PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATES
- Dr. Zhenqing Chen (PhD, NYU)
- Dr. Cassondra Vernier (PhD, Washington University)
- Dr. Adam Hamilton (PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
- Dr. Tim Gernat (PhD, University of Leipzig)
GRADUATE STUDENTS
- Maggie Murphree (Entomology)
- Ian Traniello (Neuroscience)
- Sarai Stuart (Ecology, Evolution and Conservation)
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
- Frida Corona, 2014-2016
- Aditi Warhekar, 2014-2015
- Allison Ray, 2014-2016
- Arminius Caldwell, 2014-2016
- Lindsey Block, 2015-2016
- Jeannette Cullum, 2016-present
- Vivian Li, 2016-present
- Liam McHugh, 2016-present
- Alex Zhang, 2016-present
- Sarah Bransley, 2015-present
LAB PERSONNEL
- Alison Sankey (Bee Lab Manager)
- Kendall Torres (Research Technician)
- Paul Tenczar (Research Scholar)
- Dr. Amy Cash Ahmed (Lab Manager)
- Nathan Beach (Research Technician)
LAB ALUMNI
- Dr. Molly Shook (PhD, Cornell University)
- Kari Jackson (Entomology)
- Dr. Terry Harrison, Bee Lab Manager (2015-2016)
- Dr. Clare Rittschof (postdoc. research assoc., 2012-2015) -- Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky
- Emma Murdoch (undergraduate assistant 2011-2013; technician 2013-2015) Graduate student, University of Houston
- Dr. Nick Naeger (Ph.D. Entomology, 2015)
- Charley Nye (Bee Lab Manager, 2010-1015) -- Technician, Laidlaw Bee Research Facility, University of California, Davis
- Dr. Cedric Alaux (postdoc. research assoc. 2006-2009) -- Research Scientist, INRA, Avignon, France
- Seth Ament (Ph.D. Neuroscience, 2010) -- Assistant Professor, University of Maryland
- Dr. Andrew Barron (postdoc. research assoc., 2000-2003) -- Associate Professor, Macquarie University, Australia, Deputy Head
- Dr. Yehuda Ben-Shahar (grad. student and postdoc. research assoc., 1996-2003) -- Associate Professor, Washington University
- Dr. Guy Bloch (postdoc. research assoc., 1997-2001) -- Senior Lecturer and Chair, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Hebrew University
- Dr. Axel Brockmann (postdoc. research assoc., 2004-2011) -- Faculty Member, National Centre for Biological Research, Bangalore, India
- Dr. Elizabeth Capaldi (postdoc. research assoc., 1996-2000) -- Associate Professor, Bucknell University
- Dr. Sean Collins (M.S. Entomology 1994) -- Assistant Professor, Ohio State University
- Dr. Miguel Corona (postdoc. research assoc. 2000-2007) -- Research Scientist, USDA Bee Research Laboratory, Beltsville, MD
- Tim Dougherty, (MS 2010-2011) -- medical student, Southern Illinois University
- Dr. Michelle Elekonich (postdoc. research assoc., 1997-2002) -- Associate Professor, UNLV; Program Director, National Science Foundation
- Dr. Sarah Farris (Ph.D. Entomology, 1999) -- Associate Professor, West Virginia University
- Dr. Tugrul Giray (Ph.D. Entomology 1997) -- Professor and Department Chair, Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico
- Dr. Christina Grozinger (postdoc. research assoc., -2004) -- Distinguished Professor, Pennsylvania State University
- Laura Heuser (M.S. Entomology 1996) -- Biology teacher, Milwaukee, WI
- Dr. Zachary Huang (postdoc. research assoc., 1990-1993; research assoc., 1993-1998) -- Associate Professor, Michigan State University
- Pouya Kheradpour (B.S. Computer Science 2004) -- Graduate Student, MIT
- Dr. Scott Kreher (postdoc. research assoc. 2007-2009) -- Assistant prof. Dominican University
- Adrian Moran (postdoc. res. assoc. 2004-2006) -- technician, Iowa State University
- Trang Nguyen (research specialist)
