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Loren Cassin Sackett, Assistant Professor
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Graduate Students:
I am accepting new graduate students with the right fit. Masters' students may come into the lab to work on existing projects, but I expect PhD students to design their own dissertations (preferably working in one of my existing systems, but I can be convinced otherwise with a good project). I am eager to mentor students with interests in evolution, conservation, wildlife infectious disease, and related topics.
About you: You are highly motivated, hard-working and curious. You have experience in--or the desire to learn--genetic, genomic and bioinformatic techniques to understand evolution.
Lab Manager / Research Assistant Extraordinaire:
I am accepting new graduate students with the right fit. Masters' students may come into the lab to work on existing projects, but I expect PhD students to design their own dissertations (preferably working in one of my existing systems, but I can be convinced otherwise with a good project). I am eager to mentor students with interests in evolution, conservation, wildlife infectious disease, and related topics.
About you: You are highly motivated, hard-working and curious. You have experience in--or the desire to learn--genetic, genomic and bioinformatic techniques to understand evolution.
Lab Manager / Research Assistant Extraordinaire:
Erin Arnold received her B.A. at the University of Colorado at Boulder in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and her M.S. at Boise State University in Raptor Biology. Erin has held several field positions ranging from prairie dogs to mosquitos to golden eagles to fall bird migration in Spain. She has a particular interest in bird ecology but her broad interests include wildlife and conservation biology, biogeography, and GIS.
Undergraduate Students:
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Gabrielle Atkinson: I am currently a junior pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Sciences with a minor in Criminology. Although my career goals are undecided I am actively searching for a path that will allow me to explore my love for science and use my skills and experience to positively impact our society.
Jeanette Calarco: I am a senior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology. My future career goal is to become a physician or researcher specializing in infectious diseases. I enjoy being out on the water, kayaking, and swimming, but I also love sleeping and being a couch potato.
Rebecca Harripersaud: Since I was born, I’ve always had an immense love for animals. My goal is to become a veterinarian and make a difference in the lives of animals everywhere.
Jeanette Miller is a post-bachelor’s microbiology major with dreams of pursuing a Ph.D. in Biology. She enjoys disease ecology research with an emphasis on vector-borne diseases. She has spent the last couple of years working with a variety of professors on topics like the West Nile Virus, Alzheimer’s disease and, now, Malaria. Outside of the lab, she loves all kinds of animals, specifically cats, whales and elephants. She likes hiking, camping, wakeboarding and anything to do with the outdoors. However, her favorite pastime is reading.
Collaborators:
Our lab is fortunate enough to collaborate with exceptional scientists in academia, nonprofits, management agencies, and education outreach.
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Joe Busch (Northern Arizona University) Center for Conservation Genomics (Smithsonian Institution) Cali Crampton & Kauai Forest Bird Recovery Project Ana Davidson (Colorado State University) Nina Fefferman (University of Tennessee) Rob Fleischer (Smithsonian National Zoo) Dina Fonseca (Rutgers University) Jeff Foster (University of New Hampshire) Marm Kilpatrick (UC Santa Cruz) Nic Kooyers (Berkeley & USF) Andy Martin (University of Colorado) Hanna Mounce & Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project Eben Paxton (U.S. Geological Survey) Kristina Paxton (University of Hawaii, Hilo) Katie Richgels (USGS National Wildlife Health Center) Tonie Rocke (USGS National Wildlife Health Center) Amy Seglund (Colorado Parks & Wildlife) Kevin Shoemaker (University of Nevada, Reno) Dave Wagner (Northern Arizona University) |
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