Join the Lab!
The Chong lab is looking for graduate students and undergraduates! We’re also looking to work with postdocs interested in pursuing independent funding. If you are interested in joining the lab please contact Becky Chong. More info about Joining the Lab.
Current Members

Becky ChongĀ
Associate Professor
Office: Edmondson Hall 409
Phone: (808) 956-2512
E-mail: rachong (at) hawaii.edu

Mireille Steck
Lab Manager
E-mail: steck4 (at) hawaii.edu
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Christian Cabuslay
Postdoctoral Researcher (starting Oct 2024)
NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biology
E-mail: …
more information soon…

Jordan M. Gossett
Graduate Student
Zoology Ph.D. candidate
E-mail: jgossett (at) hawaii.edu

Amir P. Van Gieson
Graduate Student
Zoology Ph.D. student
E-mail: amirvg (at) hawaii.edu

Stefan Cranston
Graduate Student
Zoology M.S. student
E-mail: stefanc (at) hawaii.edu

Summer Aniya
Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. Biology, UHM (current)

Adry Gage
Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. Biology, UHM (current)

Ryan Pearce
Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. Biology, UHM (current)

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Chong Lab Alumni

Mahealani Daniels
Undergraduate Researcher, 2020-2022
B.S. Biology, Colorado College 2021

Kristi Masuhara
Undergraduate Researcher, 2021-2022
B.S. Biology, UHM 2021

Mikaelah Johnson-Griggs
Undergraduate Researcher, 2019-2020
B.S. Biology, UHM 2020

Elissa Ota
Undergraduate Researcher, 2018-2020
B.S. Biology Honors, UHM 2020

Cielo Carnate
Undergraduate Researcher, 2022-2024
B.S. Biology, UHM 2024

Joseph Romero
Undergraduate Researcher, 2022-2023
B.S. Biology, UHM

Emma Christensen
Summer REU 2022
UC Merced

Rachael Dargan
Summer REU 2022
St. Mary’s University

Andrew Dela Rosa
Summer REU 2019
Guam Community College