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.
Aaron Buechlein
Research Associate, Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics
- abuechle@indiana.edu
- 812-856-0945
- Biology Bldg. 044
Linh Bui
Postdoctoral Researcher, Ragsdale Lab
- lbui@indiana.edu
- Myers Hall 100
Research Interests:
developmental genes promoting a novel (predatory) morph
Allison Byrd
Research Associate, Ketterson Lab
(she/her/hers)
- allbyrd@iu.edu
- 812-855-1096
- Biology Bldg. 133
Research Interests:
movement ecology, adaptive responses to environmental change, captive breeding of birds for conservation purposes
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@indiana.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
Sarah Davis
Research Associate, Hurley Lab
- saradavi@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. 243
Michael Dixon
Research Associate, Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center
- midixon@indiana.edu
- 812-855-5783
- Biology Bldg. A503A
Vladimira Dragnea
Research Associate, Kehoe Lab
- vdragnea@indiana.edu
- 812-856-5741
- Biology Bldg. A413
Research Interests:
As a consultant for David Kehoe, Vladimira specializes in protein purification and crystallography.
Robert "Tank" Eisman
Research Associate, Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center
- reisman@indiana.edu
- 812-855-5738
- Biology Bldg. A502
Ramya Enganti
Postdoctoral Fellow, Pikaard Lab
- renganti@iu.edu
- 812-855-2659
- Myers Hall 300
Research Interests:
mechanisms of rRNA gene silencing in Arabidopsis thaliana
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
Madeleine "Maddie" Gellinger
Research Associate, Lau Lab
- madegell@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. 159
Jennifer Greenwich
Postdoctoral Fellow, Fuqua Lab
(she/her/hers)
- jgreenwi@iu.edu
- 812-856-5186
- Biology Bldg. 425
Research Interests:
genetic regulation of surface attachment and biofilm formation in Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Anastasia Gridasova
Research Associate/Lab Manager, Pikaard Lab
- anasgrid@indiana.edu
- 812-855-2659
- Myers Hall 300
Christiane Hassel
Manager, IUB Flow Cytometry Core Facility
- chassel@indiana.edu
- 812-855-7101
- Biology Bldg. 029
Liping He
Research Associate, Tracey Lab
- liphe@indiana.edu
- 812-856-2876
- Multidisciplinary Science Bldg. II 250
Christopher Hemmerich
Research Associate, Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics
- chemmeri@indiana.edu
- 812-855-5506
- Biology Bldg. 044
Lydia Hoffstaetter
Postdoctoral Fellow, Tracey Lab
(she/her/hers)
- lhoffsta@iu.edu
- 812-856-2876
- Multidisciplinary Sciences Bldg. II, Rm. 250
Research Interests:
cellular and molecular mechanisms of the somatosensory system, interactions between Drosophila and parasitoid wasps
Jessica Holsopple
Research Associate, Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center
(she/her/hers)
- jmholsop@iu.edu
- 812-855-5783
- Biology Bldg. A503/502
Mia Howard
Postdoctoral Fellow, Lau Lab
(she/her/hers)
- miahowa@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. 159
Research Interests:
legume-rhizobium mutualism, plant-herbivore interactions, chemical ecology
Sungyun Kang
Research Associate, Baizabal Lab
- sk89@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. A308
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.
Sarah Lagon
Research Associate, Ledón-Rettig Lab
(she/her/hers)
- slagon@iu.edu
- 812-855-7773
- Myers Hall 100
Research Interests:
understanding animal behavior via a multifaceted research approach; currently assisting in the investigation of developmental plasticity in the spadefoot toad, Spea bombifrons
Ashley Lang
Postdoctoral Fellow, Phillips Lab
(she/her/hers)
- al40@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. 245
Drew Larson
Postdoctoral Fellow, Hahn Lab
(he/him/his)
- drewlars@iu.edu
- 812-856-7016
- Biology Bldg. 249
Research Interests:
adaptation in forest trees, hybridization and introgression among oak species, population genomics, phylogenetics, plant systematics
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
Emily Levy
Postdoctoral Fellow, Rosvall Lab
(she/her/hers)
- el37@iu.edu
- 812-855-4555
- Biology Bldg. A318
Research Interests:
ecology, evolution, and mechanisms of social behavior (emilyjlevy.weebly.com)
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
Victoria Lydick
Research Associate, van Kessel Lab and Coral Facility
(she/her/hers)
- vilydick@iu.edu
- 812-856-7507
- Biology Bldg. 425
Research Interests:
marine biology, coral husbandry, and bacterial gene regulation in the coral pathogen, Vibrio coralliilyticus
Anna Macagno
Research Associate, Moczek Lab
(she/her/hers)
- amacagno@indiana.edu
- 812-856-1783
- Myers Hall 102
Maryann Martin
Research Associate, Newton Lab
(she/her/hers)
- marmarti@indiana.edu
- Myers Hall 240
John McMullen
Postdoctoral Fellow, Lennon Lab
(they/them/their, he/him/his)
- jgmcmull@iu.edu
- 812-856-7235
- Biology Bldg. 073 (office) and 261 (lab)
Research Interests:
among-microbe interactions in microbiomes, nutritional symbioses, chemical ecology
Gary Motz
Project Coordinator, Center for Biological Research Collections
Research Associate, Center for Biological Research Collections
- garymotz@indiana.edu
- 812-856-3500
- Geology Building 518
Ron Pearson
Research Associate, E. Raff Lab
- rolepear@indiana.edu
- 812-855-7773
- Myers Hall 100
Research Interests:
microbial ecology, evolution, and behavior.
