Today, Paul Barber was unanimously elected as a fellow of the California Academy of Sciences. Read more about the story HERE.
Austin Betancourt joins the Barber Lab
Austin Betancourt, an alumni from the 2018 cohort of The Diversity Project, joins the Barber Lab as a masters student. She is studying the population genomics of Dungeness crab, as part of the California Conservation Genomics Project.
Zack Gold files PhD Thesis
Today, Zack Gold filed his PhD thesis “Design and Implementation of Environmental DNA Metabarcoding Methods for Monitoring the Southern California Marine Protected Area Network“. Congratulations Dr. Gold. Good luck with your postdoc in Seattle!
Candice Cross joins the Barber Lab
Candice Cross is beginning her career as a PhD student at UCLA in the Barber Lab. She graduated from LMU where she worked with Demian Willette. Welcome to UCLA and the Barber Lab, Candice!
Paul Barber Awarded UCLA Gold Shield Prize
Paul Barber was announced as the winner of the 2019 UCLA Gold Shield Faculty Prize. The Gold Shield Prize is given annually to “exceptional mid-career full professor who has a distinguished record of undergraduate teaching, research and University service.”
Paul Barber on Sabbatical
Paul Barber starts a 6 month sabbatical to develop a new HHMI funded program to foster the success of premedical students at UCLA from underrepresented and underserved backgrounds
Onny Marwayana Completes his Masters Degree
Congratulations to Onny Marwayana for finishing his M.S. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA. Onny is returning to Indonesia to work for the Indonesian Institute of Marine Sciences (LIPI). Selamat pulang Onny!
Erick Zerecero Joins the Barber Lab
Erick Zerecero, an alum of UCLA Environmental Science program and The Diversity Project joins the Barber Lab as a PhD student. Welcome Erick!
Paul Barber, Peggy Fong and Sennai Habtes awarded grant from NSF for The Diversity Project
Collaborators Paul Barber, Peggy Fong and Sennai Habtes were recently awarded a new grant from NSF for The Diversity Project. The grant , entitled “The Diversity Project-A Transformative Field Research Experience That Engages Students by Empowering Them to Conduct Original Marine Research,” will support running The Diversity Project for the next three years, and will also focus on studying the impact of student directed field research experiences on shaping student desires to pursue graduate school in the Geosciences.
Erick Zerecero and Tyler Ely Awarded NSF GRFP Fellowship, Sam Degregori earns Honorable Mention
Barber Lab members Erick Zerecero and Tyler Ely Awarded NSF GRFP Fellowship. Sam Degregori earns Honorable Mention. Impressive work all!