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Juan Pablo Giraldo
Principal Investigator
juanpablo.giraldo@ucr.edu
University of California, Riverside
Faculty Member Affiliations
Material Science and Engineering | Cell Molecular and Developmental Biology | Institute for Integrative Genome Biology | Center for Plant Biology | Microbiology
Co-Investigator, NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology
Ph.D. Plant Biology - Holbrook Lab, Harvard University
NSF Postdoctoral Fellow in Nanobiotechnology - Strano Research Group, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Postdoctoral Researchers
Jonghyun Shin
Postdoctoral researcher
jonghyun.shin@ucr.edu
Jonghyun is a postdoctoral researcher in the Giraldo Lab, broadly interested in applying nanomaterials to improve plants and the agricultural environment. His research focuses on advancing sustainable agriculture and environmental safety through nanotechnology-based approaches. He received his Ph.D. in Biomaterial Engineering from Seoul National University (2017-2022) and worked as a postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley before joining UC Riverside. Outside the lab, he enjoys weight training, running (especially half marathons), playing tennis and table tennis, and exploring new hiking trails.
Graduate Students
Supreetha Sivaraj
Ph.D. Candidate
UCR Doctoral Program Awardee
ssiva008@ucr.edu
Supreetha received her B.S. in Biotechnology. Her current research focuses on nanomaterials to enhance algal bioreactor photosynthesis and CO2 utilization, understanding algal defense and improving vertical farming.
Marina Youngblood
Ph.D. Candidate
UCR Doctoral Program Awardee
myoun098@ucr.edu
Marina is a Plant Biology PhD student studying nanoscale interactions between plant viruses and environmental contaminants using high-resolution microscopy and -omics tools. She attained her BS in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of La Verne and spent five years in industry at Cibus and Scripps Research. Marina is a San Diego native and loves weightlifting, reading, and spending time with her family and cats.
Samantha Margolin
Ph.D. student
Botany and Plant Sciences
ssamantha.margolin@email.ucr.edu
Samantha is a Plant Biology PhD student currently studying the integration of artificial intelligence for omics data analysis and the application of nanomaterials to address challenges in vertical farming. She received her B.S in Computer and Environmental Science from Simmons University in Boston. Outside the lab, she enjoys the beach, running, and playing tennis.
Undergraduate Students
Jose Ramos Jr
Undergraduate Researcher
Jose Ramos is a senior at UCR, pursuing a degree in Biology. In the Giraldo lab, Jose is researching the impact of environmental contaminants on plant diseases. He loves going on runs and spending time with friends. His main goal is to get into a PhD program specializing in algae and coral symbiosis.
Alumni
Visiting scientists
Liza Rogers - Assistant Professor, Arizona State University
Postdocs
Honhong Wu - Professor, Huazhong Agricultural University - 1000 Young Talents of China
Jinming Li - Professor, South China Normal University
Peiguang Hu - Senior Scientist, Westwood Biosciences
Bhaskar Sharma - Scientist, Terrana Biosciences
Sandeep Sharma - Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California-Riverside
Hye-In Kim - Research Associate, Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS)
Su-Ji Jeon - Research Associate, Seoul National University
Md Reyazul Islam - Postdoctoral Fellow, Sanofi
Ph.D. students
Christopher Castillo - Postdoctoral Researcher, Northeastern University
Leticia Meza - NSF SBIR Innovative Postdoctoral Entrepreneurial Research Fellow
Jing An - Postdoctoral Researcher, South China Agricultural University
Israel Santana - Postdoctoral Researcher, Genentech
Gregory Newkirk - Scientist III, BASF
Undergraduate students
Kelly Truong- Summer program at UCSD and applying to industries
Tiana Fathibitaraf- Applying to medical schools
Claire Alford - Doctor of Medicine student at UCSD
Kenneth Encarnacion - PhD student at Caltech
Conor Murphy - PhD student at San Diego State University
Colleen Ahern - PhD student at UC Santa Barbara
Eugene Young Kwon - PhD student at UCLA
Alejandro Rivera-Madera - PhD student at University of Chicago
Nicholas Tito - Graduate student at William Carey School of Medicine
Victoria Morris - Master's student at Brandeis University
Maquela Faulkner - Graduate student at Keck Graduate Institute
Cristina Moreno-Borja - Graduate student at UC Riverside
Joshua Dansie - Lab Operator at Bio Reliance
Gail Garcia - Senior R&D Laboratory Support Technologist at Sandia National Laboratories
Mackenzie Fahlgren - Engineer at First Light Energy
Marena C Rivera-Dopazo - Undergrad student at University of Puerto Rico, Cayey
Qibo Xiang- Undergrad student at UCR
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