Postdoctoral Scholars
LuKas Bell-Dereske
Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Sarah Evans
Plant-microbial interactions
belldere@msu.edu
Elias Bloom
Entomology
Mentor: Zsofia Szendrei
Quantitative ecology, socio-ecological models, citizen science, sustainability
bloomel1@msu.edu
A. L. Carter
Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Fred Janzen
Ecophysiology, thermal ecology, remote sensing, GIS
carte504@msu.edu
Antonio Castilla
Fisheries and Wildlife
Mentor: John Robinson
Plant ecology, molecular ecology, evolutionary ecology
casti209@msu.edu
Nathan Catlin
Plant Biology
Mentor: Emily Josephs
Comparative genomics, polyploidy, population genetics
catlinna@msu.edu
Joseph Cooper
Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences
Mentor: Jessica Miesel
Ecology, dendroecology, fire ecology, belowground ecology, mycology
coope456@msu.edu
Olivia Cope
Entomology
Mentor: Will Wetzel
Population and community ecology, plant-herbivore interactions
copeoliv@msu.edu
Nathaniel Emery
Plant Biology
Mentor: Diane Ebert-May and David Lowry
Plant biology, physiology, biology education
emeryna1@msu.edu
Margaret Fleming
Plant Biology
Mentor: Marjorie Weber
Seed ageing, plant cell walls, transcriptomics
flemi221@msu.edu
Andrea Glassmire
Entomology
Mentor: Will Wetzel
Chemical ecology, plant-insect interactions, community ecology
glassmi5@msu.edu
Carolyn Graham
Plant Biology
Mentor: Marjorie Weber
Plant-insect interactions, plant defense evolution, chemical ecology
graha202@msu.edu
Zachary Hancock
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Gideon Bradburd
Molecular evolution, phylogenetics, population genetics
hancockz@msu.edu
Minako Izutsu
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Mentor: Rich Lenski
Experimental evolution, population genetics
izutsumi@msu.edu
Jennifer Jones
Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Sarah Evans
Microbial ecology, carbon cycling and decomposition, agriculture, disturbance
jones514@msu.edu
Leonard Jones
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Gideon Bradburd
Population genetics, phylogenetics
jonesl77@msu.edu
Thomas Koffel
Plant Biology and Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Chris Klausmeier
Theoretical ecology
koffelth@msu.edu
Leslie Kollar
Plant Biology
Mentor: David Lowry
Population genetics, quantitative genetics, epigenomics
kollarle@msu.edu
Whitley Lehto
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Janette Boughman
Evolution, phenotypic plasticity, epigenetics
lehtowhi@msu.edu
Nadya Mamoozadeh
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Mariah Meek
Conservation genomics, evolution, ecology
mamooz@msu.edu
Ian McCullough
Fisheries and Wildlife
Mentor: Kendra Cheruvelil
Landscape ecology, macrosystems ecology
mccul169@msu.edu
Andrew Myers
Plant Biology
Mentor: Marjorie Weber
Natural history, ecology, restoration ecology, conservation ecology
myersan7@msu.edu
Ekrem Ozlu
Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Phil Robertson
Soil nitrogen transformations
ozluekre@msu.edu
Rebecca Panko
Plant Biology
Mentor: Emily Josephs
Urban ecology and evolution, weedy species, abiotic stress, differential gene expression, plasticity
pankoreb@msu.edu
Sophie Picq
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Jason Gallant
Evolution, ecology, and diversification of tropical freshwater communities
picqsoph@msu.edu
Moria Robinson
Entomology
Mentor: Will Wetzel
Plant-insect interactions, evolution of coloration
robi1169@msu.edu
Andrew Thompson
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Ingo Braasch
Eco-Evo-Devo, comparative genomics, gene regulation
thom1524@msu.edu
Rachel Toczydlowski
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Gideon Bradburd
Evolution, ecology, plant biology, genetic diversity, inbreeding, conservation genetics
rhtoczyd@msu.edu
Jasper Van doninck
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Phoebe Zarnetske
Remote sensing, biodiversity
vandonin@msu.edu
Bob Week
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Gideon Bradburd
Coevolution, community ecology, mutualistic networks, quantitative genetics, population genetics
weekrobe@msu.edu
Jonas Wickman
Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Chris Klausmeier
Theoretical ecology, eco-evolutionary dynamics, spatial evolutionary dynamics
wickma14@msu.edu
Erin Zylstra
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Elise Zipkin
Population ecology, quantitative ecology
zylstr91@msu.edu