Nancy A. Moran
Former Lab Members
Former Postdoctoral Fellows/Associates
last known position
| Name | Position | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| ZHENG LI, link | Assistant Professor. Department of Biology | Miami University of Ohio |
| QIANG HUANG, link | Associate Professor, Honey Bee Research Institute | Jiangxi Agricultural University, China |
| ALAN E. SILVA CERQUEIRA, link | Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Microbiology | Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil |
| TOBY HAMMER, link | Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | University of California, Irvine |
| THOMAS (TOM) SMITH, link | Scientist | Berkeley Yeast, Oakland, CA |
| YIYUAN (YY) LI, link | Assistant Professor, Institute of Plant Virology | Ningbo University, Zhejiang, China |
| BO ZHANG, link | Associate Professor, Institute of Plant Protection | Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences |
| KERRI COON, link | Assistant Professor, Department of Bacteriology | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| HAO ZHENG, link | Professor, College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering | China Agricultural University, Beijing |
| KASIE RAYMANN, link | Assistant Professor, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology | North Carolina State University |
| BECKY CHONG, link | Associate Professor, Department of Biology | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
| HAUKE KOCH, link | Research Scientist, Environment | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia |
| GORDON BENNETT, link | Associate Professor, Department of Life and Environmental Sciences | University of California, Merced |
| YUELI YUN, link | Associate Professor, College of Life Sciences | Hubei University, Wuhan, China |
| PHILIPP ENGEL, link | Group leader, Associate Professor, Department of Fundamental Microbiology | University of Lausanne, Switzerland |
| DAN SLOAN, link | Associate Professor, Department of Biology | Colorado State University |
| ALLISON HANSEN, link | Associate Professor, Department of Entomology | University of California, Riverside |
| RYUICHI KOGA, link | Group Leader, Bioproduction Research Institute Symbiotic Evolution and Biological Functions Research Group |
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan |
| ZAKEE SABREE, link | Associate Professor, Dept. of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology | The Ohio State University |
| BAOYU TIAN, link | Professor, College of Life Science | Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China |
| JOHN McCUTCHEON, link | Professor, School of Life Sciences Associate Center Director, Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution |
Arizona State University |
| KERRY OLIVER, link | Professor, Department of Entomology | University of Georgia, Athens |
| NICOLE GERARDO, link | Professor, Department of Biology | Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia |
| ATSUSHI NAKABACHI, link | Associate Professor, Research Center for Agrotechnology and Biotechnology | Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan |
| ALEX C. C. WILSON, link | Professor, Department of Biology | University of Miami, Florida |
| MARIANA MATEOS, link | Associate Professor, Department of Ecology & Conservation Biology | Texas A&M University, College Station |
| EMMANUELLE LERAT, link | Researcher, Laboratoire Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive | Université Claude Bernard - Lyon I, France |
| GORDON PLAGUE, link | Professor and Assistant Provost and Accreditation Liaison Officer, Department of Biology | The State University of New York at Potsdam |
| JENNIFER WILCOX, link | Director of Veterinary Services, County Veterinarian | Pima Animal Care Center, Tucson, Arizona |
| COLIN DALE, link | Professor, Department of Biology | University of Utah |
| ALEJANDRO (ALEX) MIRA, link | Senior Scientist, Center for Advanced Research in Public Health | Centro Superior de Investigacón en Salud Pública (CSISP), Valencia, Spain |
| JENNIFER WERNEGREEN, link | Associate Professor, Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy (IGSP) & Nicholas School of the Environment | Duke University |
| CLAUDE RISPE, link | Research Scientist, Team TiBoDi Team Leader | INRA (National Institute for Agricultural Research), Le Rheu, France |
| JONAS SANDSTRÖM, link | Entomologist, The Swedish Species Information Centre | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden |
