Postdoctoral Scholars
![Picture of Daniel Anstett](https://dnanstett.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/10447833_10153114244186622_4902102642121987773_n.jpg)
Daniel
Anstett
Plant Biology
Mentor: David Lowry
Evolutionary ecology, rapid evolution, genomics
Michael
Belitz
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Elise Zipkin
Global change biology, biodiversity informatics
![Picture of Lukas Bell-Dereske](https://www.kbs.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/LukasBellDereske-150x150.jpg)
Lukas
Bell-Dereske
Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Sarah Evans
Plant-microbial interactions and community ecology
![Picture of Alejandra Martinez Blancas](https://ecoevoapps.gitlab.io/authors/alejandra-martinez-blancas/avatar_hua92bde308f8efafcb13e3d9fad9df684_3042270_270x270_fill_lanczos_center_3.png)
Alejandra
Martinez Blancas
Plant Biology
Mentor: Lauren Sullivan
Species interactions, species coexistence, conservation
![Picture of Caitlin Broderick](https://saraheevanslab.weebly.com/uploads/2/7/0/0/27009978/published/caitlin-b.jpg?1655404459)
Caitlin
Broderick
Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Sarah Evans
Microbial ecology, ecosystem ecology
![Picture of Nathan Catlin](https://josephslab.github.io/images/teampic/nate.png)
Nathan
Catlin
Plant Biology
Mentor: Emily Josephs
Comparative genomics and population genetics
![Picture of Erin Collins](https://mariahmeek.files.wordpress.com/2023/01/erin_pic.jpg)
Erin
Collins
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Mariah Meek
Population and conservation genetics
Joseph
Cooper
Plant, Soil and Microbial Science
Mentor: Jessica Miesel
Dendroecology, fire ecology, and mycology
![Picture of Andre Cortese](/sites/_eebb/assets/Image/Michigan-State-Spartans-logo(1).png)
Andrew
Cortese
Plant, Soil and Microbial Science
Mentor: Chris Blackwood
Mycorrhizae, Plant Ecology, Fungal Ecology
![Picture of Claudia Crowther](https://www.kbs.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/claudia-crowther-photo_2023-square-2048x2048.jpg)
Claudia
Crowther
Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Fredric Janzen
Evolutionary Biology, Animal Behavior
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Louis Paul
Decena
Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Anne Bronikowski
Evolutionary Genomics
![Picture of Glade Dlott](https://www.kbs.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Dlott-Glade-1-150x150.jpg)
Glade
Dlott
Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Sarah Evans
Soil science, microbial ecology, mycology
![Picture of Jeff Doser](https://zipkinlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doser-photo-scaled.jpg)
Jeff
Doser
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Elise Zipkin
Statistical ecology, software development
![Picture of Maxime Eeraerts](/sites/_eebb/assets/Image/Eeraerts.jpg)
Maxime
Eeraerts
Entomology
Mentor: Rufus Isaacs
Pollination ecology, applied entomology
![Picture of Neil Gilbert](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/28b981_96c1189d348b4fe09328bd9d5c48d0a0~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_18,w_1911,h_1912/fill/w_509,h_509,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/DSC_0734_edited.jpg)
Neil
Gilbert
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Elise Zipkin
Quantitative disease ecology, biodiversity, conservation
![Picture of Cristal Lopez Gonzalez](https://www.kbs.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/86287ba2455342ce9a8b188cdf7740ee.jpeg-150x150.jpg)
Cristal Lopez
Gonzalez
Plant Biology/Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Kadeem Gilbert
Plant responses to environmental stimulus
Florian
Hodel
Fisheries and Wildlife
Mentor: Sonja Christensen
Disease, spatial, and movement ecology
![Picture of Minako Izutzu](https://i1.rgstatic.net/ii/profile.image/756667973128193-1557415111234_Q512/Minako-Izutsu.jpg)
Minako
Izutsu
Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology
Mentor: Rich Lenski
Experimental evolution and population genetics
![Picture of Jean-Baptiste Floc'h](https://gilbertlab.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/4/2/134251981/j-b-picture1_orig.png)
Jean-Baptiste
Floc'h
Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Kadeem Gilbert
Microbial ecology, biostatistics, bioinformatics
![Picture of Jennifer Jones](https://saraheevanslab.weebly.com/uploads/2/7/0/0/27009978/editor/p1050163.jpg?1556157343)
Jennifer
Jones
Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Sarah Evans
