Singhal Lab

Singhal Lab

Who we are

Sonal Singhal

image-right I have been a professor at CSU Dominguez Hills since Fall 2017. I came to CSUDH via Ohio, with numerous stops for schooling and training along the way. My research uses genetics to reconstruct the evolutionary history of natural populations. Although I enjoy all aspects of research, my favorite part is data analysis. My teaching interests include genetics, ecology & evolution, and practical computing. Outside of school, you can find me reading books, trying to do a pull-up, sewing quilts, and spending time with my family & pups.






Alumni

  • Natalya Cardona: Natalya spent two years in the lab as an undergraduate student & studied niche evolution in Encelia. She is currently pursuing a PhD in immunology at UCLA.
  • Micah Castrillo: Micah spent 1.5 years in the lab as an undergraduate student & studied rare species in Encelia. She is currently working at a conservation non-profit.
  • George Contreras: George spent one year in the lab studying the species delimitation of Notoscincus ornatus.
  • Josh De Vera: Josh spent two years in the lab studying the evolution of the PRDM9 gene in lizards and snakes. Josh is currently working as an EH&S safety officer.
  • Melissa Diaz: Melissa was a biology undergraduate student & studied lizard behavior. She graduated in December 2018 and is currently working as instructional support while pursuing her Masters in education.
  • Andrew Fairclough: Andrew spent one year in the lab as an undergraduate student studying hybridization in Encelia. He is currently working as a lab technician in the Exposito Alonso Lab at UC Berkeley.
  • Catherine Giles: Cathy spent one year in the lab as an undergraduate student studying hybridization in Encelia. She is a student at CSU Dominguez Hills, doing research in the McCauley lab on natural products.
  • Andrea Hernandez: Andrea spent two years in the lab studying rarity in the desert plants Encelia. Andrea is currently a graduate student pursuing her PhD on fungi & global change at UC Irvine.
  • Aracely Herrera: Aracely spent a year in the lab as a NSF REPS student based with the Leaché Lab at University of Washington, studying morphological divergence among Sceloporus populations. Aracely is currently a Parks Intern at César E. Chávez National Monument.
  • Itzel Ixta: Itzel spent two years in the lab studying the species delimitation of Notoscincus ornatus. Itzel currently provides client service at a medical testing lab.
  • Chandra Jones: Chandra spent two years in the lab studying the black-yellow polymorphism in Encelia farinosa. She currently is helping manage a grocery store while she prepares to apply to graduate school.
  • Susana Lopez Ignacio: Susana spent two years in the lab studying rare species in Encelia. During her time in the lab, she was supported by the NIH RISE program. Susana is currently pursuing her PhD at CU Boulder.
  • Austin Martinez: Austin spent nearly two years in the lab studying rarity in Encelia. He is pursuing his Masters in environmental data science at UCSB.
  • Mayra Padilla Flores: Mayra spent nearly three years in the lab studying hybridization in the desert plants Encelia. Mayra is currently a Process Biologist working in food safety.
  • Nicole Roberts: Nicole completed her Masters in the lab studying ecological niche modelling in bats. She is currently working as an intern with the DEVELOP program at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and as a research analyst with the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy. You can find her code base and projects here
  • Alan Santana Hernandez: Alan spent three years in the lab as a Masters student studying species boundaries in Crotaphytus. He is currently working in biotech sales.
  • Liz Solis: Liz spent nearly three years in the lab studying hybridization in the desert plants Encelia and the species status of the lizard Ctenotus zastictus. Liz graduated with her Masters in Biology from University of New Mexico, and she now is working as a manager at a retail store.
  • Kimberly Velazquez: Kim spent one year in the lab as an undergraduate student studying hybridization in Encelia. She is currently working as a caregiver.
  • Alexis Widmann: Alexis spent two years in the lab studying the black-yellow polymorphism in Encelia farinosa. Alexis is currently working as an emergency medical technician.
  • John Wrath: John spent nearly three years in the lab studying the central-marginal hypothesis in Australian lizards. John is currently working as a citizen journalist.