Lab Group

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

Molly Fredericks

Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois Urbana – Champaign (BS in Animal Science)

Graduate Institution: Texas A & M (MS in Biology)

Area of Study: Microbial Pathogens

E-mail: mjflemi2@illinois.edu

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Current Graduate Students

Becky Cloud

PhD Student
Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology

Undergraduate Institution: Emory University
Area of Study: Disease ecology, community ecology, mosquito ecology, and applied mosquito control

Jeannette Cullum

PhD Student
Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology

Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Area of Study: Environmental drivers of infectious disease

Anna Grimes

PhD Student

Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology

Undergraduate Institution: Indiana University

Area of Study: Community ecology, infectious disease, ecotoxicology, aquatic invertebrates

Nina Shearrill

MS Student

Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior

Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Area of Study: Mosquito-Wolbachia interactions

Michelle Villalobos

MS Student

Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior

Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Area of study: Infectious disease

Patrick Wilson

PhD 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

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Current Undergraduate Students

Makaila Ashley

Akshita B.

Emma B.

Helene D.

Natalie F.

Kate Landaverde

Emily W.

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Former Graduate Students

PhD students:

MS students:

  • Greta Keilman, 2024, Integrative Biology
  • Luke Hearon 2023, Entomology
  • 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, Associate Professor, The University of the South
  • Jelena Pantel 2009-2011, Professor of Ecology, Université de Franche-Comté
  • Ryan Thum 2006 – 2007, Professor, Montana State University
  • Cindy Hartway 2005 – 2006, Research Associate, South Dakota State University
  • Wiebke Boeing 2004, Professor and C. Herb Ward Family Endowed Chair, New Mexico State
  • Christopher Steiner 2004 – 2005, Associate Professor, Wayne State University
  • Spencer Hall 2003 – 2005, Professor, Indiana University

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