Postdoctoral Scholars

Daniel
Anstett

Plant Biology
Mentor: David Lowry, Will Wetzel, Marjorie Weber
Evolutionary ecology, rapid evolution, genomics

anstett3@msu.edu

Lukas
Bell-Dereske

Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Sarah Evans
Plant-microbial interactions and community ecology

belldere@msu.edu

Caitlin
Broderick

Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Sarah Evans
Microbial ecology, ecosystem ecology

broder49@msu.edu

Nathan
Catlin

Plant Biology
Mentor: Emily Josephs
Comparative genomics and population genetics

catlinna@msu.edu

Rajanikanth
Chowdanayaka

Entomology
Mentor: Henry Chung
Drosophila speciation

chowdana@msu.edu

Erin
Collins

Integrative Biology
Mentor: Mariah Meek
Population and conservation genetics

colli958@msu.edu

Joseph
Cooper

Plant, Soil and Microbial Science
Mentor: Jessica Miesel
Dendroecology, fire ecology, and mycology

coope456@msu.edu

Olivia
Cope

Entomology
Mentor: Will Wetzel
Population ecology, plant-herbivore interactions

copeoliv@msu.edu

Glade
Dlott

Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Sarah Evans
Soil science, microbial ecology, mycology

dlottgla@msu.edu

Jeff
Doser

Integrative Biology
Mentor: Elise Zipkin
Statistical ecology, software development

doserjef@msu.edu

Andrew
Eagar

Plant Biology
Mentor: Chris Blackwood
Mycorrhizas, plant-soil-microbe interactions, temperate forests

eagarand@msu.edu

Maxime
Eeraerts

Entomology
Mentor: Rufus Isaacs
Pollination ecology, applied entomology

eeraerts@msu.edu

Neil
Gilbert

Integrative Biology
Mentor: Elise Zipkin
Quantitative disease ecology, biodiversity, conservation

gilbe364@msu.edu

Andrea
Glassmire

Entomology
Mentor: Will Wetzel
Chemical ecology and plant-insect interactions

glassmi5@msu.edu

Cristal Lopez
Gonzalez

Plant Biology/Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Kadeem Gilbert
Plant responses to environmental stimulus: Plant Genetics

glassmi5@msu.edu

Florian
Hodel

Fisheries and Wildlife
Mentor: Sonja Christensen
Disease, spatial, and movement ecology

hodelflo@msu.edu

Minako
Izutsu

Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Mentor: Rich Lenski
Experimental evolution and population genetics

izutsumi@msu.edu

Jean-Baptiste
Floc'h

Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Kadeem Gilbert
Plant microbiota, microbial ecology, biostatistics, bioinformatics

flochjea@msu.edu

Jennifer
Jones

Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Sarah Evans
Microbial ecology, carbon cycling and decomposition

jones514@msu.edu

Jessica
Judson

Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Sarah Fitzpatrick
Population genomics, evolutionary ecology

judsonJ2@msu.edu

Kelly
Kapsar

Fisheries and Wildlife
Mentor: Jianguo (Jack) Liu
Movement ecology, coupled human and natural systems

kapsarke@msu.edu

Leslie
Kollar

Plant Biology
Mentor: David Lowry
Population and quantitative genetics

kollarle@msu.edu

Lala
Kountala

Integrative Biology
Mentor: Phoebe Zarnetske
Oceanography and climate change

kountala@msu.edu

Whitley
Lehto

Integrative Biology
Mentor: Janette Boughman
Evolution, phenotypic plasticity, epigenetics

lehtowhi@msu.edu

Francois
Maclot

Plant Biology
Mentor: Carolyn Malmstrom
Plant biology, ecology, virology, biotechnologies

maclotfr@msu.edu

Nadya
Mamoozadeh

Integrative Biology
Mentor: Mariah Meek
Conservation genomics, evolution, ecology

mamooz@msu.edu

Ekrem
Ozlu

Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Phil Robertson
Carbon and nitrogen cycles, soil transformations

ozluekre@msu.edu

Rebecca
Panko

Plant Biology
Mentor: Emily Josephs
Urban plant ecology and evolution

pankoreb@msu.edu

Ashwini
Ramesh

Integrative Biology
Mentor: Nina Wale and Christopher Klausmeier
Mechanisms of parasite coexistence

rameshas@msu.edu

Olivia
Smith

Center for Global Change and Earth Observations
Mentor: Catherine Lindell, Jen Owen
Sustainable agriculture

smitho17@msu.edu

Lauren
Stanley

Plant Biology
Mentor: David Lowry
Plant genetics, development, and evolution

smitho17@msu.edu

Dale
Stevens

Integrative Biology
Mentor: Alisha Shah
Ecology, animal behavior, phenotypic plasticity, species interactions
smitho17@msu.edu

Joseph
Taylor

Entomology
Mentor: Zsofia Szendrei
Entomology, ecology, biological control

tayl3741@msu.edu

Adriana
Uscanga

Geography
Mentor: Kyla Dahlin
Forest ecology and remote sensing

uscanga1@msu.edu

Acer
VanWallendael

Plant Biology
Mentor: David Lowry
Local adaptation, host-microbe coevolution

vanwall1@msu.edu

Zinan
Wang

Entomology
Mentor: Henry Chung
Evolutionary and genetic mutations underlying insect adaptation

wangzina@msu.edu

Jonas
Wickman

Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Chris Klausmeier
Theoretical ecology, eco-evolutionary dynamics

wickma14@msu.edu

Peter
Williams

Integrative Biology
Mentor: Elise Zipkin
Quantitative ecology, community ecology, tropical ecology, conservation

will4047@msu.edu

Casey
Youngflesh

Integrative Biology
Mentor: Phoebe Zarnetske, Kyla Dahlin, Andy Finley
Quantitative ecology, global change, biodiversity

ccy@msu.edu