Christopher M Whipps, PhD
Professor (2019-present)
Associate Professor (2013-2019)
Assistant Professor (2008-2013)
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Microbiology, Oregon State University
B.Sc. Biology, University of Victoria at Malaspina University-College (now Vancouver Island University)
[email protected]
Associate Professor (2013-2019)
Assistant Professor (2008-2013)
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Microbiology, Oregon State University
B.Sc. Biology, University of Victoria at Malaspina University-College (now Vancouver Island University)
[email protected]
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Genevieve Ivec
MS Student
Bachelor of Science in Evolution and Ecology, The Ohio State University
I am from Cleveland, OH and did my BS in Evolution & Ecology from Ohio State. I am currently a MS student under Dr. Christopher Whipps studying Fisheries Science. My thesis is focusing on fish health and biodiversity. I'm studying the freshwater fish-parasite communities at Lily Lake, PA and also using otolith microchemistry analysis to look at the relationship between parasite burden and trace element concentrations in fish.
MS Student
Bachelor of Science in Evolution and Ecology, The Ohio State University
I am from Cleveland, OH and did my BS in Evolution & Ecology from Ohio State. I am currently a MS student under Dr. Christopher Whipps studying Fisheries Science. My thesis is focusing on fish health and biodiversity. I'm studying the freshwater fish-parasite communities at Lily Lake, PA and also using otolith microchemistry analysis to look at the relationship between parasite burden and trace element concentrations in fish.
Corinne Conlon
MS Student
Bachelor of Science in Biology, SUNY ESF
I am from Honeoye Falls, NY and graduated from SUNY ESF in December 2020 with a BS in Environmental Biology and Biotechnology. I worked in the Whipps Lab during my undergrad and returned in 2021 to do a MS in Wildlife Biology and Management. My research interests center around wildlife disease and ecology, parasitology, and the intersection of wildlife and human health. I am currently studying Echinococcus multilocularis, a zoonotic parasite of coyotes that recently emerged in New York State.
MS Student
Bachelor of Science in Biology, SUNY ESF
I am from Honeoye Falls, NY and graduated from SUNY ESF in December 2020 with a BS in Environmental Biology and Biotechnology. I worked in the Whipps Lab during my undergrad and returned in 2021 to do a MS in Wildlife Biology and Management. My research interests center around wildlife disease and ecology, parasitology, and the intersection of wildlife and human health. I am currently studying Echinococcus multilocularis, a zoonotic parasite of coyotes that recently emerged in New York State.
TECHNICIANS
Megan Fey - Research Support Specialist (Oct 2021-Jul 2022)
UNDERGRADUATES (Current)
Currently seeking interested undergrads to carry out independent research projects
PAST GRADUATE STUDENTS
Drew Janik
MS Completed August 2021
MSc, Comparative Health Sciences 2017 Oregon State University
I grew up in Prescott, Arizona and moved to Oregon to attend Oregon State University where I did a BA in Microbiology and a MS in Comparative Health Sciences. For my master’s I studied the parasitic fauna of two endangered species of sucker fish endemic to Southern Oregon. Currently I am researching Mycobacteriosis in zebrafish. Specifically, I am researching the impacts that Mycobacterium infections may have on research endpoints, and different methods to control Mycobacterium infections such as vaccines and antibiotic therapy.
MS Completed August 2021
MSc, Comparative Health Sciences 2017 Oregon State University
I grew up in Prescott, Arizona and moved to Oregon to attend Oregon State University where I did a BA in Microbiology and a MS in Comparative Health Sciences. For my master’s I studied the parasitic fauna of two endangered species of sucker fish endemic to Southern Oregon. Currently I am researching Mycobacteriosis in zebrafish. Specifically, I am researching the impacts that Mycobacterium infections may have on research endpoints, and different methods to control Mycobacterium infections such as vaccines and antibiotic therapy.
- Samantha Mello
[email protected]
I am an M.S. student in Fish and Wildlife Biology and Management at SUNY-ESF studying under Dr. Christopher Whipps and Dr. Jonathan Cohen working on the New England cottontail project. My research interest is in parasite-mediated competition between the native New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis) and the non-native Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus). I will be looking at ecto- and endoparasites of the two species and comparing the species of parasites found. I will also be conducting tick drags through our sites to determine if there is a difference in species composition or abundance between different habitat types.
