Meet the Lab

Interested in joining our team? Please reach out

Michael Dzakovich

Principal Investigator/Plant Prodder
Research Plant Physiologist - USDA-ARS
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics - Baylor College of Medicine
Hobbies: Cooking and baking, darts, building/fixing things, and flamenco guitar accompaniment
Hot take: The ending of “The Sopranos” was perfect

Condensed CV
Samuel David Jesse

Postdoctoral Researcher / House DJ / Garden Fairy
Hobbies: Board Games, Tabletop Roleplaying Games, and Strategy Games
Hot take: Land Back is an effective framework for climate action and biodiversity preservation
Paul Christmas

Laboratory technician
Hobbies: Playing video games, Reading, building Lego kits, Astronomy, visiting Planetariums, and studying for a Physics degree.
Hot take: There is no such thing as a selfless deed.
Sasha Launey

Laboratory Technician/3D Printer
Hobbies: Painting, 3D sculpting, Video games, and Nature photography
Hot take: House plants are the hardest pet to take care of
Ethan Shaw

Undergraduate engineer/Graphic design guru/3D printing
Hobbies: Writing, Coding, DIY Projects
Hot take: Pineapple on pizza is only controversial because it’s good
Sahil Veeravalli

Undergraduate researcher
Hobbies: Table tennis, badminton, dancing, and cooking
Hot take: Milk first, then cereal
Annika Patel

Undergraduate researcher

Hobbies: Baking, walking, crafting, dancing

Hot take: Wires > Airpods
Peyton Hodakievic

Undergraduate biomedical engineer
Hobbies: ballet, piano, baking, and arts and crafts
Hot take: Every coffee flavor tastes the same
Asia Jones

Undergraduate biomedical engineer
Hobbies : trying new restaurants , plant mom , puzzles , movies , crafts
Hot take: Boneless wings are overpriced chicken nuggets
Jagjit "Jack" Singh Bhondi

Undergraduate Biomedical Engineer
Hobbies: Cooking, Listening to Music, Coding Projects
Hot Take: Ice cream is best served slightly melted.
Cristelle Edjang

Undergraduate biomedical engineer
Hobbies: playing flute, studying foreign languages, and dancing.
Hot take: We've started treating "this is hard" and "I have a disorder" as the same sentence, and they aren't. Sometimes hard things are just hard.
Sirocco (Coco) Dzakovich

Laboratory Meownager/Integrated Pest Management
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