Lab alumni

Jacob receiving his PhD.

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

Jack E Humble, MS.

The complex effects of metal exposure on pollinators.

Jack receiving his MS degree.
Micki in the field.

Michaelynne Wilkinson, MS.

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

Lidia Cervantes, BS.

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

Lydia working on the bee flight mill.
Undergraduate student, Tayia Hayes presenting her poster.

Tayia Hayes, BS.

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

Raymond Berry III, Ph.D.

Hormetic abiotic interaction of stress in insects.

Ray Berry in his PhD gown.
A scientist showing off beetles.

Alyssa De La Torre, MS (now DVM).

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

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.
Zac sorting beetles.

Zachary Clifford, MS.

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

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 presenting a poster and looking great!

Michael Balogh, BS (now MS).

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

Angel Padilla, BS.

The effects of aging on insect flight.

Angel working in the hood.
Chelsea Rodriguez sorting mealworm beetles.

Chelsea Rodriguez, BS (now PharmD).

The anoxia dose response curve in Tenebrio molitor.