the team
the MOILAB (tie dye shirts, Moi taking the pic) and many friends & volunteers on Nov 2021 planting Arabidopsis in our Carnegie field site at Stanford
Principal Investigator
Moisés (Moi) Expósito-Alonso , PhD
Principal Investigator Carnegie Staff Associate & Assistant Professor (by courtesy) of BiologyMoi aims to mentor creative scientists that apply ecology, evolution, and genetics principles to understand nature and its relationship with climate
Moi's office phone: 650 739 4230@MExpositoAlonso moi@moilab.science mexpositoalonso@carnegiescience.edu mexpositoalonso@stanford.eduMoi's Google ScholarMoi's CV
Postdocs and Research Associates
Lucas aims to develop methods and software to understand eco-evolutionary processes under climate change
@LucCzechlczech@carnegiescience.edu Lucas' Google Scholar
Megan is interested in using machine learning algorithms to understand selection across plant genomes in response to stress.
@MeganRRuffleymruffley@carnegiescience.edu Megan's Google Scholar
Shannon aims to develop computational models to understand the importance of gene expression modulation for climate adaptation.
@s_hateleyslhateley@carnegiescience.edu Shannon's Google Scholar
Mali is interested in utilizing multiplex CRISPR gene editing to engineer polygenic traits in plants.
@Maliesfahanianmesfahanian@carnegiescience.edu Mali's Google Scholar
Ken studies hybrid incompatibilities using computational and field-based techniques.
@Apex_Herbivorekthompson@carnegiescience.eduthomp579@stanford.eduKen's Google Scholar
Meixi aims to develop ways to track genetic health of ecosystems with geo-tagged genomes and real-time satellite information.
Meixi's Google Scholar
meixilin@ucla.edu
Postdoc (co-advised by Phil Cleves)
PhD students
Lauren aims to develop deep learning methods for biodiversity modeling to understand both better!
@leg2015gillespl@stanford.edu lgillespie@carnegiescience.edu
Laura aims to investigate the spatial and temporal structure in plant populations and how these inform adaptations to climate change.
@laura_leventhallleventh@stanford.edu lleventhal@carnegiescience.edu
Sebastian aims to use computational tools and engineering principles to study the underlying mechanisms of plant stress resistance
sebatoro@stanford.edu storo@carnegiescience.edu
Tati aims to understand the predictability of evolution using
tbellagio@carnegiescience.edu
Kristy Mualim
Incoming PhD Student in Biology | Ecology & EvolutionKristy works to apply machine learning models to genomics data and is now incredibly excited to start applying them to plants to understand their adaptability to climate change.
@ksmualimkmualim@carnegiescience.edu
Research Assistants
Keegan aims to scale throughput and improve transformation efficiency for CRISPR related mutagenesis experiments
kpham@carnegiescience.edu
Undergraduate researchers and visiting students
Clara aims to learn about the genetics of plants and their adaptations to climate
ckiesch@stanford.edu
Marlot Westera
Visiting Intern(Utrecht University)Marlot aims to understand how climate-driven selection varies across functional regions in the genome
m.e.westera@students.uu.nl
Katie Baker
Undegraduate Research Assistant in BiologyI am an undergraduate student undecided on what to major in. However, my major will likely center around sustainability and energy. Outside of class, I enjoy studying Spanish, throwing ceramics, and cooking!
katielb@stanford.edu
Zouberou Sayibou
Undegraduate Research Assistant in Computer ScienceOriginally from Togo (West-Africa), Zouberou Sayibou graduated from Bronx Community College (CUNY) with an Associates Degree in Computer Science. He transfered to Stanford University in Fall 2021 as a Undergraduate student. Currently at Stanford, he is undeclared but considering majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics. He has developed intersted in Machine Learning/AI research in biology from his first semester at Bronx Community College. He is currently at Moi Lab pursuing research in Deep Learning.
zouberou@stanford.edu
I am an undergraduate summer intern measuring water-use efficiency of Arabidopsis thaliana along environmental gradients.
jyang10@carnegiescience.edu
Through her internship, Christie hopes to explore the application of CRISPR multiplex engineering to improving drought resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana.
cpatel@carnegiescience.edu
Lab associated colleagues
Lisa aims to investigate climate adaptation in mosquitoes, and the consequences of adaptation on disease transmission
@Lisa_Couperlcouper@stanford.edu
Will aims to understand the multi-dimensional phenotypes explaining drought adaptation
@williangvianaviana@stanford.edu
honorary members
Gloria, Milagros, Bielefelda, Princess, Josefa la morena Cuervo
Lab friends experts in herbivory experiments and random Markov walks.
We are always searching for talented and creative researchers, and are happy to develop together ideas for a competitive fellowship.
alumni
Ru Peng - former Research Assistant, now PhD student at Washington University, St.Louis, US
Matt Gill - Genetics PhD student rotating Spring 22, now PhD Student in Bhatt lab at Stanford University School of Medicine
Erin Zess - PhD - Postdoc 2021, now group leader in Benson Hill, Missouri, US
Jennifer Serrano Rojas - Biology PhD student rotating Summer 21, now PhD student in the O'Connell Lab at Stanford
Alanna Pyke - Genetics PhD student rotating Fall 20, now PhD student in the Sherlock Lab at Stanford
Eva Sehr - Bioinformatics Master student, FH Campus Wien 2019-2020, now scientist at Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria
Andrea Ramirez - Biology PhD student rotating Winter 20, now PhD student in the Dinneny Lab at Stanford
Veronica Pagowski - Biology PhD student rotating Fall 19-Spring20, now PhD student in the Lowe Lab at Stanford