Microbial ecology, carbon cycling and decomposition
![Picture of Jessica Judson](https://www.kbs.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Judson-Jessica-150x150.png)
Jessica
Judson
Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Sarah Fitzpatrick
Population genomics, evolutionary ecology
Kelly
Kapsar
Fisheries and Wildlife
Mentor: Jianguo (Jack) Liu
Movement ecology, coupled human and natural systems
![Picture of Lala Kountala](https://www.communityecologylab.com/uploads/3/9/6/3/39633683/published/lalakounta.jpg?1671135979)
Lala
Kountala
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Phoebe Zarnetske
Oceanography and climate change
![Picture of François Maclot](https://malmstromlab.plantbiology.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Photo_Francois_Maclot-edited.jpg)
Francois
Maclot
Plant Biology
Mentor: Carolyn Malmstrom
Plant biology, ecology, virology, biotechnologies
![Picture of Nadya Mamoozadeh](https://mariahmeek.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/channel_islands_nrm.png?w=329&h=358)
Nadya
Mamoozadeh
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Mariah Meek
Conservation genomics, evolution, ecology
![Picture of Jamie Marks](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a879ab_2a93993febb243bebd632e4fc924fc1e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_619,h_632,al_c,lg_1,q_90,enc_auto/a879ab_2a93993febb243bebd632e4fc924fc1e~mv2.png)
Jamie
Marks
Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Anne Bronikowski
Evolution, Life history, Aging
![Picture of Bailey McNichol](https://i1.rgstatic.net/ii/profile.image/11431281095350103-1667868696505_Q512/Bailey-Mcnichol.jpg)
Bailey
McNichol
Forestry
Mentor: Ricard Kobe
Forest ecology, diversity, and resilience to climate change
![Picture of Cinnamon Mittan](https://www.kbs.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Mittan-Cinnamon-150x150.jpg)
Cinnamon
Mittan
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Sarah Fitzpatrick, Nick Haddad, Mariah Meek
Conservation genomics, evolution, physiology
![Picture of Ashish Nerlekar](https://ashishnerlekar.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/0/7/120745308/published/img-20200307-wa0005.jpg?1614297987)
Ashish
Nerlekar
Plant Biology
Mentor: Lars Brudvig, Lauren Sullivan
Plant community ecology, tropical savanna conservation
Ekrem
Ozlu
Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Phil Robertson
Carbon and nitrogen cycles, soil transformations
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Madeline
Peters
Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology
Mentor: Nina Wale
Parasite ecology and evolution, theoretical biology
Lais
Petri
Plant Biology
Mentor: Lauren Sullivan
Plant community ecology, invasion and restoration
![Picture of Ashwini Ramesh](/sites/_eebb/assets/Image/Ashwini%20Ramesh.jpeg)
Ashwini
Ramesh
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Nina Wale, Christopher Klausmeier
Mechanisms of parasite coexistence
Olivia
Smith
Center for Global Change and Earth Observations
Mentor: Catherine Lindell, Jen Owen
Sustainable agriculture
![Picture of Lauren Stanley](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1022219840117854208/8rfor_M6_400x400.jpg)
Lauren
Stanley
Plant Biology
Mentor: David Lowry
Plant genetics, development, and evolution
![Picture of Dale Stevens](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1211163097076883456/ikzEd_1b_400x400.jpg)
Dale
Stevens
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Alisha Shah
Animal behavior, phenotypic plasticity
![Picture of Joseph Taylor](/sites/_eebb/assets/Image/joseph%20Taylor.jpg)
Joseph
Taylor
Entomology
Mentor: Zsofia Szendrei
Entomology, ecology, biological control
Amar Deep
Tiwari
EAsian Studies, IBEEM
Mentor: Yadu Pokhrel
Water resources engineering
Acer
VanWallendael
Plant Biology
Mentor: David Lowry
Local adaptation, host-microbe coevolution
![Picture of Zinan Wang](/sites/_eebb/assets/Image/Zinan%20Wang.jpg)
Zinan
Wang
Entomology
Mentor: Henry Chung
Evolutionary and genetic mutations, insect adaptation
![Picture of Jonas Wickman](https://www.kbs.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/wickman-jonas-150x150.jpg)
Jonas
Wickman
Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Chris Klausmeier
Theoretical ecology, eco-evolutionary dynamics
![Picture of Peter Williams](/sites/_eebb/assets/Image/Peter%20Williams.gif)
Peter
Williams
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Elise Zipkin
Community ecology, tropical ecology, conservation