Ivonne Verduzco
I'm from a small desert area in Southern California called the Coachella Valley, and I lived there my whole life before coming to Berkeley. I'm a third year studying Molecular and Cell Biology with an emphasis in Developmental Genetics, with the goal of being able to apply my genetics knowledge in the medical field when I enter medical school. Although I want to eventually become a doctor, the field of genetics has always intrigued me and being in Dr. O'Grady's lab seemed like a wonderful way to get to expand my genetics knowledge. In my free time I enjoy reading random books, watching Lost, exploring new areas near and far, playing volleyball with my friends, and discovering new music!
Kristina Dizon
Kristina is a third year undergraduate student majoring in Conservation & Resource Studies. Her research interests lie within marine and aquatic biodiversity, evolution, and ecology. From a general perspective, she is interested in understanding the relationship between aquatic and marine invertebrates and how their presence affects their respective environments on a larger scale. Growing up in San Diego, California for a great portion of her life has fueled her appreciation for aquatic organisms, which in turn has inspired her to join the O'Grady Lab Group.
Undergraduate Publications
Bennett, GM, *Pantoja, NA, and O’Grady, PM 2012. Diversity and phylogenetic relationships of Wolbachia in Drosophila and other native Hawaiian insects. Fly
Bonacum, J, DeSalle, R, O’Grady, PM, Olivera, D, *Wintermute, J, and Zilversmit, M. 2001. New nuclear and mitochondrial primers for systematics and comparative genomics in Drosophilidae. Drosophila Information Service 84:201-204.
Lapoint, RT, *Gidaya, A, and O’Grady, PM. 2011. Phylogenetic relationships in the spoon tarsus subgroup of Hawaiian Drosophila; Conflict and concordance between gene trees.Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, in press
*Nitta, JH and O’Grady, PM. 2008. Mitochondrial phylogeny of the endemic Hawaiian craneflies (Diptera, Limoniidae, Dicranomyia): Implications for biogeography and species formation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46(3): 1182-1190.
O’Grady, PM, Lapoint, RT, Bonacum, J, *Lasola, J., *Owen, E., *Wu, Y., and DeSalle, R. 2011. Phylogenetic and ecological relationships of the Hawaiian Drosophila inferred by mitochondrial DNA analysis. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, in press
Oliveira, DCSG, *Wintermute, EH, Etges, WJ, Heed, WB, O’Grady, PM, and DeSalle, R. 2003. Hierarchical structure in the Drosophila mojavensis cluster (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Hereditas, 139: 223-227.
Ort, BS, *Bantay, RM, *Pantoja, NA, and O’Grady, PM 2012 Fungal diversity associated with Hawaiian Drosophila host plants. PLoS One, 10.1371/journal.pone.0040550
Bonacum, J, DeSalle, R, O’Grady, PM, Olivera, D, *Wintermute, J, and Zilversmit, M. 2001. New nuclear and mitochondrial primers for systematics and comparative genomics in Drosophilidae. Drosophila Information Service 84:201-204.
Lapoint, RT, *Gidaya, A, and O’Grady, PM. 2011. Phylogenetic relationships in the spoon tarsus subgroup of Hawaiian Drosophila; Conflict and concordance between gene trees.Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, in press
*Nitta, JH and O’Grady, PM. 2008. Mitochondrial phylogeny of the endemic Hawaiian craneflies (Diptera, Limoniidae, Dicranomyia): Implications for biogeography and species formation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46(3): 1182-1190.
O’Grady, PM, Lapoint, RT, Bonacum, J, *Lasola, J., *Owen, E., *Wu, Y., and DeSalle, R. 2011. Phylogenetic and ecological relationships of the Hawaiian Drosophila inferred by mitochondrial DNA analysis. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, in press
Oliveira, DCSG, *Wintermute, EH, Etges, WJ, Heed, WB, O’Grady, PM, and DeSalle, R. 2003. Hierarchical structure in the Drosophila mojavensis cluster (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Hereditas, 139: 223-227.
Ort, BS, *Bantay, RM, *Pantoja, NA, and O’Grady, PM 2012 Fungal diversity associated with Hawaiian Drosophila host plants. PLoS One, 10.1371/journal.pone.0040550