Graduate Student Info
| Name | Program | Topic | PI | |
| Aaron Hardgrave | PhD | Functional morphology of the Eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) | Dr. Richard Carter |
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| Bikram Giri | Masters | Understanding knockout ltp12 and abiotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana | Dr. Dhirendra Kumar |
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| Noah Bowen | Masters | Corticosterone detection and measurement in Plethodon glutinosus when in fever. | Dr. Joe Bidwell |
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| Fateh Ali Mahmud | PhD | SIP68 protein is a positive regulator that helps tobacco plants to resist biotic and abiotic stresses. | Dr. Dhirendra Kumar |
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| Jyoti R Behera | PhD | Transcriptional regulation of oil biosynthesis in plants | Dr. Aruna Kilaru |
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| Noah Hale | Masters | Ecological Study: Morphology & dispersal of truffles through small mammals | Dr. Ryan Stephens |
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| Aaron S. Birchfield | PhD | Grapefruit Flavonol 3-O Glucosyltransferase: Structural Characterization and Functional Analysis | Dr. Cecilia McIntosh |
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| Austin Huff | Masters | Effects of Part Per Billion Metal Levels on Asian Clams | Dr. Joe Bidwell |
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| Abby McIve | Masters | Testing for Rana virus and Batrachochytrium dendrobatitis in amphibians |
Dr. Joe Bidwell and Dr. Trevor Chapman |
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| Parker Barnes | Masters in Biology, Conc. Biomed. Sciences | Perinatal low-dose buprenorphine effects on opioid withdrawal, nociception and brain morphology in rat offspring |
Dr. Brooke Schmeichel |
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| Craig Campbell | Masters (Biology Conc.) | Spectral Sensitivity of Circadian Entrainment in Two Spider Species |
Dr. Jones |
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| Joseph Wesley Anderson | Masters | Fungal Dispersion Through Birds of Prey |
Dr. Ryan Stephens |
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| Zahra Barati | Masters | Characterize the role of tobacco deacetylase enzyme SIP-428 in mediating environmental stress |
Dr. Dhiredra Kumar |
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| Brianna Drake | Masters Biological Sciences | Investigating the genetic variation between populations of green salamanders (Aneides aeneus) in Bays Mountain Park |
Dr. Joe Bidwell and Dr. Trevor Chapman |
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| Juliana Barnie | Masters in biology( Biomedical Science Concentration) | Host defense functions of C-reactive protein in Gram-negative bacterial infections |
Dr. Alok Agrawal |
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| Daniel Barker | PhD | Diversity and function of microbial communities in floral nectar |
Dr. Arceo-Gomez |
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| Seth Morelock | Masters | Utilizing bioacoustics to examine how agriculture impacts bat activity. |
Dr. Richar Carter |
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| Jessica Williams | Masters | Survival Strategies and Reproductive Success in Carnivorous Plants |
Dr. Arceo-Gomez |
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| George Kipkoech | Biology, M.S. (Biomedical Sciences Concentration) | Metabolic Engineering of Phycomitrium patens (Moss) for Oleic Acid Production |
Dr. Aruna Kilaru |
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| Jessica Upham | Masters | Observing the effects of herbicides on spider circadian rhythms |
Dr. Thomas Jones and Dr. Darrell Moore |
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| Israel Akinola | Masters | We want to know if fasting causes senescence cells to apoptosis in African Killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri) |
Dr. Tyrone Genade |
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| Joe Giulian | PhD | Photic-thermal interactions in an extreme circadian system |
Dr. Thomas C. Jones |
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| Mercy Narkie Teye Mormor | Masters | Deciphering multiple the multiple enzyme complex for carotenoid biosynthesis. |
Dr. Dhirendra Kumar |
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| Deborah Ighalo | PhD | Metabolic engineering of Avocado Wrinkled1 and 2 in seed tissues for production of Triacylglycerol. |
Dr. Aruna Kilaru |
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| Skylar Mathieson | Masters | Looking at potential opioid addiction and self-medication in pollinators |
Dr. Melissa Whitaker |
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| Ashit Kumar Dutta | MastDevelopment of a Sustained Transdermal Delivery System of Amiloride for Management of Resistant Hypertensioners |
a) Evaluation of xenohormesis and heat tolerance in Daphnia magna b) Role of mutational biases in the origination of de novo ORFs in Drosophila Melanogaster |
Dr. Lev Yampolsky |
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| Oluwatosin Tabitha Leshaodo | Masters |
Development of a Sustained Transdermal Delivery System of Amiloride for Management of Resistant Hypertension |
Dr. Ashana Puri |