PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
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Nicholas J. Shikuma, PhD
Associate Professor of Biology San Diego State University nshikuma@sdsu.edu |
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Postdoc - California Institute of Technology
PhD - University of California, Santa Cruz
MS - University of Hawai'i
Postdoc - California Institute of Technology
PhD - University of California, Santa Cruz
MS - University of Hawai'i
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Shikuma is an Associate Professor of Biology at San Diego State University. His research program combines microbiology, genetics and developmental biology to study how bacteria stimulate the metamorphic development of marine animals and Contractile Injection Systems (CIS) in human gut bacteria that promote host-microbe associations. Dr. Shikuma has published research articles in Science, PNAS and eLife and is a recipient of an NSF CAREER award, Sloan Foundation Fellowship in Ocean Sciences and Moore Foundation Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems grant.
Dr. Shikuma is an Associate Professor of Biology at San Diego State University. His research program combines microbiology, genetics and developmental biology to study how bacteria stimulate the metamorphic development of marine animals and Contractile Injection Systems (CIS) in human gut bacteria that promote host-microbe associations. Dr. Shikuma has published research articles in Science, PNAS and eLife and is a recipient of an NSF CAREER award, Sloan Foundation Fellowship in Ocean Sciences and Moore Foundation Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems grant.
TEAM MEMBERS
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Tiffany Dunbar, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar PhD UC San Diego BS CSU San Marcos |
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Amanda Alker
Cell and Molecular Biology PhD Student 2020 ARCS Scholar NSF Graduate Research Fellow Amanda's ScienceGlass video amandaalker.weebly.com |
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Kyle Malter
Cell and Molecular Biology PhD Student 2020 ARCS Scholar SDSU Graduate Research Fellow Kyle's ScienceGlass video |
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Andy Fedoriouk
Cell and Molecular Biology PhD Student 2021 Rees-Stealy Foundation Fellowship MS San Diego State University BS San Diego State University |
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Bhumika Gode
Microbiology Master's Student BS San Diego State University |
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Carl Westin
Cell and Molecular Biology Master's Student |
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Alpher Aspiras
Cell and Molecular Biology Undergraduate Student |
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Sama Mikhail
Microbiology Undergraduate Student |
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Gabriella Salcedo
Cell and Molecular Biology Undergraduate Student |
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Cierra Chevalier
Biology Major Undergraduate Student |
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Rio Laxina
Mechanical- and Bio-Engineering Undergraduate Student |
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Gina Spidel
Grant Program Specialist, Adjunct Professor |
SHIKUMA LAB ALUMNI
GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCS
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Xavier Deogaygay
MS Microbiology, 2021 Next position: Codex DNA Inc, CA, USA |
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Giselle Cavalcanti, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar 2016-2020 Next position: Scientist, DNA electronics Inc, CA, USA |
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Charles Ericson
MS Microbiology, SDSU 2018 Next position: PhD Student at ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
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Iara Rocchi
MS Microbiology, SDSU 2018 Next position: Technician, Synthetic Genomics Inc, CA, USA |
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Nathalie Delherbe
Cell and Molecular Biology PhD Student Next position: Dr. Marina Kalyuzhnaya's Lab, SDSU |
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
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Jeffrey Jones
Cell and Molecular Biology Undergraduate Next position: Medical Scribe, Southern California Institute of Neurological Surgery |
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Milagros Esmerode
Cell and Molecular Biology Undergraduate Next position: PhD Student at UC Santa Barbara |
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Iman Shaikh
Biochemistry Undergraduate Next position: Undergraduate at UCLA |
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Sara Ito
Biochemistry Undergraduate |
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Alexandra Strom
Cell and Molecular Biology Undergraduate IMSD Scholar Next position: Dr. Crystal Sohl's Lab, SDSU PhD student in Biophysics, Stanford University |
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Erin Ramsey
BS Microbiology, SDSU 2019 Next position: Technician, Phanes Biopharmaceuticals, CA |
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Cindy Nguyen
BS Cell and Molecular Biology, SDSU 2018 Next position: Medical School |
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Katherine Shaw
BS Biology, SDSU 2017 Next position: MS Philosophy, Franciscan University, OH Katherine's ScienceGlass video |
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Angelica Sanabria
Biology BS, SDSU 2016 Next position: Technician, Inhibrx Inc. Biotech, CA |
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