LAB MEMBERS
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Dr. Scott Glaberman (PI)
Evolutionary biology is at the core of how I view and carry out science. I apply evolutionary concepts to study how organisms respond to their environment, including human-generated stressors. I also seek ways to use my research to inform environmental policy. If you are interested in joining the lab, please contact me using one of the methods below. |
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Robert Posont (Ph.D. Student)
My interests involve comparative approaches to stress and disease assessment in wildlife. I am currently developing a panel of conserved stress-responsive biomarkers to supplement measures of cortisol in across different vertebrate taxa. I am also involved in supporting ongoing reproductive efforts at the Smithsonian National Zoo. I am co-mentored by Janine Brown (Smithsonian). |
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Samantha Mohney (Ph.D. Student) My interests revolve around cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CHABs), water quality, and water policy. My research merges the fields of environmental toxicology, algal ecology, and public health to assess whether freshwater benthic CHABs are an emerging threat to environmental health in Virginia. My work will be used to build an initial framework for predicting how shifts in regional water quality, climate, and policy will shape the future impact of CHABs on both human and ecosystem health. |
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Lauren Hawley (Master's Student)
My interests lie anywhere in the Venn diagram of herptiles, wilderness pathology, and conservation medicine. My current project involves the study of local amphibians' swelling response to antigen injection, in order to establish whether measurement of this response has potential as a field test for immune health and stress levels. |
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Cheyenne Hawkins (Master's Student)
My research interests lie within the fields of conservation, ecology, and environmental modeling. More specifically, I am interested in how environmental stressors are impacting wildlife and their ecosystems. My current project focuses on effects-based monitoring of contaminants in the Potomac and Chesapeake. |
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Meghana Varde (Master's Student)
My interests lie within the fields of environmental toxicology and chemistry. My current project is to use high-throughput and computational toxicity data to improve pesticide risk assessment on aquatic organisms. |
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Stephanie Bulls (Master's Student)
I am interested in studying how species react to diseases and pathogenic pressures on an evolutionary scale. My current project investigates the mechanisms that allow some species to grow large and live long. I use computational genomics and live cell work to look for novel anti-aging and tumor suppression mechanisms in these large, long-lived species. |
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Kennedy Ream (Undergraduate Student)
My interests in environmental science are generally in the areas of ecology and conservation. Currently, I am focused on issues of water quality and toxicology. I am currently assisting Meghana Varde with her pesticide risk assessment project. |
Previous Lab Members:
- Andrew Heaton (MS, 2019): Resource Specialist, Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. Thesis: Interspecific Variation in Nematode Responses to Metals.
- Shirley Zhang (BS, 2019): Medical Student, University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical School. Goldwater Scholarship Honorable Mention. Senior Thesis: Genetic Characterization of Blood Parasites in Galapagos Marine Iguanas.