Louca lab, UO

		Stilianos Louca, PhD Assistant Professor, University of Oregon, Department of Biology
		Stilianos studied physics and mathematics at the Friedrich-Schiller University and the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, in Germany. He obtained his Ph.D. in mathematical biology at the University of British Columbia, Canada. Stilianos joined the University of Oregon as an Assistant Professor of Biology in 2019. His research focuses on the ecology and evolution of microorganisms. He is the recipient of the 2017 Science & SciLifeLab worldwide Grand Prize for Young Scientists in the life sciences, the 2019 ASN Young Investigator Award, the 2019 CSEE Early Career Award, and a 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship.

		Personal website.

		Maria (Masha) Korchagina
		Masha graduated with a B.A. in Physical Anthropology and a minor in Molecular Biology from New York University in 2013. As an undergrad researcher, she used molecular techniques to study primate phylogenetics as well as microbial community ecology in urban environments. For her PhD, Masha is using bioinformatics to investigate the coevolution and diversification of prokaryotic genes and genomes.

		Leila Jones
		Leila is a rising Sophomore in the Clark Honors College, majoring in biology and minoring in French. She is interested in microbial interaction and evolution. She is working with the Louca Lab to catalog thermal springs in the Great Basin Area. In her free time, she enjoys water coloring, hiking, and spending time with friends.

		Nathan Malamud
		Nathan is an undergraduate student majoring in MACS (Math and Computer Science) with a minor in biology. His research interests lie at the intersection of chemical oceanography and scientific data visualization. In the Louca lab, he is researching how microbially catalyzed reactions can determine the long-term behavior of a geochemical system. Outside of school, he is an avid keyboard and guitar player and loves to kayak and hike whenever he can.