B. Gabriela Arango
Molecular Laboratory and Tissue Collection Technician

Gabriela is the lab technician for the Ichthyology department, where she assists researchers to get molecular data. In addition, she helps to catalog, organize and maintain the Ichthyology tissue collection. Her research interest is in the phylogeny of the genus Chromis, a large group with over 106 described species. As a PhD student in the Integrative Biology Department at UCB, she studies the diving physiology and genetics of sea turtles.

Senior Collections Manager, Ichthyology, Emeritus
Photo of William N. Eschmeyer
Curator of Ichthyology, Emeritus
Catalog of Fishes
Photo of Jon Fong
Collections Manager, Ichthyology
Ana Gaisiner
Field Associate

I am interested in the behavioral ecology of fishes, particularly in species that exhibit complex relationships with other organisms, and strong habitat dependencies. Currently I am working in the lab of Dr. Alison Gould on the genus Siphamia, a group of tiny cardinalfish that exhibit bioluminescence though symbiosis with light producing bacteria, and that rely on invertebrates such as sea urchins and corals for protection from predators.

Alison Gould
Research Scientist

I study the evolutionary ecology of a bioluminescent symbiosis between coral reef fish in the genus Siphamia and luminous bacteria. My research integrates natural history and ecology with genomics to understand how this highly specialized association evolved and how host-symbiont specificity is maintained over time and space. Working with the Steinhart Aquarium, I am also developing this gut-associated symbiosis as a tractable model system to investigate the mechanisms regulating the complex relationships between animals and beneficial bacteria.

Mysi Hoang, Ichthyology
Senior Curatorial Assistant, Ichthyology
Emily Neff
Research Assistant
Tyler Phelps
Dive Officer On-Call & Ichthyology Graduate Researcher

Tyler is pursuing a Masters degree in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology at San Francisco State University and serves as an On-Call Dive Officer at the Steinhart Aquarium.

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