Principal Investigator
Jeet Sukumaran
Currently mentored graduate students
Zoe Holzer (Current MSc)
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I am currently pursuing an M.S. in the Computational Science - Data Science Emphasis program through SDSU’s Computational Science Research Center. I graduated from UCSB with a B.S. in Statistics and Data Science and a minor in Anthropology and from SBCC with an A.S. in Mathematics. My broad research interests include exploring human health, natural sciences (such as ecology, geology, and astronomy), and anthropology through data science, statistics, and computational methods. I am beginning to explore research topics relating to genetic drift, epidemiology, and phylogeny. My previous experience includes modeling website traffic data with time series methods, identifying statistical correlation between A1C level and various factors in diabetes patients, and modeling theoretical COVID-19 viral load data with the SIR model. I am originally from California’s SF bay area, and am loving living in San Diego. My personal interests are in performing and attending live music events, hiking, and playing games, as well as just trying new activities!
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Alumni
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I graduated from Willamette University with a bachelor’s degree in Biology and minor in Chemistry. Having researched the population genetics of Yucca moths, which pollinate the Joshua tree, I developed an interest in genetics and bioinformatics. I am joining the Sukumaran lab with an interest in studying species delimitation using genetic datasets. My goal is to develop proficiencies in bioinformatics programs with the aim to explore evolutionary trends of various organisms. When I’m not geeking out about genetics and biology, I can be found hiking, cooking, or on the rugby pitch.
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While at the Sukumaran Lab, I worked on developing machine learning approaches
to classifying rattlesnake acceleroemetry data with respect to various
behaviors such as slither, strike, and other such movements. After graduating with a Masters
in Biomedical Informatics, I am now pursuing a career in the biofinformatics field.
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I studied Biological Engineering and Biochemistry for my undergraduate at Purdue University and Bioinformatics here at SDSU for my master’s degree. My research interests include mammal-microbiome coevolution while considering metabolic requirements and available diet, the role of gene loss in the specialization of microbial subpopulations, and microbe population delimitation. Some of the previous work that led me here includes heterologous expression of ruminant gut fungal mevalonate metabolism in E. coli, in silico characterization of biosynthetic compounds in Piromyces indianea, and the development of an automatic phylogenetic tree partitioner. Away from the lab, I mountain bike and climb with my dog ‘Chacha as well as write calligraphy in many languages.
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My name is Amanda Buck, and I am a student at San Diego State University. I am
currently a third year Biology major, with Chemistry and Honors minors. My main
interests in the biological field are genetics, medicine, and biochemistry
because I enjoy learning how these three fields work together. This is my first
semester in Professor Sukumaran’s research lab, and I am excited for this
experience to help build my knowledge in genetics, more specifically
phylogenetics and evolutionary history.
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I am an undergraduate student at SDSU majoring in Biology and minoring in
Sociology. I am keenly interested in coevolution and biodiversity conservation
and am looking forward to applying my knowledge to research in evolutionary
biology. In the Sukumaran lab, I have learned the vital role of computation in
biology, and I hope to learn more about Bayesian statistics and improve my
programming skills to implement in research. In the future, I plan to enroll in
a graduate degree program that best suits my research interests. When I’m not
studying, you can find me hiking, playing basketball, reading, listening to
music, or baking.
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I first became interested in science and medicine in my high school junior
year. I had a wonderful biology teacher who showed me the benefit of planning a
future with purpose that could allow me to be of service to others and
challenge my views of the world every day. I had my first research experience
with the SDSU UCSD Partnership Scholars Program where I investigated the role
of super enhancer tagged genes within pancreatic cancer oncogenesis at the
Moores Cancer Center. I am now working under Dr. Sukumaran to explore
evolutionary relationships among virus populations. I am working to finish a
Bachelor of Science in Biology and a minor in interdisciplinary studies with
the Weber Honors College at SDSU. I plan to apply to medical school upon
graduating. In my spare time I enjoy volunteering, walking my dogs, and
painting with watercolor.
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I’m originally from Connecticut, but have lived in San Diego since 2017. I am
currently in my fourth and final year at San Diego State. I’m majoring in
biology with an emphasis in zoology, but have developed an interest in
evolutionary biology during my time as an undergraduate. I’m interested in
pursuing a career researching animals in the field or making tools for other
scientists to do so. In this lab, I’m working on growing my skills with coding
to help me once I get started in industry. Upon graduating, I plan on
continuing my education by pursuing a PhD in evolutionary biology. Outside of
school, my hobbies include playing guitar, skateboarding, writing, and trying
new foods and activities.
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I am an undergraduate student majoring in Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Honors Interdisciplinary studies. I am currently researching host-parasite coevolution in sharks and tapeworms and looking for novel ways to incorporate Machine Learning into Phylogenetics. In the Sukumaran lab, I look forward to expanding my programming abilities and learning more about Bayesian statistics in order to use them effectively in my research. In the near future, I hope to be part of an Evolutionary Biology graduate degree program that allows me to study evolutionary biology while also having a strong computational component.
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I am currently a Senior at San Diego State University majoring in Biology.
At the moment I aspire to have a career in the medical or research field in the future.
This is my first semester in Sukumaran’s lab and I’m in the process of learning how to code, and I can firmly say that I’m loving coding!
With my knowledge of coding expanding I could potentially see myself having a future in coding as well.
With this being my final year at state, I hope to become proficient in coding and expand my knowledge base on evolution significantly.
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I AM RECRUITING!
PhD
Students
Master's
Students
Undergraduate
Students
Are you eager to work at the intersection of computing and biology?
Are you interested in learning how to develop innovative theory, models, statistics, and software to study systems which can range from microbes to dinosaurs, fishes to birds, lichen to dipterocarps, deserts to rainforests?
Are you excited about using:
- Frequentist and Bayesian statistics, simulation-based and approximate likelihood methods, statistical/machine learning
- Python, C++, R, and other computer languages
to come up with new ways to:
- Understand the processes that have generated and distributed species across space and time?
- Look deep into the history of a group of animals or plants, identifying processes and events in the past that have structured or driven their current patterns?
Then the SukumaranLab might be the right place for you, and you might be the right person for the SukumaranLab!
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