Erik Celis

Plant Pathology, Nematology & Pest Mgmt

Cassetty Habib

Plant Cell, Mol & Dev Biology

Next steps: continuing as a Plant Biology PhD Student at UCR in Fall 2026
Favorite Memory: My favorite part about being a Plant Biology major at UCR was the close knit community of other plant biology majors, we always had classes together!

Carter Keyworth

Ecology, Evolution & Systematics

Next steps: Applying to graduate school
Favorite Memory: camping all around California to conduct field research

Leslie Ortiz

Plant Genetics, Breeding & Biotech

Next steps:  After graduation, I plan to go into horticulture with my twin sister. Our goal is to start and grow our own plant nursery where we can build a successful business and share our love of plants with the community, trying to give back to immigrant families
Favorite Memory:  Meeting amazing people who shared my passion for plant science and learning alongside them.

Maylin Reyes

Plant Pathology, Nematology & Pest Mgmt

Next steps:  Enjoying what life has to offer without the worry of assignments and exams.
Favorite Memory:  My entire journey from premedical to plant biology, taking different courses to understand what my true research interests were and exploring the opportunity given to me by faculty in our department

Colin Tran

Plant Genetics, Breeding & Biotech

Maricela Vasquez

Plant Genetics, Breeding & Biotech

Angel Zarobinski

Ecology, Evolution & Systematics

Next Steps: PhD program at UCR in the Plant Biology Department 

Favorite Memory: My favorite part was working at the US Salinity Lab (USDA-ARS)