Okello Lab Members

Members

Director

Current

 

 

 

Past

 

Graduate Students

2020 Graduates

2021 Graduates

  • Jonathan Ongom: MPVM, currently a Vet Assistant at Banfield Pet Hospital, CA.

2023 Graduates

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.