Dr. Carolyn Chang
PhD Completed Dec 2017
Control of Infectious Diseases in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
I am originally from Toronto and I earned a Honours B.Sc. at the University of Waterloo (ON, Canada) where I focused my studies on comparative animal physiology and evolution. I then completed a M.Sc at Saint Mary's University in Halifax (NS, Canada) in the research area of evolutionary developmental biology. This is where I learned to love the zebrafish vertebrate model organism, Danio rerio. After spending long hours researching zebrafish craniofacial development I decided that I wanted to continue working with this fish and moved into my current area of research. I am now working on my Ph.D. and my research is focused on controlling infectious diseases in laboratory zebrafish. In particular, I am interested in the control and management of zebrafish mycobacteriosis. Additionally, I have also gained experience working with murine cell culture as well as on molecular ecology projects.
Currently: Program Faculty, Texas State University - South Texas Doctoral Bridge Program
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carolyn_Chang2
PhD Completed Dec 2017
Control of Infectious Diseases in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
I am originally from Toronto and I earned a Honours B.Sc. at the University of Waterloo (ON, Canada) where I focused my studies on comparative animal physiology and evolution. I then completed a M.Sc at Saint Mary's University in Halifax (NS, Canada) in the research area of evolutionary developmental biology. This is where I learned to love the zebrafish vertebrate model organism, Danio rerio. After spending long hours researching zebrafish craniofacial development I decided that I wanted to continue working with this fish and moved into my current area of research. I am now working on my Ph.D. and my research is focused on controlling infectious diseases in laboratory zebrafish. In particular, I am interested in the control and management of zebrafish mycobacteriosis. Additionally, I have also gained experience working with murine cell culture as well as on molecular ecology projects.
Currently: Program Faculty, Texas State University - South Texas Doctoral Bridge Program
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carolyn_Chang2
Emily Gavard
MPS Completed May 2017
[email protected]
Exploring the Potential for Parasite Mediate Competition:New England and Eastern Cottontails, Invasive Vegetation, and Parasites.
Currently: Private Sector
MPS Completed May 2017
[email protected]
Exploring the Potential for Parasite Mediate Competition:New England and Eastern Cottontails, Invasive Vegetation, and Parasites.
Currently: Private Sector
Cassandra Elliott
MPS Completed December 2016
[email protected]
Genetics of markhor (Capra falconeri).
While attending SUNY Cortland, NY for my undergraduate study in biology, I became interested in endangered species conservation and genetics. Currently I am partnered with the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse, NY in efforts to enhance the breeding program as a part of the Species Survival Plan for the markhor goats (Capra falconeri). The first phase of our study is exploratory, identifying genomic markers and to create a reference library. Phase two will utilize the reference library to assess genetic overlap among individuals within the North American captive herd, providing quality data when making breeding decisions. My goal is to leave SUNY ESF with the ability to use molecular techniques to aid in conservation management of species.
MPS Completed December 2016
[email protected]
Genetics of markhor (Capra falconeri).
While attending SUNY Cortland, NY for my undergraduate study in biology, I became interested in endangered species conservation and genetics. Currently I am partnered with the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse, NY in efforts to enhance the breeding program as a part of the Species Survival Plan for the markhor goats (Capra falconeri). The first phase of our study is exploratory, identifying genomic markers and to create a reference library. Phase two will utilize the reference library to assess genetic overlap among individuals within the North American captive herd, providing quality data when making breeding decisions. My goal is to leave SUNY ESF with the ability to use molecular techniques to aid in conservation management of species.
Katrina Alger
MS Completed December 2015
Also Whipps lab Research Support Specialist (Dec 2015-Feb 2016)
[email protected]
Lymphoproliferative Disease Virus (LPDV) in Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in New York State: Diagnostic Methods, Prevalence, and Spatial Distribution of a Newly Discovered Pathogen.
Currently: Biological Technician. USGS National Wildlife Health Center
https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/katrina-alger
MS Completed December 2015
Also Whipps lab Research Support Specialist (Dec 2015-Feb 2016)
[email protected]
Lymphoproliferative Disease Virus (LPDV) in Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in New York State: Diagnostic Methods, Prevalence, and Spatial Distribution of a Newly Discovered Pathogen.
