Post Doc
Rachel Olsson Postdoctoral Research Associate, Hopkins Lab
Education: Ph.D. Entomology, Washington State University; B.S. Agricultural Sciences * B.A. Community Food System Development, The Evergreen State College
Interest: Several projects including exploring honey bee overwintering, pollination in blueberries, and how honey bees and wild bees interact in agricultural settings.
Saumik Basu, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Crowder Lab FSHN 358A
Education: Ph.D. Molecular Virology, Jawaharlal Nehru University; M.S. Biotechnology, Visva Bharati University; B.S. Human Physiology, Surendranath College and University of Calcutta
Interest: Molecular and biochemical and physiological aspects of plant-insect virus interactions
Robert Clark, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Crowder Lab FSHN 358A
Education: Ph.D. Biology, Wesleyan University; M.S. Biology, Central Connecticut State University; B.S. Ecological and Evolutionary Biochemistry, Central Connecticut State University
Interest: Insect Food Web Interactions and the consequences for ecological communities
Javier Illan, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Crowder Lab FSHN 358
Education: Ph.D Rey Juan Carlos University, M.S. Rey Juan Carlos University, B.S. Complutente University
Interest: The effects of environmental changes on biodiversity
Nicholas Naeger, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Sheppard Lab FSHN 358D
Education: PhD University of Illinois
Interest: Honey Bee Health
Vera Pfeiffer, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Crowder lab, FSHN 358E
Education: PhD Environment and Resources, University of Wisconsin – Madison; MS Geography, Oregon State University; BAs Biology and International Relations, Boston University
Interest: Spatial and temporal processes in ecology, Landscape genetics, Ecosystem services, Influence of landscape management and heterogeneity on ecological communities
Researchers
Mark Lavine, Research Associate, Lavine Lab FSHN 63
Education: Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, M.S. University of California, B.S. Northern Arizona University
Interest: Identification of mechanisms of insecticide resistance in pest insect populations.