
LAB MEMBERS
Our lab includes researchers from a broad variety of experiences and disciplines. From high school to PhD, our goal is to train the next generation of field and computational biology researchers. At the same time, the most important aspect to our lab is community. Getting to know one another and having fun is a critical aspect of training in our lab!


Student Researchers
Craig Dobbe - Research Rookie 2025-
Former Members
Dr. Eric Becraft - Postdoctoral Scholar 2013-2015
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Dikshyant Gautam - PhD 2024
Rashmi Shivni - MS 2024
Ali Oku - MS 2023
Desirae Kilmek - MS 2022
Jose Orench - MS 2022
Brenna Ritchie - MS 2021
Jan Ingemar Ohlsson - PhD 2020
D. Adam Nuccio - MS 2020
Jay Osvatic - MS 2017
Karley Chantos-Davidson - MS 2017
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Rene Amel Peralta - NSF REU Fellow 2014
Jared Sherwood - NSF REU Fellow 2014
Marie Kroeger - NSF REU Fellow 2013
Lori Lovell - NSF REU Fellow 2013
Kathryn Olson - NSF REU Fellow 2013
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Jennifer Joiner - Undergraduate Researcher 2024
Aya Elamin - Research Rookie 2023-2024
Ryan Berg - Undergraduate Researcher 2021-2022
Fernanda Montaya - Research Rookie 2021-2022
Yanru Liao - Research Rookie 2019-2021
Anne Marie Andersen - Undergraduate Researcher 2019-2021
Kaelyn Nannini - Undergraduate Researcher 2018-2021
Austin Vickery - Research Rookie 2018-2020
Desirae Klimek - Undergraduate Researcher 2018-2020
Jacob Schladweiler - Undergraduate Researcher 2018-2019
Adam Zaporowski - Undergraduate Researcher 2018
Priyaa Trau - Undergraduate Researcher 2017-2018
Darius Dauzvardis - Undergraduate Researcher 2017
Sarah Barmann - Undergraduate Researcher 2016-2017
Amy Daly - Undergraduate Researcher 2015-2017
Katie Gonder - Undergraduate Researcher 2016
Katherine Didier - Undergraduate Researcher 2014-2015
Allison Hernandez - Undergraduate Researcher 2014-2015
Brenna Ritchie - Undergraduate Researcher, Lab Technician 2013-2015
Allison Mengel - Undergraduate Honors Researcher 2013-2014
Victoria Frank - Undergraduate Researcher 2013-2014
Nicholas McKeown - Undergraduate Researcher 2013-2014
Jennifer Rasmussen - Undergraduate Researcher 2012-2013
Matthew Rodriguez - Undergraduate Researcher 2012-2013
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