Melissa Phelps
Research Associate, Newton Lab
(she/her/hers)
- mephelps@indiana.edu
- Myers Hall 240
Asha Philip
Postdoctoral Fellow, Patton Lab
(she/her/hers)
- aaphilip@iu.edu
- 812-855-5209
- Simon Hall 011
Research Interests:
Asha's research focuses on the possibility of re-engineering rotaviruses using reverse genetics technology to express foreign proteins, thereby using it as a new combination vaccine platform for use in children.
Ram Podicheti
Research Associate, Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics
- mnrusimh@indiana.edu
- 812-856-1821
- Biology Bldg. 044
Madhulika Rai
Postdoctoral Fellow, Tennessen Lab
- raim@iu.edu
- 812-856-3616
- Biology Bldg. 341
Research Interests:
studying metabolic alterations while normal development and tumor progression, finding molecular basis of tumor growth by using Drosophila melanogaster as a model system
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.
Kamesh Regmi
Postdoctoral Fellow, Innes Lab
- kregmi@iu.edu
- 812-855-2852
- Myers Hall 302
Research Interests:
I am working on elucidating the ultrastructural basis for exosome biogenesis in plants. My research interests broadly include plant cell biology, physiology, agbiotechnology, and vascular evolution. I am particularly fascinated by the structure of plasmodesmata.
Patrick Rohner
Postdoctoral Researcher, Moczek Lab
(he/him/his)
- prohner@iu.edu
- 812-856-1783
- Myers Hall 102
Brian Rutter
Postdoctoral Fellow, Innes Lab
- brutter@indiana.edu
- 812-855-2852
- Myers Hall 302
Research Interests:
plant-microbe interactions, extracellular vesicles and intercellular communication
Chinnu Salim
Postdoctoral Fellow, Hundley Lab
- chisalim@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. 327
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
Daniel Schwartz
Postdoctoral Researcher, Lennon Lab
(he/him/his)
- danschw@iu.edu
- 812-856-7235
- Biology Bldg. 324B and 261 (lab)
Research Interests:
experimental evolution, phage-host coevolution and coexistence, evolution within communities
Mark Sheehan
Forest technician, field biology specialist, Phillips Lab
- mcsheeha@indiana.edu
- 812-345-0206
- Biology Bldg. 247
Responsibilities:
maintains scientific infrastructure and collects baseline data in shared research plots; conducts field campaigns in collaboration with principal investigators, staff, and students
Chelsea Simpson
Lab Manager/Research Associate, van Kessel Lab
- cheahaye@iu.edu
- 812-856-7507
- Biology Bldg. 425
Betsy Snider
Research Associate, Kearns Lab
(she/her/hers)
- evsnider@iu.edu
- 812-856-2559
- Biology Bldg. 432
Maria Sterrett
Research Associate, Tennessen Lab
- sterretm@indiana.edu
- Biology Bldg. 341
Jane Stout
Research Associate, Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center
- janstout@indiana.edu
- 812-855-5783
- Biology Bldg. A512
Jay T. Tourigny
Research Associate, Tennessen Lab
- tourigny@indiana.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
Medhavi Verma
Research Associate, Bracewell Lab
(she/her/hers)
- medverm@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. 219
Sarah Wanamaker
Lab Manager, Ketterson Lab
(she/her/hers)
- sarawana@iu.edu
- 812-855-1096
- 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.
Joseph (José) Waterton
Postdoctoral Fellow, Lau Lab
- jwaterto@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. 159
Research Interests:
evolutionary and community ecology
Bonnie Weasner
Research Associate, Kumar Lab
(she/her/hers)
- blooking@indiana.edu
- 812-856-2702
- Myers Hall 202
Anna Zike
Research Associate, Weaver Lab
(she/her/hers)
- abstraye@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. 333
Research Interests:
physiology and pathology of animals
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