Karl Fetter

(Wegrzyn lab)

Abigail Hayes

(Jockusch lab)

Relative contributions of genetic and molecular mechanisms, evolutionary constraints, environment and development to extreme and/or novel Arthropod phenotypes; Phenotypic Plasticity; Life History Trade-offs; Morphology; Eco-Evo-Devo; Entomology and Arachnology

Amy Lafountain

(Yuan lab)

Mechanisms of pigmentation and patterning in Mimulus flowers

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Ashley Love

(Knutie lab)

Effects of diet and gut microflora on host immunity and host-parasite interactions

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Sam Merker

(Elphick lab)

Ya Min (MinYa)

(Yuan lab)

Mechanisms of organ initiation and patterning in Mimulus flowers

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Arshad Padhiar

(Bolnick lab)

Understanding the differences in immune response among freshwater stickleback population against cestode infection by creating transgenics through CRISPR/CAS9, and/or by culturing primary fibroblast and macrophages

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Steven Presley

(Willig lab)

Use of a metacommunity approach to understand patterns of species distributions along latent environmental gradients; use of data on Caribbean vertebrates to explore biogeographic factors associated with species richness

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Andrea Roth Monzón

(Bolnick lab)

Understanding the interaction between parasite host and its effects, specifically the fibrosis in three-spine sticklebacks both phenotypically and genetically caused by a tapeworm.

Kristel Schoonderwoerd

(Diggle lab)

Diversity of resting bud structure and leaf preformation within temperate trees

Ben Wasserman

(Bagchi lab,Urban lab)

Patterns of STEM teacher retention and attrition. Evolutionary ecology in aquatic ecosystems. The role of intraspecific variation in organismal performance.

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