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Current lab members 

2023 -

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Veronica Useche

Masters of Science Candidate

HCN channels regulate ion transport in insect MTs

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2022 - 

Emily Pham

HCN channels regulate ion transport in mosquito MTs

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2023 - 

Kira Halley

Literature review on Helicokinin hormones in insects

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2024 -

Callie Steppat

1) Helicokinin-1, -2, and -3 regulate ion and fluid transport in caterpillar MTs 

2)Voltage-gated K+ channels regulate ion transport in caterpillar MTs

3) Mechanosensitive ion channels regulate ion transport in the MTs of insects

Past Mentees and Lab Alumni

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2023 

Anabella Shepherd

VGICs in cultured fish gill epithelia

2023 - 2024

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Detection of voltage-gated ion channel expression and abundance in animal epithelia using Western blotting

2023 - 2024

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Dexter Hayes

Western blotting in MTs

2022 - 2024

Kolosov Lab - Fall 2022.tiff

Voltage-gated ion channels in primary cultured fish gill epithelia

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2021 - 2023

Alexis Castaneda

Voltage-gated ion channels in caterpillar epithelia

Kolosov Lab - Fall 2022.tiff

2022 - 2023

Jordyn Tracey

Immunohistochemical detection of voltage-gated and mechanosensitive ion channels in insect epithelia

Kolosov Lab - Fall 2022.tiff

2022 - 2024

Morgan Marcue

VGICs regulate ion transport in the Malpighian tubules

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2021- 2022

Gianna Schiappa

Ion transport mechanisms in the Malpighian tubules of the larval Trichoplusia ni 

2022- 2023

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Hayla Atkins

Ion transport mechanisms in the Malpighian tubules of the larval Trichoplusia ni 

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2023 

Brandon Ramirez Sierra

VGICs in cultured fish gill epithelia

2021 - 2022

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Emilie Serna

Effects of hormones on the fluid ion content of the Malpighian tubules of larval lepidopterans

2021 

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Michelle Solorio

Effects of hormones on paracellular permeability of the Malpighian tubule epithelia of larval lepidopterans

2021 

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Ivan Gonzalez

Effects of hormones on the fluid secretion rate of the Malpighian tubules of larval lepidopterans

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Damandeep Kapoor
(McMaster U)

2020-2021

2021 

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Mark Lopez Sanchez

Using Western blotting and immunohistochemistry to detect ion channels in ion-transporting epithelia of insects

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2021

Sandy Lastor

NSF-REU scholar at CSUSM 

Epithelial cell separation and transcriptomic profiling

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Aaida Arpa (McMaster U)

2020-2021

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2023 

Andrea Crucena

VGICs in osmoregulatory epithelia of  larval lepidopterans

2023 - 2024

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Kennedi Yuhas

MTs of larval mosquitoes

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2023 - 2024

Adriana Cacho

Helicokinin isoforms regulate ion transport in MTs

2023 -  2024

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Dennise Arenas

SciComm and LitSearch Specialist

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2021

 

Transcriptomics survey of animal epithelia for voltage-gated, ligand-gated and mechanosensitive ion channels

Trevor Karpinski

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2024 - 

Baili Popal

Does microbiome of caterpillar MTs affect the excretory function of the organ? (molecular)

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2024 - 

Talia Dahms

Masters of Science Student

Does microbiome of caterpillar MTs affect the excretory function of the organ? (bioassays)

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2024 - 

Alice Ho

Bioassays in insect MTs

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2024 - 

Onyca Reyes-Saechao

Electrophysiology of insect MTs

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Vanessa Marocha
(McMaster U)

2019-2020

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Neha Anwar
(McMaster U)

2018-2020

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Gayatri Sivaratnam
(McMaster U)

2017-2018

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Harish Ravisangar
(McMaster U)

2017-2018

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Maria Tauqir
(McMaster U)

2016-2017

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Aliyyah Khan
(McMaster U)

(760) 750-8046

Science Hall 1, room 210

Dept. of Biological Sciences
California State University San Marcos
333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Rd. 
San Marcos, CA 92096

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