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LAB NEWS 2019

Alexandria Maddox

Alex was selected as a CAES Undergraduate Researcher for her proposal "Elucidating Bacteriophage Roles in Insect Host Protection."

Christopher Akin

Chris successfully completed his CURO assistanship this year but continues work as a researcher in the oliver lab.

Publication Announcement!

Oliver, K. M., & Higashi, C. H. (2019). Variations on a protective theme: Hamiltonella defensa infections in aphids variably impact parasitoid success. Current opinion in insect science, 32, 1-7.

Collin Pannell

2019 Young Scholar, Collin Pannell, confidently presented his ground-breaking research this summer. He completed the YSP program with high regards and a new sparked interest in molecular ecology!

Publication Announcement!

Lynn-Bell, N. L., Strand, M. R., & Oliver, K. M. (2019). Bacteriophage acquisition restores protective mutualism. Microbiology, 165(9), 985-989.

LAB NEWS 2017

Catrina Chamberlain

UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences \'Young Scholars Program\' 2018 Poster Session. Catrina successfully completed her YSP research contributing to the development of a tool to examine a defensive symbionts' strain diversity. Her work was greatly appreciated and will be invaluable to future projects.

Publication Announcement!

Kraft LJ, Kopco J, Harmon JP, Oliver KM (2018) Correction: Aphid symbionts and endogenous resistance traits mediate competition between rival parasitoids. PLOS ONE 13(1)

Publication Announcement!

Matthew R. Doremus, Kerry M. Oliver (2017) Aphid Heritable Symbiont Exploits Defensive Mutualism. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 83(8)

Suzanne Allison joins the research team!

Suzanne Allison is an Entomology PhD graduate student who recently joined the Oliver lab.

Senior undergraduate Dorbin Abendano completes a successful semester of research

Dorbin Abendano is senior undergraduate whose major is in Microbiology. His research involved understanding the effect of a defensive symbiont and its associated bacteriophage on pea aphids\' protective phenotype. He worked alongside Nicole Lynn-Bell under the direction of Dr. Kerry Oliver.

Bryan Kamalaker: CURO Research Assistantship recipient

Bryan Kamalaker received the CURO assistantship for exhibiting outstanding qualities as an undergraduate student. He successfully completed a semester long research project under the guidance of Clesson Higashi and Dr. Kerry Oliver. His research was presented during the 2017 CURO symposium.

LAB NEWS (2015- 2016)

Collin Pannell
Matthew Doremus: Graduated
Pooja Patel: Fellowship, Graduated
Alexandria Maddox: 2nd Place Poster, YSP
Publication Announcement!
Adam Martinez: Student of Year, Graduated
Stephanie Weldon: Fellowship, Graduated
Matthew Doremus: 2nd Place Poster, ESA
Nicole Lynn-Bell: GEM award
Alex Hedaya: Honors, Graduated
Jordan Harris: 3rd Place Poster, YSP

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