2025-2026 Student Research Scholars
The Grimm Family Center for Agricultural Business at California State University, Bakersfield is excited to host our annual Student Research Symposium in the Dezember Reading Room of the Walter W. Stiern Library. The Student Research Symposium will provide students the opportunity to present their current research relating to the topic of agriculture. The Grimm Family Center for Agricultural Business selected the students based on applications and recommendations from CSUB faculty.
Cecelia Holguin
Cecelia Holguin is a graduate research student in the Master of Science in Biology
program at California State University Bakersfield. As a first-generation college
graduate, her initial passion for science took root in microbiology. As she progressed
through her coursework and research experiences, her core interests have now expanded
to include host-pathogen interactions and molecular genetic signaling pathways like
gene regulation and host immune response mechanisms. Currently, Cecelia is pursuing
a thesis investigating pathogenicity, enzyme delivery, and fungicide resistance in
a potentially novel species of Oomycete that could form a considerable threat to crop
protection. Cecelia also volunteers at the Public Health Lab in Bakersfield, as well
as the biology stockroom at CSUB where she supports laboratory work while gaining
hands-on experience with microbial/fungal materials and lab procedures. Once she has
successfully defended her thesis, her goal is to pursue a PhD degree in microbial
pathogenesis and molecular/cellular microbiology