Lab members
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Julia Ganz Assistant Professor Department of Integrative Biology Michigan State University Giltner Hall 39 (office) Giltner Hall 40 (lab) Phone: (517) 432 0733 Email: ganz (at) msu.edu PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) in Biology, Dresden University of Technology (2009) Diplom in Biology, University of Freiburg (2004) Pubmed search |
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Ann E. Davidson - Research associate
Annie joined the lab in 2017 and is working on the genetic control of neurogenesis in the enteric nervous system. Giovanna Haddock - fish room manager
After graduating in December 2021 from MSU Fisheries and Wildlife, Gia started working in our fish room in January. |
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Ashoka Bandla - PhD student
Ashoka is a PhD student in the Integrative Biology graduate program at MSU. He joined the lab in 2019 after completing his M.Sc. at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Brooke E. Jeffery - PhD student
Brooke is a PhD student in the IBIO graduate program and Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Program. She joined the lab in 2021 from the Medical College of Wisconsin. She is co-advised with Ingo Braasch. Keyana Blake - undergraduate researcher (co-advised with the Braasch Lab)
Keyana is an undergraduate researcher in the MSU Neuroscience program interested the development and evolution of the fish brain. She is co-advised with Ingo Braasch. Cade Oberlin - undergraduate researcher
Cade is an undergraduate researcher in the MSU Human Biology program studying neural circuit formation in the enteric nervous system. Chloe Ponka - undergraduate researcher Chloe is an undergraduate researcher in the MSU Human Biology program studying gene regulation of the neural crest cell population. |
Alumni
2019-2022 Christina Liu (2018 Emerging Scholar Program, Integrative Biology, MSU, now research tech @ Harvard University)
2018-2022 Sara Cook (2018 Emerging Scholar Program, MSU, now DVM/PhD at Colorado State University)
2020-2022 Taylor Lawrence, Fish Facility Manager (now sea turtle technician, Edisto Island)
2018-2021 Olivia Duru (Undergraduate Researcher, Neuroscience Program, MSU, now medical school at Ohio State University)
2018-2021 Cameron Bennett (Undergraduate Researcher, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, MSU, now Molecular Biology Ph.D.
Program, CU Anschutz)
2020 High school Interns: Caitlyn Byrne, Rachel Callaghan, Elena Delacruz (DeWitt Highschool)
2018-2020 Jon Schafer (Undergraduate Researcher, Integrative Biology, MSU, now Conservation Technician, Phoenix Zoo)
2018-2020 Fiona Brewer (Undergraduate Researcher, Neuroscience Program, MSU, now M.S. student at Wayne State)
2018-2019 Taylor Lawrence (Undergraduate Researcher, Integrative Biology, MSU, (now sea turtle technician, Edisto Island)
2019 David Wojciechowski (Undergraduate Researcher, Human Biology, MSU)
2019 Irene Hopping (Undergraduate Researcher, Integrative Biology, MSU, now Children's Animal Center Intern)
2019 High school Intern: Nick Wiesner (East Lansing Highschool, now: University of Michigan)
2018-2020 Helen Rueckert, Research Technician (now: Ph.D. student, Duke University)
2018-2020 Theresa Gunn, Fish Facility Manager (now: Fish Facility Manager, Stanford University)
2018 Rachael Teodorescu (Undergraduate Researcher, Genomics and Molecular Genetics, MSU, now research technician,
Byersdorfer lab, U of Pittsburgh)
2018 Halley Taddonio (Undergraduate Researcher, Michigan State University)
2018 Sarah Minamyer (Undergraduate Researcher, Integrative Biology, MSU)
2018 Josue Franco (SROP summer student, Northeastern Illinois University, now Ph.D. student at Michigan State University)
2018-2019 High school Intern: Giovanna Ladislau (DeWitt Highschool, now: Central Michigan University)
2017-2019 Nora Straquadine (Undergraduate Researcher, Integrative Biology, MSU, now M.S. student at Stony Brook)
2017-2019 Shravani Vatti (Undergraduate Researcher, Michigan State University, now Post-Bac student at the NIH)
