BilDS Alumni Directory
Lauren Ashlock

Ambassador - Cohort 1
Biology
Advisor: Melissa Pespeni
Hobbies: Dancing, hiking, hanging out with my husband, and our green cheek conure, Zeke!
Website(s): Pespeni Lab ~ Ecological Genomics
Areas of Expertise and/or Research
Evolutionary ecology, marine biology, climate change, conservation
Erika Bueno

Cohort 1 - Alumni
Plant and Soil Science
Advisor: Yolanda Chen
Hobbies: Teaching, Zumba classes, embroidery, community gardening, building insect collections
Website(s): Insect Agroecology and Evolution Lab
Areas of Expertise and/or Research
Evolutionary biology, genetic and physiological responses to environmental stress, entomology, pest management
Brendan Case
Cohort 1 - Alumni
Computer Science
Advisor: Laurent Hebert-Dufresne
Hobbies: Running, dogs, artificial life
Website(s): Laboratory for Structure and Dynamics
Jessica Cole
Cohort 1 - Alumni
Biology
Advisor: Alison Brody; Co-Advisor: Sara Helms Cahan
Hobbies: Reading, arts, gaming
Website(s): Helms/Helms Cahan Research Laboratory
Areas of Expertise and/or Research
Plant-pollinator interactions, ecology
Raquel Lima
Cohort 1 - Alumni
Ambassador
Biology
Advisor: Lori Stevens
Hobbies: Sudoku, puzzles, handcrafts, toy making for son, baking pastries
Areas of Expertise and/or Research
Taxonomy and parasite evolution, public health
Zoe Portlas
Cohort 1 - Alumni
Plant Biology
Advisor: Stephen Keller
Hobbies: Knitting, puzzles, reading
Website(s): Keller Lab ~ Ecological Genomics
Areas of Expertise and/or Research
Plant biology, population genetics, speciation, range expansion, invasive species, hybridization