- Scott Nixon (Masters in Biology)
- Karen Pruiett (bee lab manager, 2004-2010) -- retired
- Linda Qi (research assistant)
- Jessica Ray (undergraduate assistant 2008-2011) -- graduate student, State University of New York at Stony Brook
- Kenny Roman (B.S. Molecular and Cellular Biology 2005) -- Graduate Student, Ohio State University
- Dr. Moushumi Sen Sarma (postdoc. research assoc., 2004-2010)
- Sapna Shah
- Dr. David Schulz (Ph.D. Entomology 2001) -- Associate Professor, University of Missouri
- Dr. Joseph Sullivan (Ph.D. Entomology, 2001) -- MD, Sports Medicine
- Dr. Dan Toma (Ph.D. Ecology, Ethology, Evolution 1999)
- Dr. Amy Toth (Ph.D. Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2007)— Associate Professor, Iowa State Unviversity
- Dr. Steve Trumbo (postdoc. research assoc., 1992-1995) -- Associate Professor, University of Connecticut Waterbury Campus
- Dr. Rodrigo Velarde (Ph.D. Entomology 2006) -- Postdoctoral Associate, Wake Forest University
- Maria Vermiglio (M.S. Biology 1998) -- Teacher, Maine East High School, Park Ridge, IL
- Dr. Christine Wagener-Hulme (Ph.D. Entomology, 2000) -- Lt. Colonel, USAF (ret)
- Ying Wang (Ph.D. Cell and Developmental Biology, 2010)—Law School, Stanford University
- Dr. Charlie Whitfield (postdoc. research assoc., -2004) -- Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Dr. Ginger Withers (Ph.D. Neuroscience 1994) -- Robert F. Welty Associate Professor of Biology, Whitman College
- Dr. S. Hollis Woodard (Ph.D. Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 2012) -- Assistant Professor, University of California at Riverside
- Dr. Tom Newman (Lab Manager) -- retired
- Dr. Ernest Blackwell (Instructor, Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR)
- Tara McGill (MS Entomology, 2012) -- Science Curriculum Design, Northwestern University
- Nadya Kholina (Research Specialist)
- Claudia Lutz (Ph.D. Neuroscience 2012) -- Science Writer, Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Dr. Zhengzheng Sophia Liang (Ph.D. Neuroscience 2013) -- Postdoctoral Associate, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
- Jonathan Massey (BS with Highest Distinction), graduate school at University of Toronto
- Sam Akins (BS with Distinction), graduate school at University of Chicago
- John Lawrence (BS, 2013)
- Dan Dalpiaz (BS, 2013)
- Dr. Hongmei Li (Postdoctoral Research Associate -- 2012) -- Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of North Carolina
- Brielle Fischman (Ph.D. Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 2013) -- Instructor, Hobart and William Smith College
- Morgan Carr-Markell (M.S. Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 2013)
- Dr. Karen Kapheim (postdoc. research assoc., 2011-2014) -- Assistant Professor, Utah State University
- Chelsey Coombs (research assistant) -- science journalism program, New York University
- Dr. Matthew McNeill (postdoc res. assoc., 2010-2014) -- works for ID Tech Inc.)
- Dr. Marsha Wheeler (Ph.D. Entomology, 2014) -- postdoctoral research associate, University of Washington
- Wei Yang (Entomology)
- Dr. Hagai Shpigler (Research Associate, Hebrew University)
- Dr. Arian Avalos (Research Scientist, USDA-ARS Baton Rouge, LA)
- Dr. Julia Fine (Research Scientist, USDA-ARS Davis, CA)
- Dr. Brian Herb (Research Associate, University of Maryland)
- Dr. Beryl Jones (Postdoc, Princeton University)
- Allyson Ray (Graduate Student, Pennsylvania State University)
- Dr. Sam Beshers (Research Associate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)