People

Principle investigator

Yajuan Lin (Assistant Professor, Department of Life Sciences) yajuan.lin@tamucc.edu

(photo credit to TARA Oceans)

Zhiwen (Zack) Zhong (PhD student, Marine Biology Program) zzhong@islander.tamucc.edu
Zack holds a M.S. in Animal Production from Zhejiang University, China. Before joining TAMUCC, Zack worked as a front-end software engineer. He is interested in appling computer science approaches to tackle data-intensive biological problems, in particular applications on omic data. Outside of work, Zack enjoys skateboarding and snowboarding.

Shuai Gu (Research Specialist) shuai.gu@tamucc.edu
Shuai Gu received his MS in Earth and Climate Sciences from Duke University before joining Lin lab as a research specialist. He has a research background in biogeochemistry, with a particular focus on nitrogen cycles. As a field-going oceanographer, Shuai has spent over 200 days at sea in different ocean regions. Most of Shuai’s spare time is spent playing and watching soccer. He also enjoys hiking, marathon running, and SCUBA diving.

Mahima Yogesh (MS Student, Marine Biology Program) myogesh@islander.tamucc.edu
Mahima received B.S. in Bioenvironmental Sciences and minor in Oceanography from Texas A&M University. Mahima is working on a coastal time-series study at Horace Caldwell Pier to investigate the dynamics of phytoplankton and microbiome in relationship to environmental variables. Mahima loves to sing, cook, and spend time in the outdoors. She hopes to one day work at NGO that focuses on the intersections of climate policy, ocean conservation, and climate justice.

Madison Long (Undergrad Researcher) mlong5@islander.tamucc.edu
I am a senior biology undergraduate student with a concentration in organismal biology. I am interested in plant genomics and ecology, microbial ecology, and conservation. I have a passion for teaching the sciences and I currently work as a general chemistry TA. Most of my spare time is spent in the gym or running. I also enjoy reading novels and listening to music on vinyl.

Anne Christabel Martin (Undergrad Research Intern) christabelm2000@gmail.com
Christabel is a neuroscience major at the University of Texas at Austin, pursuing the pre-med track. She is currently a summer research intern in our lab, working on cattle-associated microbiomes. With aspirations toward a career in cardiology or surgery, Christabel is eager to explore diverse research areas to understand how they can inform and enhance medical practice. Outside the lab, she enjoys rock climbing, exercising, and music.

Austin Carey acarey1@islander.tamucc.edu (Undergrad Researcher 2024 - 2025)
Dai Le dle13@islander.tamucc.edu (Research Assistant 2023 - 2024, MS student in Computer Science Program)
Ethan McCormick emccormick2@islander.tamucc.edu (Undergrad Researcher 2023 - 2024)
Merlin Miao jiazheng_miao@hms.harvard.edu (Undergrad researcher 2020 - 2023, now PhD student at Duke)
Yiyang Weng yiyang.weng@duke.edu (Undergrad researcher 2022 - 2023, MS student at Duke)
Yunyi Ru yru3@jh.edu (Undergrad researcher 2022 - 2023, MS student at Johns Hopkins)
Wendy Wen xinyi.wen@duke.edu (Undergrad researcher 2020-2022, MS from Duke, now S&P Global)
Lihan Huang lihan95@stanford.edu (Undergrad researcher 2020-2022, MS from Stanford)
Cutong Fang charity_fang@berkeley.edu (Undergrad researcher 2020-2022, MS from UC Berkeley)
Xiuwen Li (Research Assistant 2021-2022)
Yuchen Meng (visiting PhD student from DESS at Tsinghua University 2021)