LAB MEMBERS:
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Windsor Aguirre, Associate Professor
Ph.D. State University of New York, Stony Brook - CV - Background
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Kaleigh Arnold, Graduate Student
Joined Fall 2021 - The impact of temperature induced vertebral anomalies on C-start swimming performance in Astyanax mexicanus (Teleostei: Characidae).
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Olivia Schweikart, Graduate Student
Joined Fall 2021 - Environmental DNA (eDNA) Assessment of Freshwater Fishes from the Guayas River Basin Threatened by Coastal Incursion.
Personal Web Site
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Christian Graca, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined Winter 2020 - The impact of extreme miniaturization on the skeleton of the characid Iotabrycon praecox.
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FORMER LAB MEMBERS:
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2021/22 |
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César Fuentes, Graduate Student (Coadvised with Caleb McMahan, Field Museum)
Joined Fall 2020 - Niche overlap between sympatric species of the cichlid genus Rocio (Teleostei: Cichlidae) in Guatemala.
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Joe Forberg, Graduate Student
Joined Fall 2016 - Temperature Effects on the Development of the Axial Skeleton in Astyanax mexicanus.
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Shrusti Brahmbhatt, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined Summer 2021 - Sexual dimorphism in the skeleton of the miniature characid Iotabrycon praecox.
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Emily Kon, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined Fall 2021 - DNA metabarcoding of Neotropical fishes using Oxford Nanopore Sequencing.
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Victoria Salazar, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined Fall 2021 - DNA metabarcoding of Neotropical fishes using Oxford Nanopore Sequencing.
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2020/21 |
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Konrad Taube, Graduate Student (Coadvised with Caleb McMahan, Field Museum)
Joined Fall 2019 - Phylogeography and Genomics of Central American Freshwater Fishes.
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Kristin Staub, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined Fall 2019 - Skeletal Variation and Evolution of Fishes in Andean Mountain Streams.
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Aisha Owens, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined Winter 2020 - The Effect of Skeletal Anomalies on Escape Performance in Fishes.
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Kayla Corcoran, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined Fall 2020 - Evolutionary genomics of an endemic fish genus in the Ecuadorian Andes.
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Lily Murphy, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined Fall 2020 - Evolutionary genomics of an endemic fish genus in the Ecuadorian Andes.
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2019/20 |
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Jessica Vaclav, Graduate Student
Joined Fall 2017 - Ecological Stoichiometry of Neotropical Fishes Along Elevational Gradients of the Andes Mountains.
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Medea Gough, Undergraduate Lab Manager
Joined Fall 2019 - DNA Barcoding and Conservation Genomics of Neotropical Fishes.
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Blake Timmerman, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined Winter 2020 - DNA Barcoding of Neotropical Fishes.
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2018/19 |
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Sara Alharbi, Graduate Student
Joined Winter 2017 - Temperature effects on the expression of body axis regulatory genes in the early development of Astyanax mexicanus.
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Roberto Cucalon, Graduate Student
Joined Fall 2016 - Phylogeography of the Neotropical characid Rhoadsia.
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Elizabeth Sutherland, Undergraduate Lab Manager
Joined Winter 2019 - Osteological variation and evolution of Neotropical characids.
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2017/18 |
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Kirby Karpan, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined Summer 2015 - DNA Barcoding of the freshwater fishes of Western Ecuador - Tinkering with the axial skeleton II: Vertebral length variation among ecologically divergent threespine stickleback.
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Tasha Wierzal, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined Summer 2016 - Phylogeography of the Neotropical characid Rhoadsia. Vertebral length variation in sticklebacks and their closest relatives.
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2016/17 |
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Franklin Joaquin, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined Winter 2016 - Failure to launch: The threespine stickleback of Lake Michigan.
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Thomas Borders, Undergraduate Lab Manager
Joined Summer 2015 - Lionfish Population Genetics - Development of the axial skeleton and body form in Astyanax mexicanus.
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Melina Kanji, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined Fall 2015 - The effects of temperature variation on vertebral anomalies in Astyanax mexicanus.
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Aerin Nilsen, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined Fall 2016 - Vertebral anomalies in the Neotropical characid Rhoadsia.
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Ashley Young, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined Winter 2016- Variation in vertebral number along an elevational gradient in a Neotropical tetra.
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2015/16 |
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Alex Jagla, Undergraduate Lab Manager
Joined Winter 2015 - Effects of temperature on gene expression during the development of the axial skeleton in Astyanax mexicanus.
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2014/15 |
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Grace Malato, M.S. Student - Website
Joined Fall 2013 - Speciation, gene flow, and morphometric variation in the genus Rhoadsia (Teleostei: Characidae: Rhoadsiinae) along an altitudinal gradient.
