Members
Director
Dr. Emmanuel Okello
Associate Professor of Cooperative Extension
Population Health and Reproduction
Current
Aleyda Ceballos Valenzeula
Undergraduate Research Student
BS Animal Science Cornell University
Yotam Mihreteab
Graduate Research Student
BVM | MPVM candidate | PTX PhD student | Graduate Teaching Assistant @ Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior
Henry Wamala
Graduate Student Researcher
Epidemiology PhD Student | MPVM | Fulbright Alumuni | Market Development Specialist | Certified Program & Project Manager
Tindo Kevin Koffi
Visiting Research Scholar
MSc, Food Science and Technology | Bachelor of Engineering, Biotechnology | Master’s in Project Management
Esther Nwanna (Ph.D)
AAUW Postdoctoral Fellow |Lecturer |Researcher |Biochemist| Molecular biologist in Phytomedicine
Past
Graduate Students
2020 Graduates
- Elisa Cella: MPVM, now a PhD Student at UC Davis.
- David Bruce Sheedy: MPVM, now a PhD Student at the University of Sydney.
- Celeste Morris: MPVM, now an Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri.
2021 Graduates
- Jonathan Ongom: MPVM, currently a Vet Assistant at Banfield Pet Hospital, CA.
2023 Graduates
- Fernanda C Ferreira: MPVM, now Director of Agriculture Methane at Clean Air Task Force.
- Logan R Widmer: MPVM, currently a Dairy Nutrition Consultant in CA.
- Siqi Wang: MPVM, currently a Research Associate in CA.
2024 Graduates
- Yoonsuk Lee: MPVM, now a PhD Student at the University of Wisconsin.
Current Students (Expected Graduation)
- Tana J Almond: PhD, expected 2026.
Postdocs
- Hedmon Okella: Holds a PhD from Mbarara University, Uganda. Worked as a Postdoc from 2023-2024 and is now a UC ANR 4-H Animal Science Advisor in California.
- Esther Nwanna: Holds a PhD from Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. Started as a Postdoc in 2023 and is currently ongoing.
Visiting Scholars
- Hedmon Okella: Holds a PhD from Mbarara University, Uganda. Visited from 2022-2023 and is now a UC ANR 4-H Animal Science Advisor in California.
- Jonathan Ongom: Holds a DVM from Makerere University, Uganda, and an MPVM from UC Davis. Visited from 2019-2020 and is currently a Vet Assistant at Banfield Pet Hospital, CA.
- Beryl Arinda: Holds an MSc from Makerere/Duke University. Visited from 2019-2020 and is now a PhD student at UC Merced, CA.
- Rose Atukunda: Holds a BSC from Cottey College, Missouri. Visited from 2020-2021 and is now a PhD student at Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA.
Undergraduate Students
- Anett Szczepanek: Holds a DVM from UC Davis. Was an undergraduate from 2019-2020 and is now a DVM Resident at UC Davis.
- Emily Goncalves: Holds a BSC from Cottey College. Was an undergraduate from 2022-2023 and is now a Nursing (BSN) Student.
- Kaitlyn McFarlan: Holds a BSC in Animal Science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Was an undergraduate from 2022-2023 and is now a DVM Student at Ohio State University.