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Graduate Students: Sydni Joubran: I am a Master's student pursuing research on the genetic differences between montane and prairie subspecies of Gunnison's prairie dogs. I have a Bachelor's of Science from the University of Michigan and experience in conservation of large game species in southern Africa as well as government research through the United States Geological Survey. I am interested in wildlife conservation and ecology and believe strongly in public outreach and education. In my free time I enjoy kayaking, hiking, and participating in community service events. Gabrielle Atkinson: I am a PhD student studying Environmental and Evolutionary Biology; my research interests include using genetics/genomics to study how the introduction of a pathogen can affect the evolution of the host species and the dynamics of an ecosystem. I am specifically interested in avian diseases, and have studied avian malaria in Hawaiian Honeycreepers under Dr. Sackett as an undergraduate at the University of South Florida, where I received my Bachelor's in Biomedical Sciences. In my free time I enjoy playing or watching soccer and eating pizza. |
Prospective 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.
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.
Undergraduate Students:
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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.
Lab alumni:
Erin Arnold, former lab manager, now a biologist at the California Condor Recovery Program
Undergraduates:
Jeanette Calarco, now a graduate student at the University of South Florida
Rebecca Harripersaud
Jeanette Miller
Brenden Scott
Undergraduates:
Jeanette Calarco, now a graduate student at the University of South Florida
Rebecca Harripersaud
Jeanette Miller
Brenden Scott
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) Susette Castañeda Rico (Smithsonian Institution) Center for Conservation Genomics (Smithsonian Institution) Cali Crampton & Kauai Forest Bird Recovery Project Ana Davidson (Colorado State University) Rebecca Dikow (Smithsonian Institution) 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 (University of Louisiana) 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) Mirian Tsuchiya (Smithsonian Institution) Dave Wagner (Northern Arizona University) |
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