Maia Koliopoulos is the lab manager for the APL. During her bachelor's degree at the University of Arizona, she focused on fungal genetics, and particularly sexual reproduction in pathogenic fungi. In addition to handling the lab's regulatory requirements, including ISO 17025/17043, USDA, and WOAH, she works on research projects for histology. Her current work is focused on improving in-situ hybridization methods for shrimp pathogens.