Ian Hewson (he/him/his)

Principal Investigator
Professor
Department of Microbiology
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
Tel: 607-255-0151
Fax: 607-255-3904
hewson ‘at’ cornell ‘dot’ edu

Andrian (Adi) Gajigan

Atkinson Center for Sustainable Futures Postdoctoral Fellow

Adi joined the lab in Summer 2025. His work focuses on the microbiology and drivers of Ice-Ice Disease in macroalgae in the Philippines. He comes to the lab with a background in marine science and aquatic virology.

Brayan Vilanova-Cuevas

Graduate Student, Microbiology

Brayan joined the lab in Fall 2022. His work focuses on the microbiology of Diadema antillarum scuticociliatosis and marine diseases.

CM3L Alumni

• Ashley Altera, Undergraduate Researcher 2021-2024 – UC San Diego
• Citlalli Aquino, Undergraduate Researcher 2018 – San Francisco State University
• Will Aragundi, Undergraduate Researcher 2010-2011 – New York Aquarium
• Kate Baggaley, Undergraduate Researcher, 2010 – Freelance Journalism
• Jorge Barbosa, Technician 2010-2011 – Saudi Red Sea Authority
• Ryan Besemer, High School Student 2016-2017 and Undergraduate Researcher 2019 – UNC Wilmington
• Victor Biguma, Undergraduate Researcher, 2015 – University of Cincinatti
• Kalia Bistolas, PhD Student, 2014 – 2019 – Oregon State University
• Ricardo Bourdon, Undergraduate Researcher, 2021-2023 – Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences
• Julie Brown, PhD Student 2009-2015 – Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
• Jason Button, Technician 2014-2015 – Illumina
• Ashley Campbell, Rotation Graduate Student, 2009 – Adaptive Biotech
• Jameson Crandell, Undergraduate Researcher 2020 – 2022 – Yale University
• Isabelle Davenport, Undergraduate Researcher 2019 – Virginis Inst of Marine Science
• Bahar Demirkiran, Undergraduate Researcher 2024
• Ryan Donelan, Undergraduate Researcher 2011-2012 – Old Bridge Dental
• Devin Doud, Rotation Graduate Student, 2010 – Senda Biosciences
• James Eaglesham, Undergraduate Researcher 2011-2015 – New England Biolabs
• Erin Eggleston, PhD Student 2010-2015 – Middelbury College
• Elif Erdoygan, Undergraduate Researcher 2024
• Phil Fargo, Undergraduate Researcher, 2014-2015 – Syracuse City School District
• Nicole Felice, Undergraduate Researcher 2009-2010 – Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan, LLC
• Jacob Flanzenbaum, Undergraduate Researcher, 2016-2017 – SUNY Stony Brook
• Julian Fleischer, Undergraduate Researcher 2022-2024
• Parker Foster, Honors Student, 2014-2015 – Medical College of Wisconsin
• Shari Gitlin, Undergraduate Researcher, 2009 – SUNY Downstate Medical College
• Brent Gudenkauf, Honors Student, 2013-2014 – John Hopkins Medicine
• Grace Ha, Undergraduate Researcher, 2010 – UC Davis
• Adam Hall, Undergraduate Researcher, 2009 – Told Partners, Inc.
• Ted Hermann, Research Technician, 2010 – UC Santa Cruz
• Elliot Jackson, Graduate Student 2014 – 2021 – Scripps Institute of Oceanography
• Jacqueline Jansz, Undergraduate Researcher 2013 – University of Illinois Chicago
• Mitch Johnson, Undergraduate Researcher and Research Technician, 2014 – 2017 – The Bay Foundation
• Dan Kasin, Undergraduate Researcher, 2022 – 2023 – Cornell Veterinary Medicine
• Brenna LaBarre, Undergraduate Researcher, 2009-2010 – Brigham and Women’s Hospital
• Chaunte Lewis, Undergraduate Researcher, 2015-2016 – Michigan State University
• WenFang Li, Undergraduate Researcher, 2011 – 2012
• John McAdams, Undergraduate Researcher, 2012 – Pallas Partners, LLC
• John Means, Undergraduate Researcher, 2009 – Meta Housing Corporation
• Carolina Machado, 2022 – Cornell University
• Josh Moyer, Research Technician, 2011 – U Mass Amherst
• Mizue Naito, Rotation Graduate Student, 2011 – Dose Biosystems Toronto
• Will Najar, Web Programmer, 2012-2013 – Microsoft
• Gabriel Ng, Undergraduate Researcher, 2011 – UC Davis
• Dani Neuharth-Keusch, Undergraduate Researcher, 2011 – Change Corps
• Johanna Pedersen, Undergraduate Researcher, 2010 -NOAA
• Katie Philipp, Undergraduate Researcher, 2022-2023 – Virginia Institute of Marine Science
• Sue Pierre, Honorary Grad Student, 2014-2018 – Critical Ecology Lab
• Eva Quijano Carde, DVM Student, 2014-2017 – UC Davis
• Jordan Rede, PhD Student, 2018 – 2024 – United States Navy
• Brandon Reyes-Chavez, Rotation Graduate Student, 2022
• Sydney Stapf, Undergraduate Researcher, 2022-2023
• Phil Thompson, Technician 2011-2012 – Hong Kong University
• Alex Vompe, Undergraduate Researcher, 2016 – Oregon State University
• Evangeline Wang, 2022 – Cornell University
• Mary Beth Wilhelm, Undergraduate Researcher, 2010-2011 – NASA Ames
• Alex Wolverton, Research Technician, 2010 – Cayuga Pet Hospital