Currently: Biological Technician. USGS National Wildlife Health Center
https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/katrina-alger
Dr. William Helenbrook
PhD Completed December 2014 (Co-advised with Dr. Bill Shields)
Effects Of Ecological Disturbance On Parasite Communities In Both People And Mantled Howler Monkeys (Alouatta palliata aequatorialis) Living In Ecuador
I began studying primate behavioral ecology in 2002 at La Suerte Biological Field Station in Costa Rica. I then worked in Nigeria at Pandrillus, an NGO focused on conserving the endangered drill monkey, Mandrillus leucophaeus, and providing sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes. I have since completed my Masters degree in Biology at SUNY College at Buffalo and presently I’m working on my doctoral dissertation titled “Emerging zoonoses: Effects of anthropogenic disturbance on parasitic disease, chronic stress, and pathogen transmission between human and nonhuman primate populations”, at SUNY-ESF in the Environmental and Forest Biology program.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/William-Helenbrook
PhD Completed December 2014 (Co-advised with Dr. Bill Shields)
Effects Of Ecological Disturbance On Parasite Communities In Both People And Mantled Howler Monkeys (Alouatta palliata aequatorialis) Living In Ecuador
I began studying primate behavioral ecology in 2002 at La Suerte Biological Field Station in Costa Rica. I then worked in Nigeria at Pandrillus, an NGO focused on conserving the endangered drill monkey, Mandrillus leucophaeus, and providing sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes. I have since completed my Masters degree in Biology at SUNY College at Buffalo and presently I’m working on my doctoral dissertation titled “Emerging zoonoses: Effects of anthropogenic disturbance on parasitic disease, chronic stress, and pathogen transmission between human and nonhuman primate populations”, at SUNY-ESF in the Environmental and Forest Biology program.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/William-Helenbrook
Kelly Huffman
MPS June 2016 (Co-Advised with J. Farrell)
Northern Pike: Genetic and Experimental Study of Sex Ratio Imbalance in Upper St. Lawrence River
Current Position: NSF
MPS June 2016 (Co-Advised with J. Farrell)
Northern Pike: Genetic and Experimental Study of Sex Ratio Imbalance in Upper St. Lawrence River
Current Position: NSF
Joelle Chille
MPS 2014 (Co-advised with Dr. Melissa Fierke)
Efficacy and Persistence of Two Microbial Control Agents of Xylosandrus germanus (ambrosia beetle)
MPS 2014 (Co-advised with Dr. Melissa Fierke)
Efficacy and Persistence of Two Microbial Control Agents of Xylosandrus germanus (ambrosia beetle)
Emily Ogburn
MS Completed February 2014 (Co-advised with Dr. Karin Limburg)
Banded Killifish (Fundulus diaphanus) Parasite Communities of the Hudson River Estuary: A Prelude to Restoration.
Currently: Research Associate, Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Emily_Ogburn
I am a native of Kentucky and earned a B.S. in Ecological Science and a B.A. in English from University of Kentucky in 2009. I spent several field seasons working with flying squirrels, chipmunks, spotted owls, marbled murrelets before I began my graduate work at SUNY-ESF. I have ventured into the realm of aquatic ecology. I am investigating the ever-exciting fish parasite communities in the Hudson River Estuary’s littoral habitats. Fish parasites are largely understudied in the Hudson River. The work will give an indication of fish health in three different habitat types and it will give some insight into the integrity or “health” of the habitats themselves.
MS Completed February 2014 (Co-advised with Dr. Karin Limburg)
Banded Killifish (Fundulus diaphanus) Parasite Communities of the Hudson River Estuary: A Prelude to Restoration.
Currently: Research Associate, Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Emily_Ogburn
I am a native of Kentucky and earned a B.S. in Ecological Science and a B.A. in English from University of Kentucky in 2009. I spent several field seasons working with flying squirrels, chipmunks, spotted owls, marbled murrelets before I began my graduate work at SUNY-ESF. I have ventured into the realm of aquatic ecology. I am investigating the ever-exciting fish parasite communities in the Hudson River Estuary’s littoral habitats. Fish parasites are largely understudied in the Hudson River. The work will give an indication of fish health in three different habitat types and it will give some insight into the integrity or “health” of the habitats themselves.
