David Garcia
Assistant Professor Department of Biology
Postdoc, Stanford
PhD, MIT
BS, UC Santa Cruz
dmgarcia@uoregon.edu
emily dennis
PhD student Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
BS, University of Utah
edennis5@uoregon.edu
sara alladin
PhD student Department of Biology
MS, San Jose State University
BS, San Jose State University
salladi2@uoregon.edu
Preeti Bhattacharjee
PhD student Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
MS, Johns Hopkins University
BS, St. Xavier’s College Kolkata
preetib@uoregon.edu
Julia reinsch
PhD student Department of Biology
BS, Oregon State University
jreinsch@uoregon.edu
Paul and Helen Weiser Memorial Scholarship (2023) Stanley and Lucille Adamson Award (2023) Young tRNA Award, 29th tRNA Conference (2024)
maggie barry
PhD student Department of Biology
BS, Western Washington University
mlbar@uoregon.edu
Abigail Vaaler
Research assistant + lab manager Institute of Molecular Biology
MPH, Emory University
BS, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
alv@uoregon.edu
julia woolf
Undergraduate researcher
BS, University of Oregon
jwoolf@uoregon.edu
Knight Campus Undergraduate Scholar (2023) Hui Undergraduate Research Scholar (2024–2025)
shyannah jackson
Undergraduate researcher
University of Oregon, class of 2027
shyannah@uoregon.edu
evan marten
Undergraduate researcher
University of Oregon, class of 2027
emarten@uoregon.edu
OURS Summer Fellowship (2025)
Former members
zachary basham [2019–2021]
Undergraduate researcher + Research assistant
BS, University of Oregon
OURS Summer Fellowship (2019) Department Honors in Chemistry (2020)
Currently: Researcher, Nine Square Therapeutics
jacob evarts [2019–2021]
Undergraduate researcher
BS, University of Oregon
VPRI Summer Fellowship (2019)
OURS Summer Fellowship (2020) CHC Thesis Scientific Frontiers Award (2021)
Currently: PhD student, University of Washington
brianna ramirez [2021]
Visiting SPUR student (Summer, virtual)
BA, University of California, Riverside, 2022
ABRCMS 2021 Presentation Award
Currently: PhD student, UC Davis
mia niccol [2020–2022]
Undergraduate researcher
BA, University of Oregon
OURS Summer Fellowship (2021) UROP Mini-grant (2021)
Currently: combat medic training, US Army Reserve
Mikala capage [2019–2022]
Undergraduate researcher
BS, University of Oregon
UROP Mini-grant (2020)
VPRI Summer Fellowship (2020) Knight Campus Undergraduate Scholar (2021) Barry Goldwater Scholarship (2021)
Currently: PhD student, MIT
phaedra whitty [2020–2022]
Undergraduate researcher
BS, University of Oregon
OURS Summer Fellowship (2021) UROP Mini-grant (2021) Department Honors in Chemistry (2022)
Currently: PhD student, University of Colorado Anschutz
will jackson [2020–2023]
Undergraduate researcher
BS, University of Oregon
OURS Summer Fellowship (2021) Knight Campus Undergraduate Scholar (2022) 2nd Place KAUST Poster Competition (2023) Department Honors in Chemistry (2023) American Institute of Chemists Foundation Award to Outstanding Senior (2023)
Currently: MD/PhD student, University of Pennsylvania
ETHAN SHAW [2019–2024]
Graduate student (Biology)
PhD, University of Oregon
MS, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
BS, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Stanley and Lucille Adamson Award (2019)
Currently: Field Application Scientist, MilliporeSigma
Kimberley davis [2023–2024]
Undergraduate researcher
University of Oregon, class of 2026
VPRI Summer Fellowship (2024)
Kay ransberger [2024]
Undergraduate researcher
BS, University of Oregon
OURS Summer Fellowship (2024)
carlos kuri castaneda [2024]
Visiting SPUR student (Summer)
BS, University of Texas, San Antonio
ABRCMS 2024 Poster Award