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Winer Daniel Reyes, M.S. Student, Website
Joined Fall 2013 - Effects of temperature and water flow on morphology and swimming performance of Astyanax mexicanus (Teleostei: Characidae).
Currently a Lab Tech in Biomedicine (Virology) at Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral, Guayaquil Ecuador.
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Katie Carlson, Lab Manager & Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined Winter 2014 - Vertebral and body shape variation in fishes.
Accepted to the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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Marissa Locke, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined Winter 2014 - Genetic diversity of Alaskan threespine stickleback; Ecology and evolution of neotropical fishes in western Ecuador.
Accepted to the Ph.D. Program in the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences at Washington University (Saint Louis).
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2013/14 |
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Seth Contreras, M.S. Student
Joined Fall 2012 - Body shape and vertebral evolution in the Gasterosteoidei.
Currently a Pharmacy Tech.
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Lissette Arellano, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined Winter 2013 - Vertebral evolution in the Gasterosteoidei
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Carla Benedetto, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined Summer 2013 - Phenotypic variation in the transitional region of the axial skeleton of threespine stickleback
Currently a Student Finance and Academic Consultant for DeVry University.
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Cat Collins, Lab Manager/Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined Winter 2013 - Individual specialization and evolution of invasive round goby in Lake Michigan.
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Maxine Loh, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined Winter 2013 - Evolution of vertebral morphology in South American characids. Isolation of microsatellite loci from Rhoadsia spp. (Characidae) in western Ecuador.
Joined Ph.D. Program at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science.
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Rachel Reynolds, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined Winter 2013 - Vertebral and body shape variation in ecologically divergent threespine stickleback.
Currently a Research Study Coordinator at Northwestern University.
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Webster Vital, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Joined Winter 2013 - Genetic basis of lateral plate evolution in threespine stickleback fish. Isolation of microsatellite loci from Rhoadsia spp. (Characidae) in western Ecuador.
Joined the M.P.H. Program at DePaul University.
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2012/13 |
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Vinh Vu, Former Lab Manager/Undergraduate Research Assistant
Isolation of microsatellite loci from neotropical fishes.
Joined the Ph.D. Program at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
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Alex Confer, Former Lab Manager/Undergraduate Research Assistant
Body shape and vertebral evolution in tetras (Characidae) in northwestern South America.
Accepted to Veterinary School at Western University of Health Sciences.
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Mario Luckett, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Vertebral disorders in humans and vertebrates.
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2011/12 |
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Teresa Maviglia, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Individual specialization and the evolution of invasive fishes in the Great Lakes.
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Keshia Marcelle, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Ecological and genetic divergence of tetras (Characidae) in western Ecuador.
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Rupali Padhiar, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Microgeographical distribution of divergent mtDNA haplotypes in Alaskan threespine stickleback.
Joined the Doctorate of Physical Therapy Program at Andrews University.
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Maddie Temple, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Evolutionary diversification of fishes.
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Sara Zufan, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Genetic diversity and divergence of a recently established threespine stickleback lake population.
Joined the M.P.H. Program at Columbia University.
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2010/11 |
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Cory Drevecky, M.S. Student
Genetic divergence of sympatric anadromous-lake resident threespine stickleback in Mud Lake, Alaska.
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Ashley Brown, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Microgeographical distribution of mtDNA haplotypes in Alaskan threespine stickleback
Went to Pharmacy School at Midwestern University. Currently Pharmacy Resident at Children's Hopsital of Wisconsin.
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Jane Christman, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Isolation of microsatellite loci from Hoplias microlepis.
Went to Veterinary School at Michigan State University.
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Rosanna Falco, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Genetic divergence of sympatric anadromous and resident lake stickleback in Mud Lake, Alaska.
Joined the M.S. Program at Rush University. Currently a Perfusionist at Indiana University Health.
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Evolution of the vertebral column in "benthic" threespine stickleback populations.
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Joelle Mbatchou, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Use of AFLP markers to study genetic differentiation of freshwater fishes in western Ecuador.
Joined the Ph.D. Program at the University of Chicago.
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Kendal Walker, Undergraduate Research Assistant/Former Lab Manager
Evolution of the vertebral column in "limnetic" threespine stickleback populations.
Became a Lab Manager at the University of Michigan.
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2009/10 |
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Mary Beddaoui, Undergraduate Research Assistant - Microgeographical distribution of mtDNA haplotypes in Alaskan threespine stickleback
Commodity Manager at Stepan Company (Chemical company).
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Amanda Peters, Undergraduate Research Assistant - Population genetics of Alaskan threespine stickleback
Works at AIDS Foundation of Chicago.
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Miguel Rojas, Former Lab Manager/Undergraduate Research Assistant - Phylogenetics of freshwater fishes in western Ecuador / Population genetics of Alaskan threespine stickleback
Joined the M.S. Program at Loyola University.
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