Eric Bauer
MS Completed July 2013
Cascades Of Enemy Release: Impacts of An Invasive Species (Neogobius melanostomus) on the Parasite Communities of Two Native Predators (Micropterus dolomieu and Micropterus salmoides).
Currently: Auburn University PhD Candidate
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Eric_Bauer4
I have been obsessed with fish all my life, ever since my dad used to take me fishing. I joined the United States Coast Guard directly out of high school to get the GI Bill to help pay for college. I received my BA in Aquatics and Fisheries Science at SUNY ESF and it was at ESF that I got involved in fish parasitology. During my senior year I conducted a study on the effects of introduced fish on native parasite communities in the Adirondacks. I also worked on the Onondaga Lake Biomonitoring project catching and recording fish, as well as acoustically tagging walleye. This past summer I worked at the Thousand Island Biological Station studying the fish of the St. Lawrence River. I am currently studying the effect of round gobies in the St. Lawrence River on smallmouth bass parasite communities and the effects on the bass themselves. I am also currently attempting to determine the population of the lake chubsucker, which is threatened in NY, that I discovered as an undergraduate on a field trip. It amazes me that I get to do what I love every day and will get paid to do it.
Eric also spent time as an undergraduate in the Whipps Lab (2010-2011) and published his work.
Bauer, E.F., Whipps, C.M. 2013. Comparative analysis of native fish parasite communities of Adirondack lakes with and without introduced fish species. Journal of Parasitology. 99(4):603-609.
MS Completed July 2013
Cascades Of Enemy Release: Impacts of An Invasive Species (Neogobius melanostomus) on the Parasite Communities of Two Native Predators (Micropterus dolomieu and Micropterus salmoides).
Currently: Auburn University PhD Candidate
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Eric_Bauer4
I have been obsessed with fish all my life, ever since my dad used to take me fishing. I joined the United States Coast Guard directly out of high school to get the GI Bill to help pay for college. I received my BA in Aquatics and Fisheries Science at SUNY ESF and it was at ESF that I got involved in fish parasitology. During my senior year I conducted a study on the effects of introduced fish on native parasite communities in the Adirondacks. I also worked on the Onondaga Lake Biomonitoring project catching and recording fish, as well as acoustically tagging walleye. This past summer I worked at the Thousand Island Biological Station studying the fish of the St. Lawrence River. I am currently studying the effect of round gobies in the St. Lawrence River on smallmouth bass parasite communities and the effects on the bass themselves. I am also currently attempting to determine the population of the lake chubsucker, which is threatened in NY, that I discovered as an undergraduate on a field trip. It amazes me that I get to do what I love every day and will get paid to do it.
Eric also spent time as an undergraduate in the Whipps Lab (2010-2011) and published his work.
Bauer, E.F., Whipps, C.M. 2013. Comparative analysis of native fish parasite communities of Adirondack lakes with and without introduced fish species. Journal of Parasitology. 99(4):603-609.
Dr. Megan Kirchgessner
PhD Completed June 2012
Spatial Epidemiology of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus and Coxiella burnetii Seroprevalence in White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in New York.
Currently: Wildlife Veterinarian, Virginia Inland Fish and Game
I am an Upstate New Yorker who earned a B.Sc. from SUNY-ESF in 2001 in Environmental and Forest Biology. After earning a DVM from the the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine, I practiced wildlife veterinary medicine in Louisiana and the Notheast. In 2009 I returned to ESF to pursue a Ph.D. in Wildlife Disease Management. I have worked on bald eagles, cormorants, alligators, kangaroos, opossums, sulcatta tortoises, and macaques, just to name a few of my patients. If I had to pick one species to work with, it would definitely be African penguins! My research focuses on the prevalence, distribution, spatial epidemiology, and interspecies transmission of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDv), an economically important bovine pathogen, and Coxiella burnetii, a zoonotic bacterium, in white-tailed deer of New York and Pennsylvania.
