Disclaimer – This information is correct to the best of my knowledge: Alumni: Please send me updated information!
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Olav Rueppell (Group Leader, Mentor, and PI) – CV_OR Office: 206 Eberhart Building Email: olav_rueppell@uncg.edu Phone: (+1) 336-2562591 Office hours: Tuesdays 2-3pm and Wednesdays 10-11am ! Contact me if you are interested in becoming part of our team ! |
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Anh Phan (undergraduate): | |
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Carlos Vega Melendez: “Effects of early developmental stress in Apis mellifera” (PhD: 2013 – 2019), now working at USDA. |
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Anissa Kennedy: “Increased Stress Resistance in Socially Manipulated Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Workers” (MSc: 2016 – 2018), now PhD student in Mainz, Germany |
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Taylor Reams: “Examining the Factors Influencing Varroa destructor Host Selection of Apis mellifera Larvae” (MSc: 2016 – 2018), now PhD student at Texas A&M |
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Hongmei Li-Byarlay: “Genomic studies of stress resistance in honey bees” (NCSU-affiliated postdoc: 2014 – 2017), now Assistant Professor at Central State University |
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Bertrand Fouks: “Genomic studies of recombination and aging in honey bees” (2014 – 2015). |
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Wendy Zuluaga Smith: “Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus in Apis mellifera queens: Impact on colony role, transmission routes, and immune priming” (MSc: 2014 – 2016). |
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Katelyn Miller: “Construction and Fine-Scale Analysis of a High-Density, Genome-Wide Linkage Map to Examine Meiotic Recombination in the Honey Bee, Apis mellifera.” (MSc: 2012 – 2014) |
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Ming Huang: “Genetics of oxidative stress resistance in honey bees” (NCSU-affiliated postdoc: 2012 – 2014) |
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Kurt Langberg: “Testing the Effects of Oxidative Stress on Genomic Recombination in the Honey Bee, Apis mellifera.” (MSc: 2012 – 2014) |
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Humberto Freire Boncristiani: “Functional genomics of IAPV infection in honey bees” (Postdoc: 2011 – 2013) |
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Ryan Kuster: “Expression Levels of Immune-genes in Developing Workers of Apis mellifera in Response to Reproductive Timing and Infestation Level by the Parasitic Mite Varroa destructor.” (MSc: 2010 – 2012), undergraduate (2009) |
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Mike Simone-Finstroem: “Honey bee stress and aging” (NCSU-affiliated postdoc: 2011 – 2012) |
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Cordelia Sackey-Mensah: “The Effect of Xenobiotics on the Honeybee Adult Intestinal Stem Cell Proliferation.” (MSc: 2009 – 2012) |
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Laura Willard: “Development and Analysis of Primary Cultures from the Midgut of the Honey Bee, Apis mellifera.” (MSc: 2008 – 2012) |
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Emily Meznar: “Genomic Synteny and Comparison of Recombination between A. mellifera (the European Honey Bee) and A. florea (the Red Dwarf Honey Bee).” (MSc: 2007 – 2009) |
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Allie Graham: “The Genetic Architecture of Reproductive Differences in Workers of Africanized and European Honey Bees, Apis mellifera.” (MSc: 2007 – 2009) |
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Kristen Ward: “A Study of Cellular Proliferation and Apoptosis in Short- and Long-lived Honey Bees, Apis mellifera. ” (MSc: 2004 – 2006) |
