Our Team
A multidisciplinary team working towards high-quality grapes in California
Luis Diaz-Garcia
Principal Investigator
Ana Paulina Gaspar
Lab manager
Veronica Nunez
Greenhouse manager
María Gabriela Lorenzo
Vineyard manager
Efrain Torres-Lomas
Data Scientist
Yaniv Lupo
Postdoc
Jose Munoz
Ph.D. student
Tony Meeplod
Ph.D. student
Kaylianne Jordan
M.S. student
Juan Gregorio
Undergraduate Research Intern
Brandon Jewell
Undergraduate Research Intern
You!
Prospective student
Past Members
Dan Ng
Lab manager
Sadikshya Sharma
Ph.D. student
Hollywood Banayad
M.Sc. student
David Sweet
Undergraduate Research Intern
Gianna Smooth
Jimena Lado Bega
Visiting MSc student
Mikayla Bailey
Undergraduate Research Intern
Sabrina Colacion
Undergraduate Research Intern
Xinyu Huang
Undergraduate Research Intern
Join us!
Prospective graduate students interested in grapevine breeding, genetics, and genomics research are encouraged to apply through the Agronomy and Horticulture graduate program. We are a multidisciplinary team, and prospective lab members (undergraduates, graduate students, or postdocs) with backgrounds in biology, genetics, agronomy, computer science, physics, or related fields are welcome to discuss lab opportunities. For international students, please explore funding options available through agencies in your respective countries. If you are interested in joining the lab, please send a letter or email explaining your interests and reasons for applying, along with a CV detailing your academic background and relevant research experience, to diazgarcia at ucdavis.edu. Before reaching out, please take the time to research the lab, read our publications, and consider how we could collaborate effectively.