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
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
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
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
Abhilash Lakshman
Postdoctoral Fellow, Shafer lab
- labhilas@iu.edu
- 812-855-9500
- Gill Institute (Multidisciplinary Science Building II) – Room 228
Research Interests:
chronobiology, sleep, circadian rhythms, laboratory ecology and evolution, experimental design, statistical hypothesis testing, computational biology, mathematical biology, drosophila, neuroscience, integrative physiology, animal behavior
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
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
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
Ron Pearson
Research Associate, E. Raff Lab
- rolepear@iu.edu
- 812-855-7773
- Myers Hall 100
Research Interests:
microbial ecology, evolution, and behavior.
Melissa Phelps
Research Associate, Newton Lab
(she/her/hers)
- mephelps@iu.edu
- Myers Hall 240
Ram Podicheti
Research Associate, Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics
- mnrusimh@iu.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.
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
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.
Kim Reish
Research Associate, Darragh Lab
- kreish@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. 131
Research Interests:
Chemical ecology, plant-insect interactions and communication
Brian Rutter
Postdoctoral Fellow, Innes Lab
- brutter@iu.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
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
Eva Scholz-Carlson
Research Associate, Fernández Lab
- escholzc@iu.edu
- 812-856-2702
- Biology Bldg. A502
Research Interests:
mechanisms of circadian network and inter-organ communication
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
Kristyna Semberova
Postdoctoral Fellow, Delph Lab
- ksember@iu.edu
- 812-553-2117
- Biology Bldg. 121
Research Interests:
plant evolutionary biology, sympatric speciation, plant reproductive barriers, and polyploidy
Mark Sheehan
Forest technician, field biology specialist, Phillips Lab
- mcsheeha@iu.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
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
Maria Sterrett
Research Associate, Tennessen Lab
- sterretm@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. 341
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.
Joseph (José) Waterton
Postdoctoral Fellow, Lau Lab
- jwaterto@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. 159
Research Interests:
evolutionary and community ecology
Lindsey Way
Research Associate, Wang lab
- lway@iu.edu
- Biology Bldg. 225
Research Interests:
genome organization and bacterial nucleoid-associated proteins
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.
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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