Tatiana Molina-Morales (2018 – 2019)
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Kali Cox (2018 – 2019)
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Matthew Hill (2019) |
Spencer Moore (2019) |
Maya Brody (2019)
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Kevin Le (2017-2018)
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Kimberlyn Eversman (2018) University of Tennesee Knoxville |
Mohamad Omar Ani (2018) |
Katherine Barrs (2018)
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Zea Robinson
(2018) |
Max McCall (2017 – 2018) |
Saman Baral (2017 – 2018, Honors Thesis) |
Eden Simmons
(2018) |
Foray Keita
(2017 – 2018) |
Mustafa Noori (2016 – 2017) |
Samyra Blackeney (2017) |
Erin Estes (2017) |
Christopher Reid (2017) |
Mark Rothermund (2017) |
Franco Abad (2017) |
Antron Spooner (2017) |
Talia Heckman (2016) |
Timothy Delory (2016) > Graduate School (Utah State University, Biology) |
Karen Funderburk (2016 – 2017) > Graduate School (Arizona State University, Bio-Math) |
Katherina Santiago (2016) |
Sherry Browne (2016) > MRes in Biomedical Science and Translational Medicine |
Sara Rubio-Correa (2015 – 2017) > Graduate School (Public Health, UNC-Chapel-Hill) |
Heeral Lakhani (2015 – 2016) |
Greg Seddon (2015 – 2016) > Industry |
Chelsea MaLyn Lawhorn (2015), left > Graduate School (NCSU, Mathematics) |
Rachel Schomaker (2015), right > Graduate School (University of South Carolina, Biology) |
Tinaye Mutetwa (2015 – 2017, Honors thesis) |
Samantha McPherson (2015) > Graduate School (NCSU, Entomology) |
Basema Khan (2014) |
Ashley LaVere (2014)
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Quinton Irby (2014 – 2015) |
Eli Thompson (2014) |
Jasmine Everett (2014) |
Daniel Smith (2013 – 2015), left > Industry (LabCor) |
Juan Collazo (2013 – 2015), right > Med School (Wake Forest University) |
Babak Yousefi (2013 – 2016, Honors thesis) > UNC Dental School |
Caitlin Ross (2012 – 2014) > Graduate School (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) |
Tiffany Fowler (2012 – 2016) > High School Teacher |
Matthew Phillips (2012 – 2015) > Graduate School (University of Delaware) |
Francisco Belinchon (2012 – 2013) > Graduate School (UK, Virology) |
Kayla Jackson (2012) |
Candice Harrison (2011) |
Bobbee Vannasane (2011 – 2013) > UNC Dental School |
Dominick DeFelice (2011 – 2014, Honors thesis) > Med School (UNC) |
Tara McCray (2011) > Graduate School (University of Illinois at Chicago, Medical Sciences) |
Stephen Meier (2010) |
Dawit Adnew (2009) |
Luke Dixon (2009 – 2012) > Laboratory Specialist (HPU) |
Ellen Lonon (2009) |
Michelle McQuage (2009) |
Nicholas Arvanitis (2009) |
Danielle Lucas (2009 – 2010) |
Stephen Brown (2009) |
Nathan Ross (2008) > High School Teacher |
Ashley Hayes (2008 – 2009) > Graduate School (Biology, UNCW) |
Matthew Whilhelm (2007) > Graduate School |
Kaitlin Clinnin (2007 – 2008) |
Javier Luzon (2007 – 2008) > NIH Internship |
Miranda Hayworth (2007 – 2008) > MD-PhD Program (Georgia) |
Robert Gove (2007) > Graduate School |
Megan Leagon (2007) |
Nels Johnson (2007) > Graduate School (Virginia Tech) |
Lauren Groves (2006 – 2007) > Med School? |
Michael Munday (2006 – 2009, Honor thesis) > Veterinary Tech |
Jennifer Coleman (2006 – 2008, Honor thesis) > Lab Technician (UNC) |
Megan Wallrichs (2006 – 2008, Honor thesis) > Graduate School (Delaware State, Biology) |
Kari Fine (2005 – 2006) > Vet-MD School (Georgia) |
Dominique Buehler (2005 – 2006) > Graduate School (Switzerland, Environmental Studies) |
Anny Pena (2005 – 2006) > Germany |
Akuabata Kerns (2005 – 2006) |
Preston Gardner (2005 – 2006) > Med School |
Caroline Mulcrone (2005) > Pharmacy School (Ohio) |
Robyn Douglas (2004) > High School Teacher |
Oumar Seck (2003 – 2005)
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Rex Kirkman (2003 – 2004) |