Principal Investigator
Carla Eva Cáceres
Professor of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior
Director, School of Integrative Biology
Department of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior
Program of Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology
E-mail: cecacere@illinois.edu
Full curriculum vitae can be found by clicking here
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Laboratory Manager
Ilona Menel
Undergraduate Institution:University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Areas of Interest: Intraspecific Variation and Population Dynamics
E-mail: menel2@illinois.edu
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Current Graduate Students
Luke Hearon
MS Student
Department of Entomology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Undergraduate Institution: The Ohio State University
Area of Study: Mosquito Predatory-Prey Interactions
E-mail: lhearon2@illinois.edu
Cameron Schwing
MS Student
Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Area of Study: Mosquito Ecology, Secondary Education
E-mail: cschwin2@illinois.edu
Lynette Renae Strickland
PhD Student
Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Undergraduate Institution: Texas A&M University at Galveston
Area of Interest: Molecular and Genomic Evolution
Homepage: https://lynettestrickland.weebly.com/
E-mail: lrstric2@illinois.edu
Patrick Wilson
MS Student
Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Undergraduate Institution: Drake University
Area of Interest: Disease ecology and host-parasite coevolution
E-mail: pwilson5@illinois.edu
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Current Undergraduate Students
Julia Gainski
School of Integrative Biology
Shreya Jeyakumar
Hafsa Mirza
Taylor Putman
School of Integrative Biology
Josh Silvestre
Genevieve Zilmer
School of Integrative Biology
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Former Graduate Students
PhD students:
- Christopher Holmes 2019, Department of Animal Biology
- Tara Stewart Merrill 2019, Program in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology
- John Williams Crawford 2017, Department of Animal Biology
- Sigrid Smith 2010, Program in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology
- Silvia Remolina 2010, Department of Animal Biology
- Michael Allen 2009, Program in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology
MS students:
- Christopher J. Holmes 2014, Ecology, Ethology, and Evolution
- Christopher Bertram 2010, Program in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology
- Johnny Tenegra 2007, Biology
- Alejandra L. Stenger 2004, Biology
- Allison M. Witt 2003, Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Gretchen A. Gerrish 2001, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
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Former Postdoctoral Research Associates
- Matt Schrader 2012 – 2013, Assistant Professor, Sewanee University
- Jelena Pantel 2009-2011, Assistant Professor, American University of Paris
- Ryan Thum 2006 – 2007, Assistant Professor, Montana State University
- Cindy Hartway 2005 – 2006, Research Associate, University of Montana
- Wiebke Boeing 2004, Professor, New Mexico State
- Christopher Steiner 2004 – 2005, Associate Professor, Wayne State University
- Spencer Hall 2003 – 2005, Professor, Indiana University
