The lab is in full swing this spring, with lots of updates and some new faces! Here are just a few of the things we have been up to:
Laura Gatch (Ph.D. Student): Spider husbandry is in full swing! All protocols are now in effect, and we continue to learn more about their limitations as I conduct experiments, some with greater success than others. I have recently resubmitted revisions for a review paper, which I presented at SICB this January. Stay tuned! Faith Leri (Ph.D. Student): Since arriving in July 2020, I have placed my focus on establishing the new fish room, starting experiments, and practicing molecular work in the lab. After collecting from the ARF in the fall, our Trinidadian guppy lab population has grown exponentially. This has provided me with enough fish to begin two concurrent experiments examining how cues received in the parental generation influence offspring behavior. In addition, I have been working on molecular techniques in the lab, such as using the cryostat and resulting brain slices to perform IHC. My hope for the remainder of the year is to build on this foundation by conducting more experiments and establishing additional molecular protocols in the lab! Jordon Henderson (Undergraduate Researcher): My name is Jordon, and I am a senior undergraduate majoring in biology. For the past year I have been exploring research fields that include behavioral/phenotypic plasticity, conservation, and animal communication. I am currently volunteering as a tech in the Stein lab doing husbandry tasks for Latrodectus (Black Widows) and will soon be starting my own projects. I also work part-time for the Sam Noble Museum collecting specimens as an Infectious Disease Field Assistant. Anika Jallipalli (Undergraduate Researcher): Hi! I am an undergraduate freshman biology major interested in entering the field of family medicine. I am originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma and have been loving my time here at the University of Oklahoma. I will be working in fish husbandry in the lab and am super excited to be a part of it. I look forward to running my own behavioral studies!
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