Comparative Metabolic
Physiology Lab
Lab Alumna
Graduate students
Nicholas Kurchaba M.Sc. Establishing zebrafish PGC-1 CRISPR mutant lines as a biomedical model.
Harald Grove M.Sc. Metabolic physiology of Galleria mellonella.
Sachi Villanueva B.Sc. Microplastics effects on behavior in adult zebrafish
Oluwadara (Dara) Elebute M.Sc. System-wide analyis of NGS datasets.
Raphaël Lagarde Ph.D. (visiting student) Comparative metabolic physiology in two sympatric species of climbing gobies in Réunion island.
Undergraduate students
Elise Poole B.Sc Chemistry (Summer student). Using siRNA knockdown in waxworm
Aesha Patel B.Sc Biology (Honor student). The behavioral effects of chronic and acute exposure to microplastics in zebrafish
Jolynn Carmichael B.Sc Biology (Senior Topics student). Muscle transcriptomic signature of two sympatric climbing goby species from Reunion Island.
Ellie Duncan B.Sc Biology (USRA student). Metabolic consequences of PGC-1alpha CRISPR knockout in larval zebrafish
Courtney Geer B.Sc Biology (Topics/Summer student). Long term physiological effects of microplastics ingestion in zebrafish.
Sachi Villanueva B.Sc Biology (Honor student). Microbiome and the breakdown of different plastics by the waxworm
Adam Klonowski B.Sc Biology (Honor student). Using nanoglycogen particles to modulate gene expression in mosquito larvae
JoLynn Carmichael B.Sc Biology (Topics student). Reproductive effects of long term polyethylene exposure in zebrafish
Aesha Patel B.Sc Biology (Topics student). Behavioral impact of microplastics on adult zebrafish
Harald Grove B.Sc Biology (Honor student). Digestive physiology of Galleria mellonella.
Nicholas Kurchaba B.Sc Biology (Honor student). Inflammatory response of microplastics exposure in zebrafish larvae.
Caleb Northam B.Sc Biology (USRA student/Honor student). Metabolic effects of PGC-1s silencing in larval zebrafish.
Olivia Pieroni B.Sc Biology (Honor student). Nutrient transport and metabolism in Cryptobia salmositica.
Bailey Kelleher B.Sc Biology (Topics/Summer student). Transcriptional effects of microplastics in larval zebrafish.
Jordyn Duncan B.Sc Biology (Topics student). Metabolic consequences of artificial climbing in tropical gobies.
Amber Hiebert B.Sc Biology (Summer student). Swimming energetics of zebrafish/climbing gobies kinematics and enzymatic capacity.
Charlotte Smith R.N. (Topics student). Metabolite profiling in migrating gobies.