| DANIEL FUNK, link | Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences | Vanderbilt University |
| BEN NORMARK, link | Professor, Department of Biological Sciences | University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| CAROL VON DOHLEN, link | Professor, Biology Department | Utah State University |
| DANIEL PAPAJ, link | Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | University of Arizona |
Former Graduate Students
last known position
| Name | Position | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| JULIE PERREAU, link (Ph.D. 2021) |
Scientist, NGS | Bruker Cellular Analysis., Emeryville CA |
| MATTHEW SCHEPERS, link (M.A. 2020) |
Marketing Communications Manager | Danaher Life Sciences |
| SEAN LEONARD, link (Ph.D. 2020) |
Research Scientist, Synthetic Biology Group | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| MARGARET STEELE, link (Ph.D. 2020) |
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Biology | Washington University in St. Louis |
| ERICK V. DA SILVA MOTTA, link (Ph.D. 2019) |
Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology | Texas A&M University, College Station |
| SERENA ZHAO, link (M.S. 2018) |
Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS), Class of 2024, Global Health Center, Division of Global HIV/TB |
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) |
| WALDAN KWONG, link (Ph.D. 2015) |
Group Leader, Microbial Genomics and Symbiosis Lab | The Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal |
| VINCE MARTINSON, link (Ph.D. 2012) |
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology | University of New Mexico |
| KEVIN VOGEL, link (Ph.D. 2012) |
Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology | University of Georgia, Athens |
| GAELEN BURKE, link (Ph.D. 2010) |
Associate Professor, Department of Entomology | University of Georgia, Athens |
| PATRICK DEGNAN, link (Ph.D. 2010) |
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology | University of California, Riverside |
| JACOB RUSSELL, link (Ph.D. 2004) |
Professor, Department of Biology | Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| PATRICK ABBOT, Vanderbilt, NSF (Ph.D. 2001) |
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Program Director, Integrative Ecological Physiology (IEP) and Symbiosis, Infection and Immunity (SII) Programs |
Vanderbilt University NSF |
| JOHN STIREMAN, link (Ph.D. 2001) |
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences | Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio |
| MARGARET WILCH, link (M.S., Biology 1999) |
Director of Research, Retired |
SARSEF (Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Foundation) |
| JAY WITHGOTT, link (M.S., Entomology 1999) |
Textbook author Secretary, link |
SAVVAS Learning Company Xerces Society |
| GOGGY DAVIDOWITZ, link (Ph.D. 1998) |
Professor, Department of Entomology | University of Arizona |
| JUDE GLASS, link (M.S., Entomology 1992) |
Biology Teacher, Retired | Vail Middle School, Tucson Unified School District |
| GREGORY SIMMONS, link (M.S., Entomology 1992) |
Station Leader, Salinas Station
|
USDA-APHIS, Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (CPHST) |
Former SCHOLARSHIP, TECHNICIAN & UnDERGRAD researchers
last known position
| Name | Position | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| AMANDA TRISTÃO SANTINI, link (2023-2024) |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Microbiology | Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil |
| CATHERINE GIRARD, link (Fulbright Canada 2015-2016) |
Assistant Professor, Department of Fundamental Sciences | Université du Québec à Chicoutimil, Quebec, Canada |
| EVA NOVÁKOVÁ, link (Fulbright Fellow 2010-2011) |
Associate Professor, Department of Parasitology | University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Czech Republic |
| ARACELI LAMELAS, link (Spanish fellowship student 2008) |
Principal Investigator, Red de Estudios Moleculares Avanzados [Ph.D. 2010, Universitat de València, Spain] |
INECOL - Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Veracruz, Mexico |
| TANIA ROSAS-PÉREZ, link (Mexican scholarship student 2008) |
Postdoctoral Associate, Max Planck Research Unit for Neurogenetics [Ph.D. 2014, Genomic Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico] |
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany |
| VÁCLAV HYPŠA, link (Czech Republic BRAVO scholar, 1999) |
Research Scientist, Laboratory of Molecular Ecology and Evolution | University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Czech Republic |
