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 Andalusian folk music
Hot take: The ending of “The Sopranos” was perfect

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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
Alex Hernandez

Laboratory technician/Board game wiz/Anime expert
Hobbies: Playing video games, swimming, and reading
Hot take: Sweet potato fries are much better than regular fries
Franz O'Hanna

Laboratory technician/Carotenoid connoisseur/Maicero/Plant powered
Hobbies: Reading books about or by scientists, Pokémon, Lego, and No Man’s Sky
Hot take: Lavender is a great ice cream flavor
Haaniya Mehrani

Undergraduate researcher/Food scientist to-be/Future GBBO champion
Hobbies: Baking gourmet desserts and hyper-realistic cakes, crocheting all sorts of things, and hanging out with her cat
Hot take: Harry Potter is overrated
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
Sirocco (Coco) Dzakovich

Laboratory Meownager/Integrated Pest Management
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