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
Jack E Humble, MS.
The complex effects of metal exposure on pollinators.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


Chelsea Rodriguez, BS (now PharmD).
The anoxia dose response curve in Tenebrio molitor.