Members

Vicki Auerbuch Stone

Professor
Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology
University of California, Santa Cruz
1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064

Biomed 244

B.A.     Cornell University
Ph.D.     UC Berkeley
Postdoc     Tufts University School of Medicine
Phone    831-459-3049
Fax    831-459-3524
E-mail    vastone@ucsc.edu

Kate Schubert

Graduate Student
Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology
University of California, Santa Cruz
1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064

Biomed 265

B.S. UC Santa Cruz
Phone    831-459-3441
Fax    831-459-3524
E-mail  kschuber@ucsc.edu

Kate likes: her many pets, driving, fossil hunting, and characterizing novel virulence genes in pathogenic bacteria.

Karen Hug

Graduate Student
Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology
University of California, Santa Cruz
1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064

Biomed 265

B.S. University of Michigan
Phone    831-459-3441
Fax    831-459-3524
E-mail  khug@ucsc.edu

Karen likes: knitting, her cat Lucy, hiking, picking up heavy objects and putting them down, and investigating novel virulence inhibitors.

Mané Ohanyan

Graduate Student
Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology
University of California, Santa Cruz
1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064

Biomed 265

B.S. UC Santa Cruz
Phone    831-459-3441
Fax    831-459-3524
E-mail  mohanyan@ucsc.edu

Mané likes: the thrill of drive thrus, desserts for breakfast, and inflammation in the context of host-pathogen dynamics.

Micah Braly

Junior Specialist
Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology
University of California, Santa Cruz
1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064

Biomed 265

B.S. UC Santa Cruz
Phone    831-459-3441
Fax    831-459-3524
E-mail  mbraly@ucsc.edu

Micah likes: reading fantasy novels, hiking, and characterizing virulence genes.

Matthew Loven

Graduate Student
Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology
University of California, Santa Cruz
1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064

Biomed 265

B.S. UC Santa Cruz
Phone    831-459-3441
Fax    831-459-3524
E-mail  mjloven@ucsc.edu

Matt likes: His dog Zoe, Greater Wax Moth larvae, and novel antimicrobials.

Current Undergraduate Researchers:

Laya Ashely
Alejandro Medina
Adaku Okorie
Zoe Petroff

Current Lab Technicians: