BilDS Alumni

BilDS Alumni Directory

Lauren Ashlock

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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

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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

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Cohort 1 - Alumni

Computer Science
Advisor: Laurent Hebert-Dufresne
Hobbies: Running, dogs, artificial life
Website(s): Laboratory for Structure and Dynamics

Jessica Cole

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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

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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

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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