MEET THE LAB

ALISON M. BELL

Interim associate dean for research, college of las

Professor, Evolution, ecology and behavior

Leader, Gene Networks in Neural and Developmental Plasticity theme at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

Director, Kellner Center for Neurogenomics, Behavior and Society

Education and postdoc

BA History, Philosophy & Social Studies of Science &
      Medicine, University of Chicago
PhD Population Biology, University of California, Davis AAUW Postdoctoral fellow, University of California, Davis NSF Postdoctoral fellow, University of Glasgow

AFFILIATIONS at the university of Illinois

Department of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior 
Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology 
Program in Neuroscience 
Program in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 

alisonmb@illinois.edu

CURRENT MEMBERS

tina barbasch

Postdoc

My research combines theoretical, empirical, and molecular approaches to understand how and why parents provide costly parental care to their offspring. I am currently using sticklebacks, which exhibit natural variation among individuals and populations in parenting strategies, to investigate the mechanisms and evolution of how parents make decisions over care, courtship, and territory defense.
https://tinabarbasch.weebly.com

 

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Victoria Farrar

Postdoc

I am broadly interested in the neuroendocrine and physiological mechanisms of parental care and reproduction, and how selection might shape those mechanisms. Currently, I am comparing neural hormone responsiveness and gonadal gene regulation in two stickleback populations that have recently diverged in their reproductive strategies.

Website: https://vsfarrar.github.io/

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emily laub

Postdoc

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francis dinh

PHD Student
Evolution, Ecology and Behavior

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aly alvey

Phd student, evolution, ecology and behavior

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USAN DAN

PHD STUDENT, NEUROSCIENCE

I am broadly interested in the neural mechanisms behind social behaviour. My current research aims to use viral tools to elucidate how neuropeptides modulate both non-reproductive and reproductive social behaviours.
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annika bagazinski

master's student, EVOLUTION, ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR

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VICTORIA ABUWA

Lab manager

LAB ALUMNI

Shala Hankison
Postdoc

Now: Associate Professor
Ohio Wesleyan University

Lauren Pintor
Postdoc

Now: Associate Professor
The Ohio State University

Kate Laskowski
PhD Student

Now: Assistant Professor
University of California – Davis

Brett Mommer
PhD Student

Next: Postdoc, Ghent University

Eric Giesing
Master's Student

Next: Educator
Kansas Wetlands Education Center

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Lauren Hostert
Undergrad | Lab Manager

Next: Master’s Student
The Ohio State University

Kelly Hogan
Undergrad

Next: Graduate Student
Clemson University

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Matt (Grobis) Sosna
Undergrad

Next: Graduate Student
Princeton University

Danny Roche
Undergrad

Next: Intern at STRI

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Dave Ernst
Undergrad | Lab Manager

Next: PhD Student
UNC Chapel Hill

Osee Sanogo
Postdoc

Now: CDC

Molly Kent
PhD Student | Postdoc

Now: Assistant Professor
Virginia Military Institute

Simon Pearish
PhD Student

Now: Associate Professor
Norwich University

Katie McGhee
Postdoc

Now: Associate Professor
Sewanee University

Ryan Paitz
Postdoc

Now: Assistant Professor
Illinois State University

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Laura Stein
PhD Student

Now: Assistant Professor
University of Oklahoma

Emma Murdoch
Lab Manager

Next: Graduate Student
University of Houston

Rebecca Halpin
Lab Manager

Next: Graduate Student
University of California – Davis

Rebecca Trapp
Undergrad | Lab Manager

Now: Graduate Student
Purdue University

Weiran (Rosie) Zhang
Lab Manager

Next: Vet Med Student

Chloe Monestier
Postdoc

Next: Postdoc
France

Erika Carlson
Undergrad | Lab Manager

Next: Postbac
NIDA

Miles Bensky
PhD Student | Postdoc

Now: Behavior Scientist at Nestle Purina, St Louis

Noelle James
PhD Student

Next: Lab Manager, UIUC

Jennifer Hellmann
Postdoc

Now: Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University

Katie Julkowski
Lab manager

Next: Business school

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Eric Arredondo
Lab manager

Now: Grad student, University of Oklahoma, Laura Stein’s Lab

Meg Tucker
Lab Manager

Colby Behrens
PhD student

Now: Postdoc, Cornell, Mike Sheehan’s Lab

Jason Keagy
Postdoc

Now: Assistant Research Professor at Penn State

Abbas Bukhari
Grad student and Postdoc

Now: Research scientist, NIH

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Kevin Neumann
PhD student

Now: Undergraduate Advisor, Molecular and Cell Biology, U Illinois

Facundo Fernandez-Duque
PhD student

Now: Postdoc, U Penn, Nacho Sanguinetti’s lab

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Meghan Maciejewski
PhD student

Next: Scientific Associate, Omnicom Health/Healthcare Consultancy Group