Monika Cechova (Postdoctoral Scholar)
Ann McCartney (Assistant Research Scientist)
Yuan (Dan) Xu (Graduate Student, BMEB)
Hailey Loucks (Graduate Student, BMEB)
Julian Lucas (Graduate Student, BMEB)
Shloka Negi (Graduate Student, BMEB, co-mentored with Benedict Paten)
Emily Xu (Masters Student, BMEB)
Julian Menendez (Masters Student, BMEB)
Brandy McNulty (Lead of Nanopore Production Team)
Ivo Violich ( HPRC Data Management Team)
Fedor Ryabov (Junior Specialist)
Todd Hillaker (Lab Manager)
Josh Gardner (Nanopore Production Specialist)
Sky Gomez (Undergraduate researcher)
Sohinee Saha (Undergraduate researcher)
Kim Czupil (Administrative Magician)
Past Members: Kiana Imani, Celine Neudorf, Sara O'Rourke, Justin Chan, Mythili Nair, Vidhata Singh
OPPORTUNITIES
In general, research in my group focuses on chromosome biology with a focus on the role of satellite DNAs in genome biology and function. If you’re interested please get in touch via email to khmiga [at] ucsc.edu.
Post-Docs
I am always looking for talented postdocs to join the group. If you’re interested, please feel free to reach out to me at any time.
Graduate Students
Unfortunately, we are not accepting graduate students at this time through the PBSE graduate program at UCSC.
Undergraduate Students
Thank you for your interest in our research team. We are no longer accepting applications for undergraduate researchers. We may have openings again later in 2025, and you are welcome to submit your application through this Google form to have it on file. If you do choose to apply please email me and include a copy of your resume/CV.