Dr. Mahul Chakraborty is a Postdoctoral Scholar working in the lab of J. J. Emerson, in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. Mahul’s primary interest is the genetics of adaptation, studying how new biological functions evolve at the molecular level and what evolutionary forces facilitate origin of such functions. He uses genomic approaches to address these questions…Continue Reading Mahul Chakraborty
Dr. Mary Traester is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Digital Humanities for Humanities Core. Her fellowship is supported by the Mellon Foundation. At UCI, Mary is developing and integrating digital technologies for use in large lectures and smaller discussion sections, collaborating on a series of workshops and training in emerging methods and tools, developing and expanding…Continue Reading Mary Traester
Dr. Melinda Petre works with Dr. Greg Duncan, Dr. Marianne Bitler and Dr. Maria Rosales Rueda in the School of Education. Melinda’s research focuses on the returns to cognitive and non-cognitive skills in various labor market contexts, gender in the workplace and educational responses to economic conditions. Melinda received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Texas at…Continue Reading Melinda Petre
Dr. Sonali Nashine works in Dr. Cristina Kenney’s laboratory at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute at UC Irvine. Sonali’s research is focused on the causes of dry AMD, with an emphasis on identification of potential therapeutic targets that may prolong the longevity of retinal cells. Her research goal is to screen and identify peptides and drugs that…Continue Reading Sonali Nashine
Dr. Birendra Mishra works with Dr. Ulrike Luderer, MD., PhD. in the Department of Medicine, School of Medicine. Birendra is working on the effect of space radiation on the ovarian functions of women astronauts which is funded by NASA. He is also a recipient of National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) First Award Fellowship to establish his independent research program on the effects of space…Continue Reading Birendra Mishra
Dr. Lee Cabatingan is a Chancellor’s ADVANCE postdoctoral fellow. Lee works with Dr. Mona Lynch in the Department of Criminology, Law, and Society, within the School of Social Ecology. Lee seeks to explore how public debates over race, crime, and (under)development in Trinidad challenge classic theories of sovereignty. She hopes that this research will lead to a rethinking…Continue Reading Lee Cabatingan