Rebecca Lisette Vega Thurber

PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION

Stanford UniversityBiological SciencesPh.D. 2005
UC Santa Cruz Marine Biology B.A. 1999
UC Santa Cruz Molecular, Cellular, Developmental BiologyB.A.1999
Marine Biological LabCell Physiology CourseNA 2002

RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research uses interdisciplinary approaches to address questions about how organisms and their associated microbiota adapt at the molecular, cellular, and community levels to physical and chemical changes in the environment.

APPOINTMENTS

Assistant Professor of Biology, Florida International Universitybeginning January 2009
Adjunct Faculty, San Diego State UniversityJanuary 2007 to present
National Science Foundation Minority Postdoctoral FellowJanuary 2006 to present
EPA NCER STAR Graduate Student FellowAugust 2003 to Dec 2005
California Sea Grant Graduate Student FellowAugust 2001 to 2003
Alfred P. Sloan Graduate Student Fellow, Stanford UniversitySeptember 1999 to 2001
Academic Course for Excellence (ACE) Peer Mentor, UCSC1998-1999
Research Assistant IV, Long Marine Lab, UCSCJuly 1996 to March 1999
California Alliance for Minority Participation, (CAMP) Fellow, UCSCSummer 1996

OTHER INTERESTS

Surfing, Diving, Hiking/Backpacking, Cooking, Reading, Birding, Being a geek in general.