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Welcome to the Suni Lab!  We are in the Biology Department at the University of San Francisco. We use genomics, landscape genetics, and field ecology to study how global changes affect animal behavior and the interactions between species. We focus primarily on plants and their pollinators and work in the lowland tropical forests of Costa Rica and in varied landscapes of California. USF does not have a PhD program. Please click here if you are interested in joining the lab as an undergraduate, masters student, or intern.


Lab news

May 2024

New publication on drivers of genetic structure in bee populations

Rebecca Dubin gets a Whitehead Fellowship. Congratulations, Rebecca!

March 2024

Tanusri Gudavalli gets a Trailblazer Award from the Ecological Society of America. Congratulations, Tanusri!

August 2023

Rebecca Dubin begins her master’s at USF. Welcome, Rebecca!

May 2023

New publication on effects of drought on floral traits that mediate the interaction with pollinators

Erin Hall receives award for best student talk at CARD. Congratulations, Erin!

Rida Jan and Namratha Kethineni present a class project at CARD.

April 2023

New publication on temporal changes in genetic diversity in bees

November 2022

Nicole Ibañez defends her Master’s thesis. Congratulations, Nicole!

October 2022

Melissa Hernandez and Hannah Hayes defends their Master’s theses. Congratulations, Melissa and Hannah!

August 2022

Hannah Hayes, Nicole Ibañez, Ally Kuwana, and Dr. Suni present at the Ecological Society of America meeting

June 2022

Erin Hall receives a Whitehead fellowship!

Dr. Suni presents work at the Population, Evolutionary, and Quantitative Genetics conference

July 2021

New publication on climate-associated trait shifts in bee populations

May 2021

Hannah Hayes receives a Whitehead fellowship!

Nicole Ibañez receives a grant from Sigma Xi!

October 2020

Allyson Kuwana receives a Beta Beta Beta Award!

August 2020

Dr. Suni gives an invited talk at the Ecological Society of America meeting

May 2020

Nicole Ibañez receives a Whitehead Fellowship!

Kailie Dela Cruz submits her honors thesis!

March 2020

Hannah Hayes receives an honorable mention for the NSF GRFP!

February 2020

New paper out on how water limitation affects floral traits!

January 2020

Dr. Suni presents at the American Society of Naturalists biannual meeting