Degree(s): BS in Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut (2025)
Research Interests: Conservation genomics
Fun Fact: My favorite TV show is Psych
Contact: samira.obbu@uconn.edu

Degree(s): BS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut (expected 2027)
Research Interests: Conservation biology and ecology
Fun Fact: I can play the guitar!
Contact: tyler.cocchiola@uconn.edu

Degree(s): BS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut (expected 2027)
Research Interests: Plant ecology and breeding and developmental biology
Fun Fact: I collect playing cards from everywhere I visit.
Contact: avery.desilva@uconn.edu

Degree(s): BS in Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut (2020)
Research Interests: Conservation genomics, bioinformatics, genome annotation
Fun Fact: I'm the lead singer in a band, I love rock scrambling on a hike, and I have a bearded dragon named Xanadu
Contact: cynthia.webster@uconn.edu

Degree(s): BS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology & BA in Applied Mathematics from University of Connecticut (2023), MS in Data Science (2024) from University of Connecticut (2024)
Research Interests: Plant developmental reproductive morphology, evolutionary relationships of plants, and plant ecology
Fun Fact: I like hiking, gardening, and cooking with friends!
Contact: meghan.myles@uconn.edu

Degree(s): BS in Environment and Natural Resources (2023), The Ohio State University
Research Interests: Computational method development, conservation genomics, climate change adaptation
Fun Fact: I have one axolotl, a tarantula, a whites tree frog, a green tree, an african clawed frog, 3 cats and a dachshund
Contact: airianna.mcguire@uconn.edu

Degree(s): BS in Animal Science (2024), University of Massachusetts Amherst
Research Interests: Climate change adaptation, conservation genomics, genome evolution
Fun Fact: After a long day of field work in a North Carolina estuary, I found a fiddler crab had hitchhiked over a mile in my pocket
Contact: mary.rutter@uconn.edu

Degree(s): AS in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2021), Middlesex Community College, BS in Molecular & Cell Bio (2024), Uuniversity of Connecticut
Research Interests: -
Fun Fact: -
Contact: cristopher.guzman@uconn.edu

Degree(s): BS in Animal Science (2023), University of Vermonty
Research Interests: Conservation genomics and karyotype evolution
Fun Fact: I love to travel, read, and try new foods!
Contact: magda.kmiecik@uconn.edu

Degree(s): BS Chemistry (University of Northern Iowa, 2010), BS Biology (University of Northern Iowa, 2010), PhD Integrative Life Sciences (Virginia Commonwealth University, 2018)
Research Interests: Genomics of local adaptation, predictive modeling
Fun Fact: I have three ball pythons in a bioactive enclosure with a live bromeliads
Contact: lind.brandon.m@gmail.com

Degree(s): PhD in Genetics and Human Variation from La Trobe University (1997), BA with Highest Honors in Zoology from the University of Texas at Austin (1992)
Contact: Rachel.ONeill@uconn.edu

Degree(s): PhD in Information Systems and Technology from CGU/UC San Diego, MS in Computational Science from SDSU San Diego, BS in Animal Science/Computer Science from UC Davis
Contact: jill.wegrzyn@uconn.edu

Degree(s): B.A. Boston University 2003. M.S.University of Idaho 2008. Ph.D. Louisiana State University 2013. Postdoctoral Study: University of California, Davis.
Research Interests: Evolutionary genomics; genetics of adaptation; speciation; systematics and phylogeography
Contact: noah.reid@uconn.edu

Degree(s): B.S. in Biotechnology from Rutgers University, M.S. in Cellular and Molecular Biology from UNH
Research Interests: Method development, Long Read Sequencing, Unique and Difficult samples
Fun Fact: I love to travel and explore new places. I love to cook for family and friends, especially trying out new cuisines and recipes. Resident lab Broadway fan
Contact: Nicole.Pauloski@uconn.edu