PhD Completed June 2012
Spatial Epidemiology of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus and Coxiella burnetii Seroprevalence in White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in New York.
Currently: Wildlife Veterinarian, Virginia Inland Fish and Game
I am an Upstate New Yorker who earned a B.Sc. from SUNY-ESF in 2001 in Environmental and Forest Biology. After earning a DVM from the the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine, I practiced wildlife veterinary medicine in Louisiana and the Notheast. In 2009 I returned to ESF to pursue a Ph.D. in Wildlife Disease Management. I have worked on bald eagles, cormorants, alligators, kangaroos, opossums, sulcatta tortoises, and macaques, just to name a few of my patients. If I had to pick one species to work with, it would definitely be African penguins! My research focuses on the prevalence, distribution, spatial epidemiology, and interspecies transmission of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDv), an economically important bovine pathogen, and Coxiella burnetii, a zoonotic bacterium, in white-tailed deer of New York and Pennsylvania.
PAST TECHNICAL STAFF
Marrina Messak - Research Support Specialist (Summer 2021)
Alexandra Allard - Research Aide (Summer 2021)
Alexandra Allard - Research Aide (Summer 2021)
SarahBeth Votra - Senior Research Support Specialist (May 2019-January 2021)
Alice Fox
Research Support Specialist (May 2016-May 2019)
MSc, Horticultural Biology 2011 Cornell University
BA, Communication Arts 2001 Hood College
Alice is our laboratory manager, working on several projects. These include cottontail genetics, population genetics of other wildlife, DNA sequencing of parasites, and molecular diagnostics.
Research Support Specialist (May 2016-May 2019)
MSc, Horticultural Biology 2011 Cornell University
BA, Communication Arts 2001 Hood College
Alice is our laboratory manager, working on several projects. These include cottontail genetics, population genetics of other wildlife, DNA sequencing of parasites, and molecular diagnostics.
Samuel Benedict
Research Support Specialist (Summer 2017)
BSc, Biology 2017 SUNY-ESF
Zebrafish, microsatellite analysis of cottontail rabbits.
Research Support Specialist (Summer 2017)
BSc, Biology 2017 SUNY-ESF
Zebrafish, microsatellite analysis of cottontail rabbits.
Corinne Michaud
Research Support Specialist (Oct 2014-Apr2016)
MS, Ecology and Environmental Science 2010 University of Maine
MS, Forensic Biology 2006 Michigan State University
BSc, Biology 2004 Salem State University
Corinne worked on the New England Cottontail project. She was the lab leader of the molecular work on this project, identifying rabbit species based on DNA analysis of scat and identifying individual rabbits through microsatellite DNA analysis.
Research Support Specialist (Oct 2014-Apr2016)
MS, Ecology and Environmental Science 2010 University of Maine
MS, Forensic Biology 2006 Michigan State University
BSc, Biology 2004 Salem State University
Corinne worked on the New England Cottontail project. She was the lab leader of the molecular work on this project, identifying rabbit species based on DNA analysis of scat and identifying individual rabbits through microsatellite DNA analysis.
Dr. Hadi Jabbar Al-Hasnawi
(Research Support Specialist) Mycobacteriosis in zebrafish
(Research Support Specialist) Mycobacteriosis in zebrafish
FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Sam Capone - Apprenticeship, Research, and Honors Student (F2019-S2022)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-capone-929939198/
Investigating the role of Round Goby in the transmission of digenean parasites in the St. Lawrence River.
After ESF: Research Technician, Wyoming
https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-capone-929939198/
Investigating the role of Round Goby in the transmission of digenean parasites in the St. Lawrence River.
