Graduate Students:

I am accepting new graduate students with the right fit.  Masters' students may come into the lab to work on existing projects, but I expect PhD students to design their own dissertations (preferably working in one of my existing systems, but I can be convinced otherwise with a good project).  I am eager to mentor students with interests in evolution, conservation, wildlife infectious disease, and related topics.

About you:  You are highly motivated, hard-working and curious.  You have experience in--or the desire to learn--genetic, genomic and bioinformatic techniques to understand evolution.

Undergraduate Students:

Jeanette Calarco: I am a senior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology. My future career goal is to become a physician or researcher specializing in infectious diseases. I enjoy being out on the water, kayaking, and swimming, but I also love sleeping and being a couch potato.

Jeanette Miller (not pictured)

Rebecca Harripersaud: Since I was born, I’ve always had an immense love for animals. My goal is to become a veterinarian and make a             difference in the lives of animals everywhere.

If you are interested in applying to work in my lab, please send me an email that describes your interests and qualifications.

Our lab collaborates with scientists in academia, nonprofits, management and educational outreach.

Joe Busch & Dave Wagner (Center for Microbial Genetics & Genomics,

    Northern Arizona University)

Center for Conservation Genomics (Smithsonian Institution)

Ana Davidson

Rob Fleischer

Jeff Foster (University of New Hampshire)

Kauai Forest Bird Recovery Project

Nic Kooyers (Berkeley & USF)

Andy Martin (University of Colorado)

Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project

Eben Paxton (U.S. Geological Survey)

Kristina Paxton (University of Hawaii, Hilo)