Thesis/Dissertation Defenses

Joe Gunn
Ecological genomics of divergence, admixture, and fitness in the smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)

Joe C. Gunn
Ph.D. Candidate - Eggert Lab
Division of Biological Sciences
University of Missouri

July 06, 2021
Katie Guthrie
Understanding the role of Suppressor of sessile spikelets2 (Sos2) in meristem maintenance networks required for maize growth and development

Katy Guthrie
Ph.D. Candidate
Division of Biological Sciences
University of Missouri

June 18, 2021
Patricka Williams Simon
An Integrative Approach to Dissecting the Genetic Basis of Learning, Memory, and Thermal Tolerance in a Fruit Fly Model

Patricka Williams-Simon
Ph.D. Candidate - King Lab
Division of Biological Sciences
University of Missouri

May 11, 2021
R. Shawn Abrahams
The Power of Synteny: Deep Evolutionary insights from Comparative Genomics

R. Shawn Abrahams
Ph.D. Candidate - Pires Lab
Division of Biological Sciences
University of Missouri

May 06, 2021
Kris Budd feeding an elephant
Conservation genetics of human conflict in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

Kris Budd
Ph.D. Candidate - Eggert Lab
Division of Biological Sciences
University of Missouri

May 05, 2021
Daniel Kick
Coupling, membrane conductance, and ion channel mRNA profiles in the establishment and maintenance of network activity in the crustacean cardiac ganglion

Daniel Kick 
Ph.D. Candidate - Schulz lab
Division of Biological Sciences
University of Missouri

April 22, 2021
Levi Storks
An Exploration of the Interactions between Ecology, Behavior, and Neuroanatomy in Anolis Lizards

Levi Storks
Ph.D. Candidate - Leal lab
Division of Biological Sciences
University of Missouri

April 22, 2021
Marianne Slaten
Uncovering the genetic basis of seed amino acid composition in Arabidopsis using a multi-omics integration approach

Marianne Slaten
Ph.D. Candidate - Angelovici Lab
Division of Biological Sciences
University of Missouri

April 21, 2021
E. Asante
Defective Neural Circuits & Abnormal Behavioral Outputs in a Neuronal Migration Zebrafish Mutant

Emilia Boakyewaa Asante
Ph.D. Candidate - Chandrasekhar Lab
Division of Biological Sciences
University of Missouri

April 21, 2021
Vivek Shrestha
Uncovering the Genetic Architecture and Metabolic Basis of Amino Acid Composition in Maize Kernels Using Multi-Omics Integration

Vivek Shrestha
Ph.D. Candidate
Angelovici Lab

December 01, 2020