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 Dr. Louis Santiago

Professor of Physiological Ecology

santiago@ucr.edu | (951) 827-4951

 

 

 


Post-Doctoral Researcher

 

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Leonie Schönbeck

Swiss SNF Postdoctoral Mobility Fellow | leonies@ucr.edu

Physiology and cellular structure below leaf turgor loss point


Graduate Students

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Mitchell Coleman

Doctoral Student | mcole034@ucr.edu

I am interested in trait-based comparisons of halophytic plants along environmental gradients of aridity, salinity, and temperature, with an applied focus on restoration strategies and long-term community dynamics in the context of climate change

 

 

 

Miranda Buckley

Doctoral Student | mbuck007@ucr.edu

I study the interactions of parasitic plants with their hosts and other organisms in arid landscapes

 

Humera Mirza

Doctoral Student | hmirz004@ucr.edu

I am interested in how rare and endangered plants cope with abiotic stress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Gabrielle Moneymaker

Incoming Doctoral Student | gabrielle.moneymaker@email.ucr.edu

I am interested in tropical alpine plants

Lab and Field Technicians

Heidi Chavez

Technician | hchav004@ucr.edu

I am intersted in plant eco-physiology and coding

 

 

 

 


Undergraduate Students

 

Brandon Afshalimi

Undergraduate Researcher | Electrolyte Leakage from Plant Cells

 

Nikki Blair

Undergraduate Researcher | Plant Thorns and Spines

 

Max Guiditta

Undergraduate Researcher | Seed Germination

 

Shukan Shah

Undergraduate Researcher | Electrolyte Leakage from Plant Cells


Lab Group Alumni

Former Graduate Students, Fellows, Postdocs

Denise Mitchell, MS 2019-2021
Erika Bucior, MS 2017-2020
Aleyda Acosta Rangel, PhD 2014-2018
Eleinis Ávila-Lovera, PhD 2013-2018
Sarah Pasquini, PhD 2007-2017
Mark De Guzman, PhD 2011-2017
Alexandria Pivovaroff, PhD 2010-2015
Jake Vogenberg, MS 2012-2015
Karrin Alstad, Postdoc 2010-2012
Lee Buckingham, MS 2007-2009
Cara Stripe, MS 2008-2010
Carlos Cervera, Postdoc 2008

Undergraduate Students

Brandon Afshalimi 2022-present Leaf traits
Shukan Shah 2022-present Electrolyte leakage
Nikki Blair 2022-present Plant defenses
Max Guiditta 2022-present California flora
Haile Ortiz 2022 Leaf temperature
Heidi Chavez 2021-2022 Leaf spectrometry
Beverlie Gomez 2020-2022 Controversies in plant hydraulics
Gregory Sayat 2019-2021 Stem capacitance
Xinyi Huang 2019-2021 Leaf traits
Madison Ambre 2019-2021 Stem capacitance
Marc Arteaga 2019-2021 Vernal pools
Eric Ngo 2017-2020 Leaf turgor loss
Michael Torres 2015-2018 Tropical relict species
Luis Torres 2015-2018 Avocado physiology
Roxana Haro 2015-2018 Carbon isotopes
Manika Choudhary 2015-2018 Leaf xylem
William Fung 2015-2018 Stable isotopes
Tori Woods 2013-2015 Cuticular conductance
Max Brodie 2012-2014 Hydraulics of invasive species
Angelica Nuñez 2012-2013 Invasive plant physiology
Larissa Yates 2011-2013 Chaparral flammability
Tiffany Chu 2011-2012 Desert Chaparral
Liz Diaz 2011-2012 Desert Chaparral
Fortino Morales 2010-2011 Desert Chaparral
Sisouphanh Trymany 2010-2011 Desert Chaparral
Jeffrey Ambriz 2008-2011 Desert Chaparral
Lindy Shomper 2007-2008 Chaparral Plant Physiology
Michael O’Leary 2007-2008 Leaf Carbon Isotopes
Eric Dorin 2007-2008 Tropical Dry Forests

Research Assistants

Marc Arteaga 2021-2022
Xinyi Huang 2021-2022
Beverlie Gomez 2021
Maritza Torres 2018
Michael Torres 2018
Manika Choudhary 2017-2018
Roxana Haro 2016-2018
Luis Torres 2016
Melody Tsoi 2011
Jenessa Stemke 2010
Caroline DeVan 2007-2009

Research Visitors

Luiz Silva 2017-2018 Fulbright Fellow, University of Natal
Tatiana Viera 2017 Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Brazil
Angela Vitória 2015-2016  Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Brazil
Mustapha Gorai 2014 University of Gabès, Tunisia
Yong Shen (沈勇) 2013, 2014 South China Botanic Garden, Guangzhou, China
Andrian Makongue 2013 University of Creteil, France
Samuel Fernandez 2011 California State University San Marcos
Aaron Ramierez 2011 University of California, Berkeley
Flavio Moreno-Hurtado 2011 National University of Colombia, Medellín
Maria Claudia Díez 2011 National University of Colombia, Medellín
Brendan Choat 2010 Australia National University
Roberth Us-Santamaría 2010 CICY, Merida, Mexico
Manuel Cach 2009 CICY, Merida, Mexico
Casandra Reyes 2009 CICY, Merida, Mexico
John Cushman 2009 University of Nevada, Reno
Katia Silvera 2008-2010 University of Nevada, Reno
Tim Jones 2007, 2008 ARS, Reno, NV
Susan Lambrecht 2007 CSU San Jose
Horacio Ballina-Gómez 2007 CICY, Merida, Mexico
Fernanda Ricalde 2007 CICY, Merida, Mexico
José Luis Andrade 2007 CICY, Merida, Mexico

 

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