The Faciola Lab

Students

Graduate Students

Mikayla Johnson

Ph.D. Student

  • M.S. in Animal Science, UF (2022)
  • 2nd place winner poster presentation at 2021 UF Animal Sciences Grad Symposium
  • 2021 Faciola Lab Member of the Year
  • 2020-2023 Recipient of the George and Ruthana Davis Scholarship
  • UF Department of Animal Sciences MS Partial Assistantship
  • B.S. – Tuskegee University
  • Tuskegee University Deans List
  • Tuskegee Pre-Veterinary Medicine Scholars
  • Undergraduate Zeta of the Year
  • Girl Scouts Silver Award

Ana Carolina Silva Vicente

Ph.D. Student

  • UF CALS Dean’s Award Ph.D. Scholarship (2023-2026)
  • M.S. Animal Science at University of Sao Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
  • B.S. Animal Science at Federal University of Sao Joao Del-Rei, MG, Brazil

Martha Ulina Siregar

M.S. Student

  • 2023 Graduate Student Council Travel Grant
  • 2022 Faciola Lab Member of the Year
  • Veterinarian – Nusa Cendana University, Indonesia
  • B.S. in Veterinary Medicine – Nusa Cendana University, Indonesia
  • Indonesian Endowment Fund for Education Scholarship Awardees (2018)
  • Graduated with Honors (Undergraduate and Veterinarian degrees)
  • Kupang Regency Government Scholarship for active undergraduate student (2010)

Charese Hammond

M.S. Student

  • 2nd place winner Gator Tank competition at the 2023 UF Animal Sciences Grad Symposium
  • 2023-2024 Recipient of the George and Ruthana Davis Scholarship
  • 2023 Graduate Student Council Travel Grant
  • UF IFAS CALS MS Partial Assistantship
  • B.S.A. – University of Georgia
  • University of Georgia Dean’s List
  • Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Scholar
  • President Second Chance Dawgs
  • President UGA Club Cheerleading
  • Treasurer Zeta Psi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Gerald K. Salas-Solis

M.S. Student

  • 2023 UF CALS International Student Outstanding Achievement Award
  • 2023 – Graduate Student Council Travel Grant
  • 2023 – Latin American Caribbean Scholarship, University of Florida
  • 2022 – Visiting Research Scholar, Faciola Lab, University of Florida
  • 2022 – Excellence Scholarship for Research, University of Costa Rica
  • B.S. – Agronomic Engineering, emphasis on Animal Science – University of Costa Rica

Undergraduate Research Students

Madison Daigle

  • Research Assistant

Karina Vestergaard

  • Research Assistant

Makaylah McCray

  • Research Assistant

Jonathan Giles

  • Summer Research Assistant from Florida A&M University (FAMU)

Sarah Stefany

  • Research Assistant

Lana Katz

  • Research Assistant

Sydney Castillo​

  • Research Assistant

Gina Tran

  • Research Assistant

Dakota Teems

  • Research Assistant

Morgan Mills

  • Research Assistant

Lauren Gilbertsen​

  • Research Assistant

Areti Papanikas

  • Research Assistant

Bethany McLean

  • Research Assistant

Jenna Sujdak

  • Research Assistant

Xiaowen Ma​

  • Research Assistant

Michael Watson​

  • Research Assistant

Megan Sullivan​

  • Research Assistant

Reine Labaky​

  • Research Assistant

Grace Miller​

  • Research Assistant

Teaching Assistants

Arbel Ben David

(Summer 2021)

  • Teaching Assistant

Catalina Sandoval

(Summer 2021)

  • Teaching Assistant

Kaylee Miranda

(Summer 2021)

  • Teaching Assistant

Darwyn Howard

(Summer 2021)

  • Teaching Assistant

Anay Ravelo

(Summer 2021)

  • Teaching Assistant

Aneesa Bahman

(Summer 2021)

  • Teaching Assistant

Mikayla Johnson

(Summer 2021)​

  • Teaching Assistant

Hannah Hausmann

(Summer 2021)

  • Teaching Assistant

Jenna Sujdak

(Summer 2021)

  • Teaching Assistant
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