Postdoctoral Associates & Research Faculty
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Alina Avanesyan, Assistant Research Scientist, Lamp Lab
Research: Ecology and evolution of novel plant-insect interactions with the primary focus on the invasive spotted lanternfly. I’ve been working on a variety of projects that involve molecular biology techniques, light and scanning electron microscopy, field and greenhouse experiments, as well as systematic reviews and meta-analyses of existing ecological data. PLS 4124 | alina@umd.edu |
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Shweta Basnett, Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow, Espíndola Lab
Research: My research aims to understand the effect of changes in the biotic and abiotic environment on the evolutionary history of mountain endemic plant-pollinator interactions, and estimate their survival/evolution under future climatic scenarios. PLS 3151| shwetab@umd.edu |
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Katherine Bell, Postdoctoral Associate, Fritz Lab
Research: Evolutionary ecology, specifically understanding the evolution of biological novelty and the genetic architecture of adaptive traits and reproductive isolation. PLS 3110 | kbell127@umd.edu |
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Patricia Graham, Assistant Research Scientist, Pick Lab
PLS 3188 | 301-405-2862 | pgraham1@umd.edu |
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Ximena Gutierrez Ramos, Postdoctoral Associate, Pick Lab
Research: My research aims to understand the role of cis-regulatory elements in the transcriptional regulation in segmentation genes and the evolutionary trajectories of these mechanisms. PLS3188 |301-405-2862 | ximenagr@umd.edu |
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Nicolas Medina, Postdoctoral Associate, Espíndola Lab
Research: My research addresses the drivers and origins of plant diversity across macro- and micro-evolutionary scales. I use fieldwork, genomic tools, phylogenetics, phylogeography, and comparative methods to study the evolution of angiosperms. nicomed@umd.edu |
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Michael Roswell, Postdoctoral Associate, Espíndola Lab
Research: Do soybeans rely on pollinators? Do pollinators rely on soybeans? Which pollinator species should be listed for state protection? How can we measure and compare biodiversity robustly? mroswell@umd.edu |
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Lauren Schmitt, Postdoctoral Associate, Burghardt Lab
lschmitt@umd.edu Research: How does ecosystem management cascade across trophic levels and affect ecosystem function? My primary research is investigating how species identity and functional diversity shape arthropod communities and decomposition processes in forests. |
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Sean Joseph Sharp, Postdoctoral Associate, Palmer Lab
Research: Investigating carbon cycling with a focus on linking organic carbon and greenhouse gas emissions across wetland and agricultural landscapes of the Delmarva Peninsula. PLS4128 | 301-405-3951 | sjsharp@umd.edu |
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Katherine Taylor, Postdoctoral Associate, Fritz Lab
taylork@umd.edu |
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Michael Williams, Associate Research Professor, Palmer Lab
PLS 4129 | miwillia@umd.edu | 301-405-0098 |
