Lucía Borniego
Postdoctoral Fellow, Innes Lab
- mbornie@iu.edu
- 812-855-2852
- Myers Hall 302
Research Interests:
I am fascinated by plant physiology, especially the role of the extracellular space both in plant development and in plant-environment interactions. My current research is focused on understanding how plant extracellular vesicles (EVs) are produced and their roles in communication and plant immune responses.
Pierrick Bru
Lab Manager, Malnoë Lab
- pbru@iu.edu
- Myers Hall 359
Research Interests:
Photosynthesis, photoprotection and plant response to stress
Emma Bueren
Postdoctoral Fellow, Lennon Lab
- ebueren@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. 073
Research Interests:
phage-bacteria interactions in microbiomes, symbiosis, microbial ecology
Lílian Caesar
Postdoctoral Fellow, Newton Lab
(she/her/hers)
- lcaesar@iu.edu
- Myers Hall 240
Research Interests:
symbiont and host eco-evolutionary dynamics, bee health
Kimberley Cook
Research Associate, Drosophila Stock Center
- ruacook@iu.edu
- 812-855-5783
- Biology Bldg. A505
Phillip Davidson
Postdoctoral Fellow, Moczek Lab
(he/him/his)
- phidavid@iu.edu
- 812-856-1783
- Myers Hall 102
Research Interests:
evolution and development of novel traits , evolutionary genomics, genome assembly and curation, evolution of cis-regulatory mechanisms, invertebrates
Michael Dixon
Research Associate, Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center
- midixon@iu.edu
- 812-855-5783
- Biology Bldg. A503A
Caroline Dunn
Postdoctoral Fellow, Kearns Lab
- dunncaro@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. 432
Research Interests:
bacterial genetics, bacterial cell biology, and microscopy
Robert "Tank" Eisman
Research Associate, Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center
- reisman@iu.edu
- 812-855-5738
- Biology Bldg. A502
Jessica Foster
Research Associate, Innes Lab
(she/her/hers)
- jf13@iu.edu
- 812-855-2852
- Myers Hall 302
Research Interests:
anything plants! but especially plant immunology, pathology, and synthetic biology
Amanda González-Segarra
Postdoctoral Fellow, Fernández Lab
- amjgonza@iu.edu
Research Interests:
Drosophila neurobiology; neural regulation of sleep; sex differences in sleep
Mekenzi Hazen
Research Associate, Zelhof lab
- mohazen@iu.edu
- 812-855-4441
- Biology Bldg. 357
Research Interests:
microbiology, genetics, and evolution
Aishwarya Iyer
Postdoctoral Fellow, Fernández Lab
- iyerai@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. A-504
Research Interests:
Neural circuits regulating circadian rhythms in Drosophila, sex differences in circadian circuitry and behavior
Sungyun Kang
Research Associate
- sk89@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. 073
Research Interests:
Molecular genetics, genomics, cell biology, transcription factors
Canan Karakoç
Postdoctoral Fellow, Lennon Lab
(she/they)
- ckarakoc@iu.edu
- 812-856-7235
- Biology Bldg. 073 (office) and 261 (lab)
Research Interests:
species interactions and coexistence, eco-evolutionary dynamics, experimental evolution, energy limitation, and evolution of dormancy.
