Welcome to our research lab team page! Our group comprises of dedicated undergraduate & graduate students and postdocs who are committed to advancing scientific knowledge through cutting-edge research.
Our team works on several programs, including:
With our expertise and passion for our work, we are pushing the boundaries of these fields to make breakthrough discoveries.
Complete the form below to join us in our mission and discoveries through scientific innovation.
Email: duz@hawaii.edu
Publications: Google Scholar | Research Gate
Ph.D. Candidate (Co-PI with Dr. Samir Khanal) B.S. and M.S., UH Manoa
Ty works on synthetic biology in microalgae and symbiosis research between microbes.
M.S. candidate, B.S., UH Manoa
Lauren works on genome editing of tropical maize
Ph.D. candidate, B.S., Hunan Agricultural University, M.S., UH Manoa
Yu works on PUFA biosynthesis and turnonver in microalgae
M.S. candidate, B.S., UH Manoa.
M.S. candidate, B.S.,
Hawaii Pacific University
M.S. candidate, B.S.,
Hawaii Pacific University
M.S. candidate
Rumesh works on bioengineering and developing bio-instruments
M.S. candidate, B.S., Pitzer College
Visiting Ph.D. candidate
Mendel University in Brno
Michaela works on algal nutrition and bioremediation
NSF-EPSCoR; Jenna works on corn engineering
Lab Assistant
Honors Program; Jason works on fungal cultivation
Alexander works on bioengineering projects
Honors Program; Jason works on fungal cultivation
NSF-EPSCoR; Keilah works on corn engineering
UROP; Joanne works on fungal cultivation
UROP; Enzo works on fungal cultivation
UROP; Elijah works on algae cultivation
UROP; Laura works on algae cultivation
UROP; Ryan works on fungal cultivation
Gabriel works on fungal cultivation
USDA-REEU, Adam works on algae & fungi interaction
Lindsay works on algae cultivation
Thomas works on the saving coral project
M.S. candidate, B.S., UH Manoa Shaina works on the BioCube, fungal isolates, and microbiome
Edo works on marine biology projects
Ethan works on microalgae isolation
Ju-Ling works on the UROP_PhotoBioreactor project and synthetic biology in microalgae
Yejean works on the BioCube and fungal isolates
Henry works on alternative splicing in microlagae and cyanobacteria
Cade works on photobioreactor development
Olivia works on invasive macroalgae
Robianne works on microalgae isolation
Ashlyn works on maize engineering
M.S. candidate, B.S., UH Manoa, Kanak was the engineer in the lab
Ph.D. candidate, B.S., University of Cologne & Max Planck Institute; M.S., Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf & Max Planck Institute; Max worked on the maize engineering in the lab.
Caitlyn won the UROP award and she worked on the fungal isolates in the lab
David worked on fungal materials
Brenna worked on algal nutrition
Emerald worked on microalgae isolates
Adrianna worked on the symbiosis between algae and microbes
Haylee worked on microalgae isolation
Bobbi worked on the microbiome of tropcial crops
Skye worked on the saving coral project
Anna worked on algal nutrition
Taylor worked on the microbiome of tropcial crops
Lisa was an undergraduate research assistant in the lab working on BioCube design
Dot works on microalgae isolation
Cienna works on algae & fungi interaction
Ian works on fungal materials
Alyssa works on fungal isolates
Abi was the 2022 REU undergraduate research assistant working on algae and fungi interaction
Sean was a MBBE 499 student in the lab working on algal cultivation
Kyla was the 2022 REU undergraduate research assistant working on fungi isolates
Alicia was an undergraduate research assistant in the lab working on alternative splicing in algae
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