2017-2018 Carrie Kozel, Fish Facility Manager (now: Sea Lamprey Research Program Associate, Great Lake Fishery Commission
2017-2018 Kennedy Cogswell (Undergraduate Researcher, Integrative Biology, MSU)
2017-2018 Madison Kraus (Undergraduate Researcher, Neuroscience Program, MSU, now M.S. at CU Boulder)
2017-2018 Grant Kunzelman, Technical Aid (now: Ph.D. at University of Chicago)
2016-2018 Chuhao Nie (Undergraduate Researcher, Biomedical Laboratory Science and Psychology, MSU, now medical school at the
University of New England)
2016-2017 Gabriela Saldana, Fish Facility Manager (now: Research Technician, MSU IQ)
2016-2017 High school Intern: Isabel Varghese (Forest Hill Central High School, Grand Rapids, now: Colby College, Maine)
2014-2016 Parham Diba (Undergraduate Researcher, Biology, University of Oregon, now M.D./Ph.D. student at OHSU)
2012-2016 Charlotte Taylor (Undergraduate Researcher, Biology, University of Oregon, now Ph.D. student at UCSF)
2018-2022 Sara Cook (2018 Emerging Scholar Program, MSU, now DVM/PhD at Colorado State University)
2020-2022 Taylor Lawrence, Fish Facility Manager (now sea turtle technician, Edisto Island)
2018-2021 Olivia Duru (Undergraduate Researcher, Neuroscience Program, MSU, now medical school at Ohio State University)
2018-2021 Cameron Bennett (Undergraduate Researcher, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, MSU, now Molecular Biology Ph.D.
Program, CU Anschutz)
2020 High school Interns: Caitlyn Byrne, Rachel Callaghan, Elena Delacruz (DeWitt Highschool)
2018-2020 Jon Schafer (Undergraduate Researcher, Integrative Biology, MSU, now Conservation Technician, Phoenix Zoo)
2018-2020 Fiona Brewer (Undergraduate Researcher, Neuroscience Program, MSU, now M.S. student at Wayne State)
2018-2019 Taylor Lawrence (Undergraduate Researcher, Integrative Biology, MSU, (now sea turtle technician, Edisto Island)
2019 David Wojciechowski (Undergraduate Researcher, Human Biology, MSU)
2019 Irene Hopping (Undergraduate Researcher, Integrative Biology, MSU, now Children's Animal Center Intern)
2019 High school Intern: Nick Wiesner (East Lansing Highschool, now: University of Michigan)
2018-2020 Helen Rueckert, Research Technician (now: Ph.D. student, Duke University)
2018-2020 Theresa Gunn, Fish Facility Manager (now: Fish Facility Manager, Stanford University)
2018 Rachael Teodorescu (Undergraduate Researcher, Genomics and Molecular Genetics, MSU, now research technician,
Byersdorfer lab, U of Pittsburgh)
2018 Halley Taddonio (Undergraduate Researcher, Michigan State University)
2018 Sarah Minamyer (Undergraduate Researcher, Integrative Biology, MSU)
2018 Josue Franco (SROP summer student, Northeastern Illinois University, now Ph.D. student at Michigan State University)
2018-2019 High school Intern: Giovanna Ladislau (DeWitt Highschool, now: Central Michigan University)
2017-2019 Nora Straquadine (Undergraduate Researcher, Integrative Biology, MSU, now M.S. student at Stony Brook)
2017-2019 Shravani Vatti (Undergraduate Researcher, Michigan State University, now Post-Bac student at the NIH)
2017-2018 Carrie Kozel, Fish Facility Manager (now: Sea Lamprey Research Program Associate, Great Lake Fishery Commission
2017-2018 Kennedy Cogswell (Undergraduate Researcher, Integrative Biology, MSU)
2017-2018 Madison Kraus (Undergraduate Researcher, Neuroscience Program, MSU, now M.S. at CU Boulder)
2017-2018 Grant Kunzelman, Technical Aid (now: Ph.D. at University of Chicago)
2016-2018 Chuhao Nie (Undergraduate Researcher, Biomedical Laboratory Science and Psychology, MSU, now medical school at the
University of New England)
2016-2017 Gabriela Saldana, Fish Facility Manager (now: Research Technician, MSU IQ)
2016-2017 High school Intern: Isabel Varghese (Forest Hill Central High School, Grand Rapids, now: Colby College, Maine)
2014-2016 Parham Diba (Undergraduate Researcher, Biology, University of Oregon, now M.D./Ph.D. student at OHSU)
2012-2016 Charlotte Taylor (Undergraduate Researcher, Biology, University of Oregon, now Ph.D. student at UCSF)