Meet the Current Singer Lab Research Team

Principal Investigator
Email: mhsinger@ucdavis.edu

B.S. Biochemistry class of 2019
Email: emruiz@ucdavis.edu
My name is Eduardo and I recently graduated from UC Davis with a B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. I am currently researching the potential role of the volatile compound geosmin in M. xanthus‘ hunting strategy. After my time as a Junior Specialist, I hope to attend graduate school to pursue a Ph.D. in Microbiology. Outside of lab, I enjoy watching movies, reading comic books, and playing basketball.

Email: irjose@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate Interns

Major: Neurobiology, Physiology, & Behavior
Email: bclaw@ucdavis.edu
My name is Bryant, and I am a 3rd year Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior Major working to get into medical school. As someone on a pre-health route, I look at my research on Myxobacteria through the lens of its applications in helping heal people with my current project on the use of the defensin gene. Outside of lab, I also love to play Dungeons and Dragons and volunteer at a local student-run clinic as a patient advocate.

Major: Microbiology
Email: bamoore@ucdavis.edu
My name is Beth and I am a Fourth Year Microbiology Major currently applying to postBacc positions in industry for a gap year (or two!) before applying to Ph. D programs in Microbiology and Immunology. I have been working in the Singer lab since December 2017 and my current project is understanding the role of Cyclases on fruiting body development. Outside of lab I like to paint, read, and go hiking.

Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Email: asnrao@ucdavis.edu
I hope to go to medical school and become a doctor, specifically an orthopedic surgeon. Research-wise, I am interested in biochemical pathways and health applications of novel biomolecules. Outside of lab, I am an avid hiker and cook with a passion, but no skill, for arts and crafts and digital art. In lab, I am working on analyzing the role and function of defensin like peptides in Myxobacterium.

Major: Microbiology
Email: kclederman@ucdavis.edu
My name is Kayleen and I am currently a third year undergraduate microbiology major. I plan on pursuing a PhD in microbiology with interest of going into academic or governmental research. I have been working in Singer Lab since the fall of 2018 looking at cyclase genes and how they affect Myxococcus fruiting body formation. In my free time I like to bake bread, dance, and read good books.

Major: Microbiology
Email: Cuchavez@ucdavis.edu
My name is Cristian and I am a fourth year microbiology and molecular genetics major. After graduation I am interested in pursuing a career in clinical laboratory science before returning to school for a Ph. D in microbiology. I have been with the Singer lab since the summer of 2019 and am currently researching the role of siderophores in the development of Myxo bacteria. In my free time I enjoy going backpacking, kayaking, mushroom hunting and anything outdoors!
Past Members
Post Docs

Terri Ellis, Ph.D
Associate Professor College of Arts and Sciences University of North Florida
Email: terri.ellis@unf.edu
Graduate Students

Damion Leronce Whitfield, Ph.D
Computational Biologist/Bioinformatics Scientist/Microbiologist email:dlwhitfield@ucdavis.edu Synlogic, Inc., Cambridge, MA

Peggy Brenner, Ph.D
Science Editor and Writer at The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Jonathan Bragg, Graduate Student
Lecturer at UC Davis
Email: jhbragg@ucdavis.edu

Jeff Pollack, Ph.D
Sr Managing Partner, Trident Equity Group, LLC
Email: jeffrey.pollack@verdiainc.com

Baruch Harris
Post-graduate Researcher
Undergraduate Interns

Biotech Intern
(Gaurav Sharma)
Email: famlee@ucdavis.edu

Email: bnowings@ucdavis.edu

Biotech Intern
(Gaurav Sharma)
Email: majam@ucdavis.edu

Biotech Intern
(Gaurav Sharma)
Email: jjgallupe@ucdavis.edu

Lab Intern
Email: kjcolbert@ucdavis.edu

Biotech Intern
(Gaurav Sharma)
Email: nfmarx@ucdavis.edu










Quality Control
Baxter

Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Molecular Biology
Princeton University

UC San Francisco


Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
UC Davis
Highschool Interns

Davis High School Intern

UC Davis Young Scholar
Email: beulee@ucdavis.edu

Davis HS Biotech Intern




