Present and past students
VINCENT CORTES (SINCE OCT. 2023)
Vincent works with me on identifying sex chromosomes and sex determining genes in Antarctic icefishes.
AMBERLY BUER (SEPT. - DEC. 2023)
During a graduate rotation, Amberly worked with me on identifying sex chromosomes and sex determining genes in the Patagonian Toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides.
LOGAN LEWIS (OCT. 2021-Mar.2022)
Logan is a student in the Bioinformatics and Genomics Master Program (BGMP) working with me on the evolution of miRNAs in Antarctic fishes.
Charles Teitelbaum (Oct. 2019-Dec. 2020)
Charles performed an analysis of red blood cell maturation in Antarctic notothenioids, including icefishes
Emily Singer (2019)
Emily joined as a high school intern helping me understand hybridization mechanisms in Antarctic fishes.
Jem Cowan (Jan. 2017)
During a high schoool internship, Jem helped me sort out and catalog many fish specimens stained for bones and cartilages.
Mickael Beam (May 2013-Jun. 2015)
Mickael worked with me on the analysis of microRNA in several fish species, including the spotted gar, and in zebrafish mutants.
SOPHIA BRESLIN (SEPT. 2023-JUNE.2024)
Sophia worked with me on creating a short scientific graphic novel on the diversity of fish sex determination mechanisms.
TYLER COLLINS (OCT. 2021-Mar.2022)
Tyler is a student in the Bioinformatics and Genomics Master Program (BGMP) working with me on the evolution of miRNAs in Antarctic fishes.
Karina Herrera (Jun. 2019-Aug. 2019)
Karina worked with me on globin gene evolution in Antarctic fishes during the 2019 SPUR Program at the UO.
Alexander Ostrovsky (Oct. 2017-Jun. 2018)
Alexander engineered an experimental setup to test for critical thermal maxima and minima in zebrafish and stickleback.
Ezmie Trevarow (2015-2016)
Ezmie was an intern in the lab during high school breaks throughout the year and helped me analyze genes of various fish by PCR.
Adam Contreras (Jun. 2012-Aug. 2012)
Adam studied the role of two microRNAs in zebrafish skeletal development during the 2012 SPUR program.
ISABEL LOPEZ (SINCE MAR. 2024)
Isabel works with me on creating a short scientific graphic novel on the diversification of notothenioid fishes.
GRIFFIN Dixon (Sept. 2021-MAR. 2024)
Griffin studied how changes in temperature alter the skeletal development of Antarctic fish embryos.
Chloe DaMommio (Sept. 2021-Jun.2022)
Chloe worked with me on creating the short comic “A mysterious disease in Antarctic fish“ on our research on diseased Antarctic fishes.
Alejandro Valdivieso (2021)
Alejandro is a post-doc from Spain who helped me analyze the growth and reproduction of the Antarctic crowned notothen.
Leandro Albuquerque Marx (Aug. 2017-Jun. 2019)
Leandro pioneered our study of red blood cell formation in Antarctic notothenioids after joining us at Palmer Station.
Elora Naggiar (Jan. 2017)
During a high schoool internship, Elora helped me sort out and catalog many fish specimens stained for bones and cartilages.
Chloe Meyere (Jan. 2016-Mar. 2016)
Chloe helped with staining larvae and embryos for skeletal development analyses.
Zoe Nunez (Sept. 2021-DEC. 2023)
Zoe worked with me on the study of the blood of Antarctic notothenioids, including that of the white-blooded icefishes.
Beagan NGUY (OCT. 2021-Mar.2022)
Beagan is a student in the Bioinformatics and Genomics Master Program (BGMP) working with me on the evolution of miRNAs in Antarctic fishes.
Audrey LANDES (Oct. 2019-Jun. 2020)
Audrey worked with me on the evolution of Globin genes in Antarctic notothenioids.
Natalie Mosqueda (Jun. 2017-Aug. 2018)
Natalie Mosqueda studied the effect of temperature on Antarctic fish development after deploying with us to Palmer Station.
Laura Goetz (May. 2016-Apr. 2018)
Although Laura was affiliated with Northeastern University, Laura was leading part of our analyses of hybridization in icefishes.
Delaney Pietsch (Jan. 2016)
During her high school internship with me, Delaney studied the biology of an Antarctic plunderfish.
Andrew Carrey (May 2013-Sep. 2015)
Over a long internship with me, Andrew spearheaded the study of the evolution of the caudal fin skeleton in fish.