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HOW TO FIND US:
Our office and lab space are located in the Eberhart Building
on the main UNCG campus. Click for a broad or a detailed
map how to get there.
Our research apiary and bee facility are located
5min to the west (see map).
If you want
to DONATE directly to UNCG’s honey bee
research program,
please contact me or the UNCG Development Office
for details.
Disclaimer:
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or on
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the content and operation of, or any damage done by the links provided!
LAST UPDATED Sept. 2011
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Current Lab Members (listed
with their main interests):
Mike
Simone-
Finstroem
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Laura
Willard
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Dominick
DeFelice
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Bobbee
Vannasane
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Tara
McCray
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Luke
Dixon
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Cordelia
Sackey-
Mensah
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Ryan
Kuster
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Humberto
Boncristiani
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Ross
Nara
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Humberto Boncristiani (Postdoc): Honey bee – virology and
diseases
Mike Simone-Finstroem
(NCSU Postdoc): Honey bee health, stress, and lifespan
Cordelia Sackey-Mensah (MSc candidate): Xenobiotics and
intestinal stem cells
Laura Willard (MSc candidate): In-vitro
culture of intestinal stem cells
Ryan Kuster (MSc
candidate): Varroa – honey bee
interactions
Luke Dixon (REU fellow): Genetic and
social effects on worker lifespan
Tara McCray (BSc candidate): Behavioral
aspects of worker aging
Dominick DeFelice
(BSc candidate): Geographic variation in mating behavior
Bobbee Vannasane (BSc candidate): Mating frequency in Apis cerana
Ross Nara (Volunteer): Stem cells and aging
Past Members:
Post-Graduates:
Stephanie Christine (2003-2004) è Private
Industry
Kristin Ward (2004-2006) è Medical
School
Jackie Metheny
(2006-2007) è
Research Technician at the University of West Virginia
Emily Meznar
(2007-2009) è PhD program
at Duke University
Allie Graham (2007-2009) è
Research Technician at Duke University
Luen-Hsien Chang
(2008-2009) è PhD
program at Macquarie University (Australia)
Undergraduates:
Rex Kirkman
(2003 – 2004), Ant behavior and demography under starvation è
Research Technician
Oumar Seck (2003 – 2005) Genetics of aging è Private
Industry
Robyn Douglas (2004) Honey bee biodemography è Science Education
Caroline Mulcrone
(2005) Behavioral senescence è Pharmacy School
Preston Gardner (2005 – 2006)
Honey bee biodemography è Medical
School
Kari Fine (2005 – 2006,
Excellence award) Genetics of aging and biodemography
è
Veterinary School (VMD-PhD)
Akuabata Kerns
(2005 – 2006) Genetics of aging è Unknown
Anny Pena (2005 – 2006)
Quantitative trait genetics è Medical School (Germany)
Dominique Buehler (2005 – 2006)
Genetics of aging è PhD
program in Switzerland
Lauren Groves (2006 – 2007)
Behavioral senescence è Unknown
Jennifer Coleman (2006 – 2008,
Honors thesis) Intestinal stem cell proliferation è
Research Technician
Megan Wallrichs
(2006 – 2008, Honors thesis) Reproductive ground plan hypothesis è M.S.
program at Delaware State University
Michael Munday
(2006 – 2009, Honors thesis) Fine-scale QTL mapping è Unknown
Robert Gove (Math-Bio Fellow
2007) Division of labor simulation è M.S. program at
University of Maryland
Miranda Hayworth (Math-Bio
Fellow 2007-2008, Excellence award) Queen mating behavior, social apoptosis
è Medical
School (MD-PhD)
Nels Johnson
(Math-Bio Fellow 2007) Genetic diversity benefits è PhD
program at Virginia Tech
Megan Leagon(Math-Bio Fellow
2007) Queen mating behavior è Secondary degree at
Appalachian State University
Matthew Wilhelm (Math-Bio Fellow
2007) Honey bee mating behavior è PhD program at Columbia
University
Javier Luzon (2007 – 2008)
Genetics of aging, bee parasitoidsè NIH Research Internship
Kaitlin Clinnin
(2007 – 2008, Excellence award) Intestinal stem cell biology è
International Studies
Nathan Ross (Math-Bio Fellow
2008) Epidemiological models in of honey bees è High
School Teaching
Stephen Brown (2009) Population
genetics of Apis cerana è
Missionary Work
Dawit Adnew (2009) Molecular evolution of ovary size
candidate genes è Unknown
Nicholas Arvanitis
(2009) Bioinformatic analyses è Unknown
Ellen Lonon
(2009) Genetics of aging è Secondary degree at UNCG
Michelle McQuage
(2009) Genetics of aging è Employed by UNCG
Ashley Hayes (2008 – 2009) è Private
Industry
Danielle Lucas (2009 – 2010)
Genetics of speciation è Medical School
Stephen Meier (2010) è Not yet graduated
Candice Harrison (2011)
Pesticide effects on honey bee weight è Unknown
Kristin Ward
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Emily Meznar
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Allie Graham
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Jennifer Coleman
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Luen-Hsien Chang
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Nathan Ross
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Jackie Metheny
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Oumar Seck
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Miranda Hayworth
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Michael Munday
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Anny Pena
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Megan Wallrichs
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Akuabata Kerns
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Kari Fine
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Robert Gove
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Stephanie Christine
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Nels
Johnson
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Robyn Linford
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Matthew Willhelm
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Preston Gardner
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Dominique Buehler
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Ashley Hayes
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Dawit Adnew
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Nicholas Arvanitis
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Stephen Meier
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Danielle Lucas
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Michelle McQuage
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Kaitlin Clinnin
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Future Lab Members: Please Contact Me!
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