The Center for Comparative Genomics is a core facility used by California Academy of Sciences staff and associates.

   CCG Staff

	Brian Simison, Ph.D. Curator & Head of CCG About me		Anna Sellas Lab Manager About me		Jan Drexel Lab Assistant About me
Research Staff
	Boni Cruz Botany About me		Anthea carmichael Entomology About me		Chrissy Piotrowski IZ&G About me
Curators & Research Scientists
	Jack Dumbacher, Ph.D. Birds & Mammals About me		Peter Fritsch, Ph.D. Botany About me		Terry Gosliner, Ph.D. IZ&G About me
	Charles Griswold, Ph.D. Entomology About me		Healy Hamilton, Ph.D. Head of Biodiversity Research About me		David Kavanaugh, Ph.D. Entomology About me
	David Mindell, Ph.D. Dean of Research About me		Bob Van Syoc, Ph.D. IZ&G About me		Rebecca Johnson, Ph.D. IZ&G About me
	Kim Steiner, Ph.D. Botany About me
Graduate Students
	Monica McDonald Primate phylogeography SFSU About me		Dana Carrison Barnacle Evolution SFSU About me		Joel Ledford Spider Evolution UC Berkeley About me
	Norah Saarman Ecology & Evolution UC Santa Cruz About me		Yolanda Camacho-Garcia Nudibranch Evolution Costa Rica U. About me		Beth Moore Nudibranch Evolution SFSU About me
	Alma Saucedo Entomology SFSU About me		Hannah Wood Assasin Spiders UC Berkeley About me		Lu Lu Kunming Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences
Postdoctoral Fellows
	Wendy Moore, Ph.D. Entomology About me		Darin Penneys, Ph.D. Botany About me		Marta Pola, Ph.D. IZ&G About me
Research Associates
	Jim Parham, Ph.D. Field Museum About me		Kristy Deiner UC Davis About me		Vance Vredenburg, Ph.D. SFSU About me
	Graham Short Biodiversity Research About me		Scott Fay UC Berkeley About me
Research Fellows
	Robin Lawson, Ph.D. Herpetology About me		David Jameson, Ph.D. Herpetology About me

About the Department

General information and a brief history of molecular systematics at the California Academy of Sciences

CCG Personnel

Staff, students, researchers & associates.

Osher Lab

Information about our sequencing facilities & how to gain access to the labs. Lab protocols and policies can also be found here.

PhyloCluster

Information about our Computing Cluster & how to access it.

CryoCollections

Learn about our collection of frozen genomic DNA.

Contact Info

For general inquiries about the CCG please contact:

Brian Simison Ph.D.
415-379-5297
bsimison@calacademy.org