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

  • 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 – 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


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


Donations

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