Leanne Kelley
Postdoctoral Fellow, Hundley lab
- lhkelley@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. 327
Research Interests:
regulation and function of RNA editing; C. elegans development
German Lagunas-Robles
Postdoctoral Fellow, Bracewell lab
- glaguna@iu.edu
- 812-855-6092
- Biology Bldg. 217
Research Interests:
sex chromosome evolution, population genetics, insect genetics
Nicholas Levis
Postdoctoral Fellow, Ragsdale Lab
- nlevis@iu.edu
- 812-855-7773
- Myers Hall 100
Research Interests:
ecological, evolutionary, and developmental causes and consequences of phenotypic plasticity
Sergio López-Madrigal
Postdoctoral Fellow, Newton Lab
(he/him/his)
- slopezm@iu.edu
- Myers Hall 240
Research Interests:
mechanisms and eco-evolutionary dynamics of host-microorganism interactions
Jipeng Luo
Postdoctoral Fellow, Lennon Lab
(he, him, his)
- luojip@iu.edu
- 812-856-7235
- Biology Bldg. 261
Research Interests:
ecology and evolution of microbial communities, plant-microbiome interactions, evolutionary genomics, soil remediation
Victoria Lydick
Research Associate, van Kessel Lab and Coral Facility
(she/her/hers)
- vilydick@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. 425
Research Interests:
marine biology, coral husbandry, and bacterial gene regulation in the coral pathogen, Vibrio coralliilyticus
Maryann Martin
Research Associate, Newton Lab
(she/her/hers)
- marmarti@iu.edu
- Myers Hall 240
Melissa Phelps
Research Associate, Newton Lab
(she/her/hers)
- mephelps@iu.edu
- Myers Hall 240
Padma Rangarajan
Research Associate, Calvi Lab
(she/her/hers)
- parang@iu.edu
- 812-855-7271
- Biology Bldg. 361
Research Interests:
Padma's research interests lie in molecular biology and biochemistry.
Zarley Rebholz
Postdoctoral Fellow, Darragh Lab
- zrebholz@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. 131E
Research Interests:
Specialized metabolite biosynthesis, enzyme evolution, molecular biology and biochemistry of insects, and chemical ecology
Kim Reish
Research Associate, Darragh Lab
- kreish@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. 131
Research Interests:
Chemical ecology, plant-insect interactions and communication
Chinnu Salim
Postdoctoral Fellow, Hundley Lab
- chisalim@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. 327
Megha Sampangi-Ramaiah
Postdoctoral Fellow, Innes Lab
- mhsampan@iu.edu
- Myers Hall 302
Kristi Schaefer
Postdoctoral Fellow, Shaw Lab
- krihertz@iu.edu
- 812-856-1293
- Myers Hall 359
Research Interests:
understanding the molecular mechanisms regulating cell growth, microtubule organization, and any other path the data persuades me to explore
Alex Shepherd
Postdoctoral Fellow, Ledón-Rettig Lab
(he/him/his)
- shephaam@iu.edu
- 812-855-7773
- Myers Hall 100
Research Interests:
developmental plasticity, life history evolution, aging, stress response
Chelsea Simpson
Lab Manager/Research Associate, van Kessel Lab
- cheahaye@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. 425
Betsy Snider
Research Associate, Kearns Lab
(she/her/hers)
- evsnider@iu.edu
- 812-856-2559
- Biology Bldg. 432
Jane Stout
Research Associate, Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center
- janstout@iu.edu
- 812-855-5783
- Biology Bldg. A512
Jay T. Tourigny
Research Associate, Tennessen Lab
- tourigny@iu.edu
- 812-856-3616
- Biology Bldg. 341
Research Interests:
1) epigenomic and transcriptomic interactions with the metabolome and 2) said ‘omic responses to toxicological exposure
Sham Vera
Postdoctoral Fellow, Malnoë lab
- shamvera@iu.edu
- 812-671-4234
- Myers Hall 330
Research Interests:
molecular interactions in photosynthesis-photoprotection and plant responses to stress
Sarah Wanamaker
Lab Manager, Ketterson Lab
(she/her/hers)
- sarawana@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. 149
Responsibilities:
lab administration—permitting, archiving/maintaining data and physical samples, bench work, and generally providing support to Ketterson Lab members; managing animal facilities as well as seasonal field work locally and across the U.S.
Nishani Wijesekera
Research Associate, Patton Lab
(she/her/hers)
- nwijesek@iu.edu
- 812-855-5209
- Simon Hall 011
Research Interests:
molecular virology and neuro-virology
Youhuang Xiang
Postdoctoral Fellow, Innes Lab
(he/him/his)
- youxiang@iu.edu
- Myers Hall 302
Research Interests:
recognition specificity in host-pathogen interactions and engineering crop resistance to pathogen
Tristan Young
Research Associate, Limoli lab
- youngtrj@iu.edu
- 812-340-3872
- Myers Hall 230
Research Interests:
Interspecies interactions within microbial communities, pathogenesis, and bacterial motility.
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