| NICKOLE VILANOBA, link (UT's S.U.P.E.R program) |
Graduate Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Toby Hammer's lab) | University of California at Irvine |
| JERRY MAEDA, link (UT Austin technician) |
Graduate Student, Cell and Molecular Biology (Nancy Moran's lab) | University of Texas at Austin |
| HYUNJIN PARK, link (UT Austin undergrad) |
Graduate Student, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (David Gifford's lab) |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| ANDREW LY, link (UT Austin undergrad) |
Graduate Student, Plant and Microbial Biology (Greg Barton's lab) | University of California, Berkeley |
| LUKE HECKMANN, link (UT Austin undergrad) |
Clinical Research Coordinator | Austin Clinical Research |
| RICHARD HORAK, link (UT Austin undergrad & technician) |
Graduate Student, Biology (Dianne Newman's lab) | California Institute of Technology |
| MEGAN DAMICO, link (UT's S.U.P.E.R program) |
Associate Director, Dept. of Focused Initiatives (FIT) [Phd 2023, Environmental Health Sciences, Univ. of North Carolina, Greensboro] |
North Carolina Biotechnology Center |
| EDWIN UMANZOR, link (UT Austin undergrad) |
Graduate Student, Entomology (Molly Hunter's lab) | University of Arizona |
| STEPHEN SALISBURY, link (UT Austin undergrad) |
Graduate Student, Microbiology and Immunology (Virginia Miller and Kimberly Walker labs) |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| BRIANNA FLYNN, link (UT Austin undergrad) |
Graduate Student, Cell and Molecular Biology (Lauren Ancel Meyers' lab) |
University of Texas at Austin |
| ALEX LUKASIEWICZ, link (UT Austin technician) |
Graduate Student, Cell and Molecular Biology (Lydia Contreras' lab) | University of Texas at Austin |
| CODY COLE, link (UT Austin undergrad) |
Graduate Student, Microbiology (Eric Pamer's lab) | University of Chicago |
| ZACH SHAFFER, link (UT Austin undergrad & technician) |
M.D. / Ph.D. Student, Biomedical Graduate Program | Wayne State University, School of Medicine (Michigan) |
| LUKE HOLLIFIELD, link (UT Austin undergrad & technician) |
Genetic Counselor [M.S., Human Genetics, Sarah Lawrence College] |
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
| BLAIR MOCKLER, link (UT Austin undergrad) |
Resident, Pulmonary Fellow [M.D. 2023, Baylor College of Medicine] |
University of Washington, Seattle Children's Hospital |
| EVA FREDERICK, link (UT Austin undergrad) |
Managing Editor of Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine [M.S., 2019, Science Writing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology] |
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
| ANNE COOLEY, link (UT Austin undergrad) |
Bioinformatics Scientist [Ph.D. 2022, Genetics, Development, Disease, UT Southwestern] |
Rancho Biosciences |
| NALIN RATNAYEKE, link (UT Austin undergrad) |
Postdoctoral Associate, Cancer Biology and Genetics [Ph.D. 2023, Chemical and Sysyems Biology, Stanford University] |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York) |
| EDWIN ESCOBAR, link (UT Austin undergrad) |
Research Scientist [Ph.D. 2023, Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin] |
New England Biolabs |
| ALLISON JOYCE, link (UT Austin undergrad) |
Epidemiology Analyst, Health Veterinary Public Health Program [MSc, Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine] |
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health |
| AMANDA MANCINEDO , link (UT Austin undergrad & technician) |
Learning & Evaluation Manager [M.S., Public Health, University of Washington] |
RVC (Rainier Valley Corps), Seattle |
| CHARLIE HUANG, link (Yale University undergrad) |
Chief Scientific Officer [Ph.D. 2018, Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley] |
Synvivia, Inc. |
| KATHERINE URBAN-MEAD, link (Yale University undergrad) |
Pollinator Conservation Specialist, NRCS Partner Biologist [Ph.D. 2021, Entomology, Cornell University] |
Xerces Society |
| BRADON MACDONALD, link (U. Arizona undergrad) |
Scientist II, Department of Surgery (Muhammed Murtaza's lab) [Ph.D. 2016, Microbiology, University of Wisconsin Madison] |
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| PHAT TRAN, link (U. Arizona undergrad) |
Perfusionist [Ph.D. 2011, Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona] |
SpecialtyCare |
| JAKE WINTERMUTE, link (U. Arizona high school researcher) |
Developer Evangelist [Ph.D. 2011, Systems Biology, Harvard University] |
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. |