Gerardo Arceo-Gomez
Principal Investigator
Associate Professor
East Tennessee State University
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PhD University of Pittsburgh
MSc. at the Institute of Ecology, Mexico
B.S. in Biology at the University of Yucatan
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Research interests: Ecology and evolution of plant-animal interactions, floral and mating system evolution, pollination biology, community ecology, functional diversity.
Liedson Carneiro
Postdoctoral researcher
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Research interests: Plant-Pollinator Interactions, Flowering Phenology, Pollinator-Mediated Floral Trait Evolution, Crop Pollination, Ecosystem Services and Data Science.
website: https://liedsoncarneiro.weebly.com/
Daniel Barker
Graduate Student
PhD. Student
East Tennessee State University
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Research interests: Pollination, Ecology, Nectar microbiome, Conservation, Pollination Networks.
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My research focuses on understanding the structure of plant-pollinator
and plant-yeast/bacteria interactions networks.
Cody Wright
Graduate Student
MSc. Student
East Tennessee State University
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Research interests: Plant-pollinator interactions
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Marjori Thays da silva
Graduate Student
MSc. Student
East Tennessee State University
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Research interests: ​Plant reproductive ecology, Flowering phenology, Floral biology and Pollination ecology.
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My research focuses understanding the effect of heterospecific pollen among co-flowering plants communities.
Undergraduates in the lab ​​​​​
Elana Gooding
Hannah Parry
Lochana Velu
Former Lab Members
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Jessica Williams (Graduate student), now at Florida Atlantic University
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Jody Horton (Graduate student)
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David Rockow (Graduate student), now at the US Forest Service
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Emma Moore (Graduate Student)
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Jesse Daniels (Graduate student), now at the USDA
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Cristopher Albor (Graduate student), now at University of Calgary
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Amber Stanley (Graduate student), now at University of Pittsburgh
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Travis Watson (Graduate student), now at ETSU
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Carlos Martel (Postdoc), now at Kew Gardens
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Katherine Riddle (Undergraduate), now at Clemson University
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Cheril Patel (Undergraduate)
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Allie Drinnon (Undergraduate)
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Amelia Schroeder (Undergraduate)
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Ayesha Khan (Undergraduate)
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Noah Bowen (Undergraduate), now a Masters student at ETSU
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Mase Merkel (Undergraduate)
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Joshua Bailey (Undergraduate)
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Joseph Anderson (Undergraduate), now a Masters student at ETSU
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Rylie Davis (Undergraduate)