People in the Swei Lab:
Andrea Swei, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
San Francisco State University
Department of Biology
664 Hensill Hall
San Francisco, CA 94132
(415) 338-1753
aswei- at- sfsu.edu
Assistant Professor
San Francisco State University
Department of Biology
664 Hensill Hall
San Francisco, CA 94132
(415) 338-1753
aswei- at- sfsu.edu
Master's students
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Lisa Couper
San Francisco State University Department of Biology 825 Hensill Hall San Francisco, CA 94132 Thesis completed 2018: "Host blood meal regulation of tick microbiome diversity and structure" |
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Jordan Solomon
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Arielle Crews
Thesis: "Identifying tick-borne pathogens in Northern California: A multiplex, microfluidic approach." |
Samantha Sambado
Thesis: "Elucidating the enzootic cycle of an emerging tick-borne disease, Borrelia miyamotoi, in Northern California" |
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Undergraduate students
Liliana Cerna
NIH MARC fellow 
Thor Salvador Sanchez Olsen
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Phil Galicinao
Parker Kaye
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Adrienne Almarinez
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Rachel Grigich
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Eric Seredian
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Sukhman Sidhu
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Former Master's students
Alexandra Lawrence, M.S. degree 2017
Currently PhD student -Impact of habitat fragmentation on tick-borne pathogen transmission |
Kerry O'Connor
San Francisco State University Department of Biology 825 Hensill Hall San Francisco, CA 94132 -Epidemiology of tick-borne parasites |
Jessica Kwan, M.S. degree 2016
-Ecological determinants of Ixodes pacificus microbiome |
Betsabel Chicana, M.S. degree 2017
Currently PhD student at UC Merced -Transcriptomics of Borrelia burgdorferi; Characterization of species -specific microbiome |
Former undergraduate students
Arnold Shir
Jonathan Bertram
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Caitlin Miller
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Joyce Ma
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Shivang Mehta
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Enxhi Tahiraj
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Stacey Porciunula
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Prospective students
Master's Students: Official application information to the department of Biology at San Francisco State University is available at the departmental website (http://biology.sfsu.edu/programs/graduate) but you must also contact Dr. Swei to discuss your interest in joining the lab. It is important that your research interests and career goals align with the the research program in the Swei Lab.
Undergraduate Students: If you are interested in getting involved in research in the Swei Lab. Please email Dr. Swei with with your name, your major, your expected graduation date, and a brief statement of your research interests. Research units are available for those undergraduates who would like to earn credit while pursuing a research project as Biol 699 units.
If you are interested in applying to be an undergraduate research assistant, please fill out this survey and somebody will be in contact: UG survey