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