Graduate Student
Emory University, Georgia, United States
I am an incoming fourth year PhD student in the Population Biology, Ecology, and Evolution Program at Emory. I obtained my Bachelors of Science from Duke University in Evolutionary Anthropology and Biology studying patterns of cross-sex hormones in wild baboon populations. My Honors Thesis assessed the ecological impact that free-roaming dogs and their pathogen loads have on the forests and wildlife of Madagascar. Prior to coming to Emory, I accepted to join the University of Michigan as a Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) trainee where I expanded my microbiological experience measuring mutation rates of Influenza B viruses. My research interests are interdisciplinary and center around understanding the biological and ecological factors that go on to dictate evolutionary arms races observed between vectors, hosts, and parasites. My dissertation delves deep into characterizing the physiological and genetic basis behind mosquito resting behavior, how such basis may be mediated by insecticide resistance mechanisms, and how current control measures can benefit from understanding such behavior.
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025
4:10 PM – 4:20 PM AST