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Mario Muscarella
Principal Investigator
Research Interests: Microbial Ecology, Ecophysiology, Growth Efficiency
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Amanda Stromecki
PhD Student (Co-Advised w/ Mary Beth Leigh)
Research Interests: Understanding the roles microbes play in human, wildlife, and ecosystem heath. Research approaches include culture-based, molecular, and computational tools.
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Kodi Haughn
PhD Student (Co-Advised w/ Brandon Briggs at UAA)
Research Interests: Microbial interactions in Antarctic lakes
Becca Olson
MS Student
Research Interests: Carbon Cycling, Mercury Cycling, One Health
Hannah Woody
MS Student
Research Interests: Microbial Energetics, Astrobiology
MaUndergraduate Research Assistant Grahek
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Research Interests: Microbiomes, LTER
Michelle Rameriz
Undergraduate Research Assistant
BLaST Scholar
Research Interests: Microbiomes, GUTT
Drew Shelton
Undergraduate Research Assistant
URISE Scholar
Research Interests: Microbiomes, GUTT
Aria Workman
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Research Interests: Microbiomes, GUTT
Visiting Scholars | Role | Home Institution |
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Lorenzo Tonin | PhD Student; Insubria Polar | University of Insubria |
Hailey Webb | PhD Student; BNZ LTER | UC Boulder |
Former Lab Members | Role/Years | Current Position |
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Maria Beaulieu | BNZ LTER REU; 2023 | UMass Amherst |
Julian Pender | Undergraduate Research Assistant; INBRE Scholar 2021-2023 | Research Professional |
Tyler Baker-Chapman | Undergraduate Research Assistant; BLaST Scholar 2022-2023 | Applying to Med School |
Emma Lin | BNZ LTER REU; 2022 | Skidmore Collage |
Rya Berrigan | Undergraduate Research Assistant; 2022 | Medical School |
Kaia Victorino | Undergraduate Research Assistant; BNZ LTER REU; 2021 | UAF |
Shannyn Bird | Lab Technician | |
Jill Jacobs | Undergraduate Research Assistant; BLaST Scholar | UAF Graduate |
Amelia Dell | Undergraduate Research Assistant 2021 | UAF Graduate |
Abigail Jensen | Undergraduate Research Assistant; 2021 | UAF Graduate |
Previous Mentees | Role/Years | Current Position |
Belen Muniz | UIUC; 2017–2018 | |
Mollie Carrision | Indiana University; 2015–2016 | |
Xia Meng Howey | Indiana University; 2013–2015 |