University of Illinois - Honey Bee Research Group

Current Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Prof. Gene E. Robinson (Biography)
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Postdoctoral Associates

Graduate Students

Seth Ament (Neuroscience)
Brielle Fischman (Ecology, Evolution and Conservation)
Sophia Liang (Neuroscience)
Claudia Lutz (Neuroscience)
Nick Naeger (Entomology)
Ying Wang (Cell and Developmental Biology)
Hollis Woodard (Ecology, Evolution and Conservation)

Undergraduate Research Assistants

Roveiza Irfan
Tom Daughterty
Sapna Shah

Lab Personnel

Dr. Sam Beshers (lecturer)
Dr. Tom Newman (research assistant professor/lab manager)
Trang Nguyen (research specialist)
Karen Pruiett (bee lab manager)
Linda Qi (research assistant)
Paul Tenczar (research scholar)

Former Members

Dr. Andrew Barron (postdoc. research assoc., 2000-2003)--Assistant Professor, Macquarie University, Australia
Dr. Yehuda Ben-Shahar (grad. student and postdoc. research assoc., 1996-2003)--Assistant Professor, Washington University
Dr. Guy Bloch (postdoc. research assoc., 1997-2001)--Senior Lecturer, Jerusalem University
Dr. Elizabeth Capaldi (postdoc. research assoc., 1996-2000)--Assistant Professor, Bucknell University
Dr. Sean Collins (M.S. Entomology 1994)--Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ohio State University
Dr. Michelle Elekonich (postdoc. research assoc., 1997-2002)--Assistant Professor, UNLV
Dr. Sarah Farris (Ph.D. Entomology, 1999)--Assistant Professor, West Virginia University
Dr. Tugrul Giray (Ph.D. Entomology 1997)--Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico
Dr. Christina Grozinger (postdoc. research assoc., -2004)--Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University
Laura Heuser (M.S. Entomology 1996)--Biology teacher, Milwaukee, WI
Dr. Zachary Huang (postdoc. research assoc., 1990-1993; research assoc., 1993-1998)--Associate Professor, Michigan State University
Pouya Kheradpour (B.S. Computer Science 2004)--Graduate Student, MIT
Adrian Moran (postdoc. res. assoc. 2004-6)--technician, Iowa State University
Kenny Roman (B.S. Molecular and Cellular Biology 2005)--Graduate Student, Ohio State University
Dr. David Schulz (Ph.D. Entomology 2001)--Assistant Professor, University of Missouri
Dr. Joseph Sullivan (Ph.D. Entomology, 2001)--Medical Student, Loyola University
Dr. Dan Toma (Ph.D. Ecology, Ethology, Evolution 1999
Dr. Steve Trumbo (postdoc. research assoc., 1992-1995)--Associate Professor, University of Connecticut Waterbury Campus
Dr. Rodrigo Velarde (Ph.D. Entomology 2006)--Postdoctoral Associate, Wake Forest University
Maria Vermiglio (M.S. Biology 1998)--Teacher, Maine East High School, Park Ridge, IL
Dr. Christine Wagener-Hulme (Ph.D. Entomology, 2000)--Lt. Colonel, USAF (ret)
Dr. Charlie Whitfield (postdoc. research assoc., -2004)--Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Ginger Withers (Ph.D. Neuroscience 1994)--Robert F. Welty Associate Professor of Biology, Whitman College

Updated Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
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The Robinson Laboratory
Department of Entomology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
320 Morrill Hall, 505 South Goodwin Avenues
Urbana, IL 61801 USA