Stefan Materna
Principal Investigator
People
Current Members
Po-Shu Tu
Graduate Researcher
Nimra Khurram
Graduate Researcher
Aaliyah Ruiz-Corral
Graduate Researcher
Avneet Kaur
Undergraduate Researcher
Former Members
- Roen Rawlings — Undergraduate Researcher
- Gloria Ligunas — Graduate Researcher
- Devina Chavez — Lab Manager
- Francisco Muniz — Undergraduate Researcher
- Daniella Ramirez — Undergraduate Researcher
- Baldemar Motomochi Cedillo — Undergraduate Researcher / UC LEADS
- Emma Gerlt — Junior Specialist
- Rachel Kalthoff — Undergraduate Researcher / TUSCEB
- Nathan Kamm — Undergraduate Researcher / TUSCEB
- Brian Hartmann — Undergraduate Researcher
- Aaron Filipich — Undergraduate Researcher
- John Thompson — Postdoctoral Scholar
- Edgar Zepeda — Undergraduate Researcher
- Jesselynn LaBelle — Lab Manager
- Christian Hernandez — Undergraduate Researcher
- Alice Nguyen — Undergraduate Researcher
- Cassandra Cardenas-Rocha — SURI Researcher
Available Positions
We are always looking for people that are excited to join the lab.
If you are interested in joining the lab as a graduate researcher, please reach out to Stefan to discuss options. Committing to a lab for a Ph.D. is an important decision and the sooner we get the conversation started the better. Our lab is part of the Quantitative and Systems Biology graduate program to which you must apply. Please check the QSB website for details on the application process.
We are happy to have undergraduate researchers join the lab to conduct original research. We are particularly interested in students who are strongly motivated by research and are considering graduate training or a research-oriented career. Meaningful research takes time and sustained commitment, and we therefore look for students who can make laboratory research a significant part of their undergraduate experience. Students whose primary goal is preparation for medical or other professional school should consider carefully whether they can make this level of commitment before reaching out. If you are interested, please email Stefan and include a brief statement describing what attracts you to the research we do, what you hope to learn, and what you may contribute to the lab. We will consider undergraduate students at every stage. However, you should have completed, or be enrolled in, Bio 110.
If you are interested in joining as a postdoctoral researcher, please email Stefan with a CV, a summary of your research interests, and a brief statement of why you are interested in joining the lab. We are looking forward to hearing from you!