

  • Maxwell Bursack, B.S. in Biology & Marine Science and Anthropology minor (2022-2023)

  • Marial Malabag, B.S. in Biology (2021-2022)

  • Allison Fink, majoring in Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources (2021-2022)

  • Connor Meenan , B.S. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (2020-2021)

  • Hannah Burke, B.S. in Music, Biomathematics & the Honors College (2019-2020)

  • Ria Kobernuss, B.S. in Ecology (2019-2020)

  • Greg Master, B.S. in Biotechnology & the Honors College (2019-2020)

  • Hailey Conrad, B.S. in Marine Science, Ecology & the Honors College (2019-2020)

  • Adriana Chumacero, B.S. in Ecology (2019-2020)

  • Adam Yawdoszyn, B.S. in Ecology & the Honors College (2018-2019)

  • Nolan Fehon, B.S. in Marine Science (2018-2019)

  • Marhuma Zaman, B.S. in Biology (2018-2019)

  • Anthony Darrow, B.S. in Ecology (2019)

  • Cathrin Cruze, B.S. in Ecology, Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Program (2019).

  • Michael Dilorenzo, B.S. Marine Science (2017-2018).

  • Kalisse Horne, B.S. Animal Sciences, Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Program (2017-2018).

  • Sarah Picon, B.S. Microbiology (2014-2016).

  • Enmanuel Lomba, B.S. Biological Sciences and German (2016).

  • Michael Weiss, B.S. Biological Sciences and Economics (2015-2016)

  • Rachel Berman, B.S. Biological Sciences and Chemistry (2015)

  • Julianne McLaughlin, B.S. Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (2015)

  • Afiqah Mizan, B.S. Biotechnology (2014)

  • Evan Kwityn, B.S. Marine Biology (2013)

Lab  Alumni – Guests

  • Abby Ethridge, NSF PIRE program, Old Dominion University, 2021-2022

  • Eryka Molino, NSF PIRE program, Arizona State University, 2021-2022

  • Jesenia Miranda, RISE program, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, 2021-2022

  • Giusi Adragna, RCN for Evolution in Changing Seas exchange program, San Francisco State University, Summer 2022

  • Justin Deutsch, Rutgers RISE from New Jersey City University, Summer 2021

  • Anthony Snead – RCN for Evolution in Changing Seas Program from University of Alabama, Fall 2020-2021

  • Cassiel Padilla-Duran, Rutgers RISE from University of Puerto Rico, Summer 2019

  • Rondi Nordal, NSF REU from Western Washington University, Summer 2019

  • Amaia Astarloa Diaz, PhD student from AZTI Foundation in Pasaia, Spain and the University of Basque Country, Spring 2019

  • Tim Dencker, PhD Student from Technical University of Denmark’s National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU-Aqua), Spring 2018

  • Jordan Holtswarth, NSF REU from U. Missouri, Summer 2016