People

Noah H. Rose

Assistant Professor
nhrose >> ucsd.edu

Dev Nelson

SRA1/Lab Manager

Dev completed her dual Biology and Journalism degrees at CUNY Brooklyn College, where she researched adaptive immune system evolution in Seahorses and Pipefish. She is interested in investigating anthropogenically driven adaptation. In her free time she enjoys being outside, petting her dog, petting other people’s dogs, and buying plants.

Michael Amoa-Bosompem

Postdoc

Michael completed his PhD at the Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo Japan. His PhD thesis and research interest is on understanding the genetic basis of vector competence in arbovirus transmission. In his free time, Michael enjoys watching soccer, the occasional Futsal and playing board games like chess and monopoly

James E. Fifer

Postdoc

James completed his PhD at Boston University where he studied coral population genomics. He is interested in investigating ecological speciation and genomic signatures of adaptation. In his free time James enjoys splashing around in the ocean, riding his bike and yelling about Boston sports.

Eleanor Terner

SRA1/Technician

Eleanor completed her BS in Biology at UC San Diego, where her thesis centered around characterizing the development of sexual dimorphisms in insect visual systems. She is interested in further exploring how evolution guides development and ecology. She enjoys gardening, giving unsolicited animal facts to friends, and traveling.

Skylar Tan

Honors thesis student

Layla

Canine Research Associate

Layla earned her degree at petco university. She has since retired and spends her time protecting the neighborhood from squirrels and birds. In her free time she enjoys eating socks, yelling obscenities, and laying in questionable puddles.

Past Members

Raven Crowe

STARS Student, 2023

Massamba Sylla

Visiting Scholar, 2023