Lab alumni

Jacob B Pithan, PhD.

Aging, oxidative stress, and fitness in the pollinator Megachile rotundata: insights into locomotion, reproductive senescence, and environmental influences. Currently at Saint John's University

Jacob receiving his PhD.

Jack E Humble, MS.

The complex effects of metal exposure on pollinators.

Jack receiving his MS degree.

Michaelynne Wilkinson, MS.

A tale of two oxias: when living longer comes with better performance.

Michaelynne Wilkinson holding a net while standing in green grassy field.

Lidia Cervantes, BS.

Bee-coming immortal: understanding anoxia hormesis in the alfalfa leafcutting bee.

Lydia working with lab equipment.

Tayia Hayes, BS.

To bee or hot to bee: the effects of heat stress on Megachile rotundata.

Tayia standing next to her research poster smiling at camera.

Raymond Berry III, Ph.D.

Hormetic abiotic interaction of stress in insects.

Ray Berry smiling confidently at camera.

Alyssa De La Torre, MS (now DVM).

To breathe or not to breathe? Anoxia pre-conditioning hormesis improves longevity and healthspan in Tenebrio molitor.

A scientist showing off beetles.

Jacqueline Figueroa, MS.

Don't breathe if you want to live: activation of neuronal protective mechanisms in the Trichoplusia ni model.

Jax working on biochemistry.

Zachary Clifford, MS.

Common genetic responses to varied stressors (the transcriptomics of hormesis).

Zac sorting beetles.

Nubia Rivas, BS.

The effects of preconditioning in Parkinson's disease symptoms using the Drosophila melanogaster model.

Nubia working in the Bill Tiberius Maio Memorial hood.

Michael Balogh, BS (now MS).

The design and evaluation of assays used to measure healthspan in Drosophila melanogaster.

Michael presenting a poster and looking great!

Angel Padilla, BS.

The effects of aging on insect flight.

Angel Padilla smiling confidently at camera.

Chelsea Rodriguez, BS (now PharmD).

The anoxia dose response curve in Tenebrio molitor.

Chelsea Rodriguez sorting mealworm beetles.