Abigail Hayes
Postdoctoral Associate
Research Interests: 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
Postdoctoral Associate
Research Interests: Mechanisms of pigmentation and patterning in Mimulus flowers
Ashley Love
Postdoctoral Associate
Research Interests: Effects of diet and gut microflora on host immunity and host-parasite interactions
Ya Min (MinYa)
Postdoctoral Associate
Research Interests: Mechanisms of organ initiation and patterning in Mimulus flowers
Arshad Padhiar
Postdoctoral Associate
Research Interests: 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
Steven Presley
Postdoctoral Associate
Research Interests: 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
Andrea Roth Monzón
Postdoctoral Associate
Research Interests: 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
Postdoctoral Associate
Research Interests: Diversity of resting bud structure and leaf preformation within temperate trees
Ben Wasserman
Postdoctoral Associate
Research Interests: Patterns of STEM teacher retention and attrition. Evolutionary ecology in aquatic ecosystems. The role of intraspecific variation in organismal performance.
David Wickell
Research Interests: Convergent evolution of CAM photosynthesis, polyploid speciation, and the genomic consequences of ancient whole genome duplication