Guadalupe Diaz

Meet Dr. Guadalupe Diaz, a postdoc in the School of Education who works with A/Prof. Stephanie Reich. Guadalupe’s research is focused on understanding and improving the individual and ecological factors (e.g. parenting) that influence the school readiness and educational experiences of children and families from diverse backgrounds. Specifically, she is interested in addressing the inequalities…Continue Reading Guadalupe Diaz

Markus Kowalewski

Meet Dr. Markus Kowalewski, a current recipient of the Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt foundation. He is working with Prof. Shaul Mukamel in the Department of Chemistry. Markus is investigating novel X-ray and quantum light sources, such as ultra short laser pulses and ultrafast electron sources, for molecular spectroscopy and the…Continue Reading Markus Kowalewski

Adam MacLean

Dr. Adam MacLean works with Prof. Qing Nie in the Department of Mathematics. His research focuses on developing mathematical and statistical models to study molecular signaling pathways, particularly those that control stem cell dynamics and cell fate decisions. Adam collaborates closely with cell and molecular biologists at UCI, where they are investigating how robust epithelial…Continue Reading Adam MacLean

Jessica Bolton

Meet Dr. Jessica Bolton, a neuroscientist who works with Dr. Tallie Z. Baram in the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, School of Medicine. Jessica is particularly interested in developmental programming, or how early‐life events, such as stress, can program offspring for altered physiological or behavioral outcomes in adulthood, and the role microglia (the innate immune…Continue Reading Jessica Bolton

Jacob Lau

Dr. Jacob R. Lau is a University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellow in Film and Media Studies working with Professor Fatimah Tobing Rony. His work theorizes transgender through postcolonial, queer of color, and historical materialist theorizations of time and historicism that push against and suggest alternatives to purely linear temporalities, situating trans within traditions of…Continue Reading Jacob Lau