After ESF: Research Technician, Wyoming
Amanda Bielecki
Research Support Specialist (Jan 2021-July 2021)
Undergraduate Researcher and Honors Student (Sept 2018-Dec 2020)
BSc, Biotechnology 2020 SUNY-ESF
Honors Research
Dynamics of Mycobacterium marinum in surface biofillms
Zebrafish Genotyping and PCR diagnostics
Cottontail PCR diagnostics
After ESF: Veterinary School at Cornell (Starting Fall 2021)
Research Support Specialist (Jan 2021-July 2021)
Undergraduate Researcher and Honors Student (Sept 2018-Dec 2020)
BSc, Biotechnology 2020 SUNY-ESF
Honors Research
Dynamics of Mycobacterium marinum in surface biofillms
Zebrafish Genotyping and PCR diagnostics
Cottontail PCR diagnostics
After ESF: Veterinary School at Cornell (Starting Fall 2021)
Abigail Snow - Honors Student (S2019-S2021)
Cori Conlon - Apprenticeship (F2019), Honors Student (S2020-F2020)
Madison Fagant - Research and Honors Student (Su2018-S2020)
Molecular diagnostics of apicomplexan parasites (Plasmodium & Haemoproteus) in birds Ilana Weinstein (Honors Student) - Apprenticeship & Research (S2016-S2018)
Linking larval stages of parasitoids to theirs hosts by DNA sequencing. After ESF: NYU Grad School Julia Williamson (Honors student) - Research (Su2015-F2017).
Non-invasive genetic techniques for carnivore scats After ESF: Cornell Vet School (DVM 2022) Omar Alsafadi - Undergraduate Research (Su2016-S2017)
PCR detection of apicomplexans in wild turkeys Elizabeth (Z) Mardy - Apprenticeship (Su2015-F2016)
-Cottontail data entry -Lab coordination Ashley Adler - Microbiology and zebrafish health (F2015-S2016)
After ESF: Zebrafish lab tech at Boston University Brooke Clemons (2012-14) (Honors Student) - Genotyping of Mycobacterium marinum
After ESF: Grad School in Public Health Labs Madeline Clark (2013-14) - Genetic variation in chubsuckers of Central New York
After ESF: Graduate program at Upstate Medical University |
Natalee Wrege - Apprenticeship and Research (FA2017-S2018)
Zebrafish Health and Management After ESF: Manager of Aquatic Animals position at the Paleontological Research Institution & the Museum of the Earth in Ithaca Je'taime Lewis - Apprenticeship & Research (Su2016-S2018)
Zebrafish mycobacteriosis. Role of surface biofilms. After ESF: Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Masters of Science program in Conservation Medicine See an article about Jet here: http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=5644 Kristen Doerr - Apprenticeship (F2014), Research (S2015-S2016).
Diseases of zebrafish, LPDV molecular diagnostics. After ESF: Vet School Kensey Portman - Apprenticeship (F2014)
Elle Palmer - Apprenticeship (2014-15)
Samantha Page (2011-14) (Honors Student) - Distribution of Dicrocoelium dendriticum in white tailed deer in NY. Gastrointestinal parasites of coyotes in NY. Molecular diagnostics for invasive insects. Honors Thesis
Research Support Specialist on New England Cottontail project Summer 2014 After ESF: LeMoyne Physician Assistant Program Tiquasha Thompson - Mosquito vector research, Turkey LPDV diagnostics (2014-15)
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Andrew Underwood - Comparative methods of DNA extraction in deer tissues.
After ESF: Graduate Student at University of Rochester College of Medicine and Dentistry |
Meng Lin - Molecular biology and diagnostic methods for fish pathogens (Meng won second place for best poster at ESF's Spotlight on Student Research 2010 - Congrats Meng!). Graduate of the Oral Biology Masters program at NYU.
After ESF: Doctor of Dental Surgery program at the Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC in Los Angeles, CA. |
Others
Tiffany Brookins-Little - PCR diagnostics
Amanda Diebel - Gastrointestinal parasites of howler monkeys.
Andy DiMezza - Genotyping piscine Mycobacterium spp.
Alex Farewell-Prisaznuk - Genetic identification and systematics of myxozoan parasites of fish.
Jessica Mays - Parasitological survey of parasites in howler monkeys.
Jacqueline Zalizniak (Honors Student) - Howler monkey DNA analysis.
Tiffany Brookins-Little - PCR diagnostics
Amanda Diebel - Gastrointestinal parasites of howler monkeys.
Andy DiMezza - Genotyping piscine Mycobacterium spp.
Alex Farewell-Prisaznuk - Genetic identification and systematics of myxozoan parasites of fish.
Jessica Mays - Parasitological survey of parasites in howler monkeys.
Jacqueline Zalizniak (Honors Student) - Howler monkey DNA analysis.