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Pelumi M Adetuberu

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

adetubpm@mail.uc.edu

Vertebrate morphology and behavior
Advisor: Dr. Jayne

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Milad Ahmed

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

ahmed2ml@mail.uc.edu

Advisor: Noelia Lander
Lander Lab

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Oluwaseun Matthew Ajayi

Ph.D. Student 711 Rieveschl Hall, Biological Sciences

Rieveschl Hall

ajayiom@ucmail.uc.edu

Insect Physiology, Vector Biology, Transcriptomics
Advisor: Dr. Benoit

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Olivia Faith Anderson

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

andersof@mail.uc.edu

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Brandon D Anson

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

ansonbd@mail.uc.edu

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Abdullah Mohammad Asif

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

asifad@mail.uc.edu

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Mercedes Elena Bacelo Fioressi

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

bacelome@mail.uc.edu

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Dhanushka Supun Baddevithana

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

baddevdn@mail.uc.edu

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Jenna R Breiner

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

breinejr@mail.uc.edu

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Ryan J Brooks

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

brookrj@mail.uc.edu

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Jacob Mark Bryant

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

bryan2jo@mail.uc.edu

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Seth Campbell

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

campb3s6@mail.uc.edu

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Mindy Chen

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

chen3s6@mail.uc.edu

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Bruna Ciuffa Maria

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

ciuffaba@mail.uc.edu

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Jasper A Damewood

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

damewoja@mail.uc.edu

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Asima Das

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

das2am@mail.uc.edu

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Nimesha Edirisinghe Arachchige

Biological Sciences

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Madi Sara Evans

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

evans5ms@mail.uc.edu

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Nicholas Gabbard

Biological Sciences

gabbarns@mail.uc.edu

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Aaron Angelo Hamrick

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

hamricaa@mail.uc.edu

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Lauren Elizabeth Heininger

Clinical Lab Scientist 1, Biological Sciences

Hoxworth Center (4-5)

heininle@ucmail.uc.edu

I am a Clinical Laboratory Scientist specializing in transplantation immunology, with professional experience supporting histocompatibility testing and immune compatibility assessment for transplant patients. My clinical work focuses on producing accurate, high-quality laboratory data to inform critical medical decisions and improve patient outcomes.

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Omeshi Chamiska Uluwaduge Uluwaduge Hewa Uluwaduge

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

uluwadca@mail.uc.edu

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Syeda Farjana Hoque

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

hoquesa@mail.uc.edu

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Emma Katherine James

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

jamese7@mail.uc.edu

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Dilini Randima Rasanjali K Herath Mudiyanselage

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

karunadi@mail.uc.edu

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Murukkuwadurage Ama Upeksha Upeksha Karunarathne

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

karunamu@mail.uc.edu

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Will Thomas Keenan

M.S. Student Rieveschl 711, Biological Sciences

keenanwt@mail.uc.edu

Advisor: Dr. Joshua Gross

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Kitt Kroeger

Ph.D. Student Rieveschl Hall 851R, Biological Sciences

kroegekr@mail.uc.edu

Behavioral Ecology, Social Learning and Cognition, Animal Behavior
Advisor: Dr. Hobson

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Olivia Renee Leek

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

Rieveschl Hall

leekoa@mail.uc.edu

Olivia is a Master's student in the Tepe lab studying herbarium collecting biases in the Northen Appalachian region. She is also the Collection's Manager at the Margaret H. Fulford Herbarium (CINC) since 2021.

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Mattea A Lewis

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

lewis4ms@mail.uc.edu

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Abhinav Madabhushi

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

madabhan@mail.uc.edu

Visual ecology, animal communication, evolution and function of complex signals

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Zoe M Marczak

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

marczazm@mail.uc.edu

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Amartya Tashi Mitra

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

mitraat@mail.uc.edu

Vision, Evolution, Development
Advisor: Dr Buschbeck

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Darby Darby Moore

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

moore2vd@mail.uc.edu

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Kehinde Adewole Oniyide

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

oniyidka@mail.uc.edu

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Kosisochukwu Dematus Onyeagba

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

onyeagkd@mail.uc.edu

Kosisochukwu is a Ph.D. student in Benoit’s lab, where he studies the physiology and sensory biology of ticks, focusing on how the Haller’s organ detects humidity. His research examines how disrupting this hygrosensory ability affects tick survival, oviposition, and reproduction, with the goal of developing novel and ecologically sustainable strategies for tick control.

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Slesha Panthee

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

panthesa@mail.uc.edu

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Janette Perez-Jimenez

PhD Student , Biological Sciences

perezjje@mail.uc.edu

Research Interests: Bats, Landscape Ecology, Hibernation, Subterranean Ecology, GIS

Pronouns: she/her
Advisor: Dr. Joseph Johnson

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Hailey Marie Reifel

Biological Sciences

reifelhm@mail.uc.edu

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Narges Salimimoghadam

PhD student, Biological Sciences

salimins@mail.uc.edu

Plant invasion biology, population genetics, phylogeny and evolution, plant ecology and conservation
Advisor: Dr. Tepe

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Payton A Schaefer

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

schaefpa@mail.uc.edu

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Justin M Schmidt

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

schmi2ji@mail.uc.edu

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Samuel Andrew Shively-Moore

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

moore5s2@mail.uc.edu

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Maryia Sikirzhytskaya

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

sikirzma@mail.uc.edu

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Jayamini Nadeeshani Subhasinghe

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

subhasjn@mail.uc.edu

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Joshua Edward Tompkin

Graduate Assistant, Biological Sciences

tompkije@mail.uc.edu

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