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 Chong
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
Christian S. Cabuslay
Postdoctoral Researcher
NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biology
E-mail: cc608 (at) hawaii.edu
Jordan M. Gossett
Graduate Student
Zoology Ph.D. candidate
E-mail: jgossett (at) hawaii.edu
Amir P. Van Gieson
Graduate Student
Zoology Ph.D. candidate
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
E-mail: amirvg (at) hawaii.edu
Stefan K. Cranston
Graduate Student
Zoology Ph.D. student
E-mail: stefanc (at) hawaii.edu
Future Lab Member
You?!
Chong Lab Alumni
Adry Gage
Undergraduate Researcher, 2024-2025
B.S. Biology, UHM 2025
Ryan Pearce
Undergraduate Researcher, 2023-2025
B.S. Biology, UHM 2025
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
Summer Aniya
Undergraduate Researcher, 2024-2025
B.S. Biology, UHM 2025
Cielo Carnate
Undergraduate Researcher, 2022-2024
B.S. Biology, UHM 2024
Joseph Romero
Undergraduate Researcher, 2022-2023
B.S. Biology, UHM 2025
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