Students

Graduate Students


James Vinyard – Ph.D. Student

  • 3rd place winner 3M oral presentation at 2021 UF Animal Sciences Grad Symposium
  • UF Graduate School Ph.D. Preeminence Award
  • M.S. – University of Idaho
  • B.S. – Purdue University


Efstathios Sarmikasoglou – Ph.D. Student (AMCB)

  • 2019 Department of Animal Sciences Top-up Graduate Student Award
  • UF AMCB Ph.D. Partial Assistantship
  • Commendation for Highest Annual GPA, Agricultural University of Athens (2017)
  • Graduated 1st of his class (106 students)
  • B.S./M.S. – Agricultural University of Athens, Greece


Richard Lobo – Ph.D. Student (AMCB)

  • 2020 Latin American Caribbean Scholarship, University of Florida
  • M.S. – University of Sao Paulo, Pirassununga, SP, Brazil
  • 2018-2019 Visiting M.S. student University of Florida
  • 2016-2017 Visiting M.S. student Agrocampus Ouest, France
  • B.S. – Sao Paulo State University, Ilha Solteira, SP, Brazil


Martha Ulina Siregar – M.S. Student

  • 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)


Aneesa Bahman – M.S. Student

  • 1st place winner poster presentation at 2021 UF Animal Sciences Grad Symposium
  • 2020-2021 Recipient of the George and Ruthana Davis Scholarship
  • UF Department of Animal Sciences MS Partial Assistantship
  • B.S. – University of Florida
  • UF IFAS Undergraduate Research Scholarship
  • James Hollis Tillman Scholarship
  • Christopher M. Squitieri Scholarship Fund
  • Florida Academic Scholars Award


Mikayla Johnson – M.S. Student

  • 2nd place winner poster presentation at 2021 UF Animal Sciences Grad Symposium
  • 2021 Lab Member of the Year
  • 2020-2021 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


Szu-Wei Ma (Daniel) – M.S. Student

  • B.S. – National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
  • Academic honors for ranking first in class (2015 and 2016)


Charese Hammond – M.S. Student

  • 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.


Gulchiroy Mirzajonova (Gulchy) – Ph.D. Student

  • Faculty – National University of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
  • DAAD partnership at University of Hohenheim. Stuttgart, Germany
  • ERASMUS MUNDUS at University of Hohenheim. Stuttgart, Germany
  • Ph.D. – National University of Uzbekistan
  • M.S. – Fergana State University, Uzbekistan
  • B.S. with honors – Fergana State University, Uzbekistan


Kamonmas Dakaew (Gae) – Visiting Ph.D. Student

  • Ph.D. student at Khon Kaen University, Thailand


Ana Carolina Silva Vicente – Visiting Graduate Student

  • B.S. Animal Science at Federal University of Sao Joao Del-Rei, MG, Brazil
  • M.S. Animal Science at University of Sao Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil


Alyce Monteiro – Visiting Ph.D. Student

  • Ph.D. student at University of Sao Paulo, Brazil


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)


Gerald Salas

  • Research Assistant


Sarah Stefany

  • Research Assistant


Erica Almeida

  • Research Assistant


Lana Katz

  • Research Assistant


Sydney Castillo

  • Research Assistant


Gina Tran

  • Research Assistant


Dakota Teems

  • Research Assistant
  • Teaching Assistant (Fall 2020)


Morgan Mills

  • Research Assistant
  • Teaching Assistant


Lauren Gilbertsen

  • Research Assistant
  • Teaching Assistant (Summer 2020)


Areti Papanikas

  • Research Assistant


Bethany McLean

  • Research Assistant
  • Teaching Assistant (Spring 2021)


Jenna Sujdak

  • Research Assistant
  • Teaching Assistant (Spring and Summer 2021)


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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