Ava Lambert began her Master’s degree in January of 2019. Ava’s work focuses on piRNAs and genome content in salamanders and copepods.
Alex Adams began his PhD in Fall of 2018. Alex’s work focuses on chromatin structure and cellular ultrastructure accompanying genome expansion in salamanders.
Scott Melander began his Master’s degree in Fall of 2017 and is on the home stretch. Scott’s thesis explores the effects of metabolic rate and sex chromosomes on hybridization in salamanders and other vertebrates.
Dr. Wang Jie joined the lab as a visiting professor from the Center of Herpetology in the Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Fall of 2017. While visiting CSU, Wang Jie worked on the evolution of piRNAs and genome size in Chinese salamanders. In his own lab, Wang Jie works on conservation genetics and sex chromosome evolution in salamanders. We hope to welcome Wang Jie back for another visit in 2019.
Mike Itgen began his PhD in Fall of 2016. Mike’s dissertation research is focused on cell size evolution and the effects of cell size on organ structure/function and cellular metabolism. Mike’s funding successes include grants from SSE and SICB.
Rachel Mueller and Jose Lopez Arriaza celebrate his Master’s thesis defense. Congratulations to Jose on his Quality Engineer position at Bolt Threads!
Rachel M. and Cheng Sun celebrate with Erik Mohlhenrich after he defends his Master’s thesis. Congratulations to Erik on his teaching position at Princeton International School of Math and Science and to Cheng on his faculty position at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences!
Cheng, Rachel M., Erik, Cameron, and Jose send Becky Chong off to her postdoc in Texas! http://web.biosci.utexas.edu/moran/chong.html Congratulations to Becky on her faculty position at the University of Hawaii! http://chonglab.org/
Signing Becky’s dissertation…
Rachel M. at the World Congress of Herpetology amphibian and reptile genomics symposium in Tonglu, China…
Rachel M. at the SSAR Frontiers in Integrative Organismal Biology Symposium in Kansas…
Nick, Becky, and Rachel Schwartz in New Mexico looking for Aneides hardii. Congratulations to Rachel S. on her faculty position at the University of Rhode Island! http://rachelss.github.io
Ensatina retreat at Dave Wake’s cabin in California!
Rachel M. and Erik’s inspiration to revise …
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