People Type: Graduate Student-IBio

Research Interests I’m interested in the neural basis of locomotion, and how developing organisms learn to navigate through complex environments. We use larval zebrafish as our model due to their optical accessibility, simple body plan, rapid development, and well understood behavioral repertoire. Education BS, Biology & Music Performance, UW–Madison, 2022

Research Interests Cortical excitability What made you choose this program at UW–Madison? Flexible and tailored curriculum, location, research related available resources Education MSc, Biology, WWU, 2026 BS, Cell and Molecular Biology, WWU, 2023 AA, Biology, Skagit Valley College, 2020

Research Interests I’m interested in exploring the molecules responsible for axon-axon interactions during neural circuit development. My research focuses on the axon transport of organelles and vesicle cargo that is critical for developing the complex and polarized morphology of sensory neurons. What made you choose this program at UW–Madison? I was a post-bacc scholar at …

Research Interests Google Scholar My research interests focus on understanding how cell signaling pathways regulate tissue growth, development, and disease. I study the molecular mechanisms of the Fat-Dachsous/Hippo signaling pathway, with a particular focus on protein phosphorylation and protein-protein interactions. I use Drosophila genetics, molecular and cell biology, and proteomics/mass spectrometry to identify and characterize …

Research Interests I am broadly interested in how plant communities and populations recover from disturbances. My previous work has focused on subalpine forest regeneration after wildfires, and my current project involves plant responses to declining pollinator populations. I am also interested in restoration ecology and the implications of climate change on restoration objectives. What made …

Research Interests Prehensile legs have evolved multiple times in the arthropod tree of life, but their developmental genetic basis has never been explored. In Opiliones (daddy longlegs), the prehensile leg is established by sequential addition of repeated units called tarsomeres, the articles of the tarsus which confer exceptional flexibility to the Opiliones leg. The number …

Research Interests I’m interested in human evolutionary and population genetics. My previous work involved evaluating methods of controlling for population structure in tests for selection in ancient human DNA. At UW–Madison, I’ll be researching human evolutionary history in deep time. Education BA, Biological Sciences, Northwestern University, 2023