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Charissa de Bekker, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charissa is an assistant professor in the Biology Department and a member of the Genomics and Bioinformatics Cluster at UCF.<\/p>\n

For more information about Charissa click here<\/a>. Or follow her on Twitter @CharissaB<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Postdoctoral Researchers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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William Beckerson, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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William is working on the functional characterization of candidates manipulator compounds produced by Ophiocordyceps. <\/em>For more info, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Graduate Researchers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Biplabendu Das, Msc<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Candidate<\/strong><\/p>\n

Biplabendu aims to understand the role of circadian clocks in ant life-history traits, ant behavior, and parasitic manipulation of those behaviors. He is using both field and lab studies, combining behavioral ecology, circadian biology, and genomics.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Ian Will, MSc<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Candidate, ORC Doctoral Fellow<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ian is seeks to understand the tools that behavior manipulating parasites use to modify their hosts. His research strives to link genes, mechanisms, and behavioral outputs. Ian’s research combines genomics, metabolomics and gene editing tools.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Sophia Vermeulen, BSc<\/strong><\/p>\n

MSc Student<\/strong><\/p>\n

More info coming soon.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Roos Brouns, BSc<\/strong><\/p>\n

MSc Student<\/strong><\/p>\n

More info coming soon.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Lab Manager<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nErandeni Ponce de Leon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lab Manager<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Undergraduate Researchers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n
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Devin Burris
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Rowan Hassan
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Kamryn Jonathan<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Courtney Krider
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Umar Mohammad
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Alexander Wise<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Lab Cheerleader<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nKetjap, PhD(og)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lab Cheerleader<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Graduate Alumni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Thienthanh Trinh, MSc<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Brittany Lebert, MSc<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Undergraduate Alumni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"Ranya Awad<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"Sara Linehan<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"Zaynah Shahab<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Andrea Bender<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Simon Barnett<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Eric Chiriboga<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Hannah Christensen<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Andre Fidel<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Meghan Flynn<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Hanniah Myers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Renee Ouellette<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Christian Polania<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Brianna Santamaria<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Alec Santiago<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Anna White<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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