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Undergraduate Students:
Carolina Thomas Rojas: I'm a Biologist and Microbiologist at Universidad de los Andes, Colombia and I studied gut parasites and the relationship between helminths and microbiota in capybaras under direction of Dr. Sackett and Dr. Crawford. Currently I'm working remotely as a research assistant of the Cassin Sackett Lab. My interests are oriented towards medical field and research projects related to microbial ecology, infectious and parasitic diseases in wildlife mammals, and wildlife conservation biology. In my free time I enjoy swimming and going to the park with my dog. Mackenzie Hebert (she/her) is an undergraduate at the University of Louisiana and is interested in prairie dog genetics. She also hopes to one day work in the medical field. |
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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). At the moment, I am most interested in recruiting a student who can work on our recently-funded prairie dog genomics project (see here). I am eager to mentor students, especially those from minoritized identities, with interests in genomics, evolution, conservation, wildlife infectious disease, bioinformatics, and related topics. Somos un grupo bilingüe, y lxs hispanohablantes son muy bienvenidos!
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. You are tolerant of and willing to work respectfully with diverse groups of people.
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). At the moment, I am most interested in recruiting a student who can work on our recently-funded prairie dog genomics project (see here). I am eager to mentor students, especially those from minoritized identities, with interests in genomics, evolution, conservation, wildlife infectious disease, bioinformatics, and related topics. Somos un grupo bilingüe, y lxs hispanohablantes son muy bienvenidos!
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. You are tolerant of and willing to work respectfully with diverse groups of people.
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 Andrew Crawford (Universidad de los Andes, Colombia) 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) Hugo López Arévalo (Universidad Nacional de Colombia) Andy Martin (University of Colorado) Olga Montenegro (Universidad Nacional de Colombia) 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) |
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Lab alumni:
Sydni Joubran, M.S., now a research assistant at the New Iberia Research Center Erin Arnold, former lab manager, now a biologist at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Undergraduates: Jeanette Calarco, now a PhD student at the University of South Florida Rebecca Harripersaud Charné Hill, now a medical laboratory science student, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Univ. Chadwick Kaufman Jeanette Miller, now a PhD student at Vanderbilt University Brenden Scott, now a research assistant at San Diego Zoo |
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