Silveira Lab
  • Exobiology
  • Coral Reefs
  • Sargassum
  • Publications
  • Team
  • Biology of Viruses

Meet Our Team

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

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CYNTHIA SILVEIRA



​Assistant Professor

Department of Biology
University of Miami
+1 305 284 6220
[email protected]
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POSTDOCS

JORDAN WALKER

DANI COX

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PhD RESEARCHERS

NATASCHA VARONA

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PHD CANDIDATE

Natascha graduated with a B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from UC Davis. Her work focuses on the quantification of different types of viral infections of bacteria in coral reefs and anoxic lakes. Natascha is also an admired artist, having illustrated science books for children and winning national science-art contests.

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ANNA GOLIKOVA

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PHD STUDENT

ALLIE STIFFLER

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PHD CANDIDATE

Allie has a B.S in Genetics and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Purdue University. As an undergrad, she was awarded the prestigious Goldwater Fellowship. At the University of Miami, Allie is a NSF GRFP Fellow investigating the viruses and bacteria that in association with the brown algae Sargassum.

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HARRISON TRETHOWAN

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PHD STUDENT

BAILEY WALLACE

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PHD CANDIDATE


Bailey completed her B.S. in Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies at UW-Madison. She is now an NSF GRFP Fellow studying coral-associated viruses in the Silveira Lab. Bailey is an avid scuba diver and is passionate about ocean conservation. 

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UNDERGRADUATES

ASHLEY ZAGAME

JULIANNA MULLINAX

TONY ZHANG

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Alumni

Postdoc
Poppy Hesketh-Best

Undergraduates
​Sofia Garcia
​Orissa Symmonett
Coryn Ferguson
Jacques Calixte
​Jialin Wu
Grabriela Denny

Research Assistant
Kathryn Forcone
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  • Exobiology
  • Coral Reefs
  • Sargassum
  • Publications
  • Team
  • Biology of Viruses