Postdoctoral researchers Dr. Cristy Portales-Reyes (2020-2022) Cristy is now an assistant professor at St. Louis University Dep. of Biology. Cristy's research website. gRADUATE STUDENTS Nicolas Louw (PBIO MSc 2021) Nic is now a PhD candidate in the Wolfe lab at Tufts University. Melanie Merritt (PBIO PhD 2025) Melanie is now a postdoc in the Bennetzen lab at UGA. Michelle Henson (PBIO PhD 2025) Michelle is now a listing biologist with the US Fish and Wildlife Asheville office. uNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS Zianya Solis (Genetics BS 2022) Zianya is a Clinical Research Coordinator at Emory. Adam Mauzy (REEU student 2021, Biology BS 2023) Adam is attending Dental College of Georgia. Ashlynn Little (REEU student 2022, NM State graduate 2023) Ashlynn is working for the US Forest Service. Lemor Carlton (Microbiology BS 2023) Lemor is now a PhD student in the at Long lab at NC State. Kelly Vu (Psychology BS 2023) Kelly is a medical assistant at Emory and pursuing further education in medicine. Shafat Zaman (Biology BS 2023) Shafat is pursuing his MD at Georgia Medical College. Nayna Jooma (Biology BS 2023) Nayna is attending Sonoran University of Health Sciences. Danielle Watson (Fungal genetics REU student 2023) Kyle miller (Crop genetics and genomics REEU 2023) Katherine Kane (Biology BS and Spanish 2024) Katherine is pursuing her MD at Mercer University. Neha Vennapusa (Genetics BS 2024) Neha is a research technician in the Ellison Lab at UGA. Tia Whiteside (Biology BS 2024) Tia is pursing her career goals in medicine. Grant Quinn (Microbiology BS 2025) Grant is pursuing an MS in Comparative Biology at UGA and his career goals in medicine. Fiona McElroy (Biology BS 2025) Fiona is a trainer at Epic Systems. Rosemarie Faisao (REEU student 2025) Rosemarie is continuing her studies at Washington State University. Derriana Smith (Young Scholars Program 2025) Derriana is completing her senior year at Cedar Shoals High School. Isabela Tharp (Plant Biology BS 2025) Isabela is pursuing her MS in Environmental Health at UGA. Callie Nelson (Ecology BS 2025) Callie is pursuing her career goals in plant conservation. Leah Pilo-Pais (Undergraduate research associate 2024-2025)
