Current Biological Sciences Graduate Students
Biology Graduate Student Photo Roster
The following graduate students are registered full-time during the 2021-2022 academic year.
- GTA = Graduate Teaching Assistant (assist with teaching undergraduate biology labs)
- GRA = Graduate Research Assistant (Fleharty, Choate, and Balthazor Fellowships or external funds)
- GCA = Graduate Curatorial Assistant (Sternberg Museum of Natural History)
- GWA = Graduate Wetlands Assistant (Kansas Wetlands Education Center at Cheyenne Bottoms)
Louisa Acquah (GRA - Fleharty)
Bachelor's degree: University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Hometown: Accra, Ghana
Research: Bioinformatics and genomics (Molecular Biology)
Advisor: Dr. Gruenstaeudl
Yaw Antwi (GRA - Fleharty)
Bachelor's degree: University of Cape Coast
Hometown: Kumasi, Ghana
Research: Antimicrobial resistance
Advisor: Dr. Carvalho
David Bohorquez (GRA)
Bachelor's degree: Wichita State University
Hometown: Hays, KS
Research: Bioinformatics, Specifically fish
Advisor: Dr. Gruenstaeudl
Cody Christian (GTA)
Bachelor's degree: Wichita State University
Hometown: Mulvane, KS
Research: Mammal internal parasites
Advisor: Dr. Patrick
Griffin Davies (GTA)
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University
Hometown: Holton, KS
Research: RNA Interference of Heat Shock Proteins in Pea Aphids
Advisor: Dr. Balthazor
Patrick Geyer (GRA - Choate)
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University
Hometown: Manhattan, KS
Research: Bat Ecology
Advisor: Dr. Patrick
Sandra Guzman-Duran (GTA)
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University
Hometown: Hays, KS
Research: Herpetology
Advisor: Dr. Stark
Thanina Hamitouche (GRA)
Bachelor's degree: Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Informatique
Hometown: Algeria
Research: Bioinformatics
Advisor: Dr. Gruenstaeudl
Henry Hein (GTA)
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University
Hometown: Hillsboro, KS
Research: Carhivore Ecology
Advisor: Dr. Patrick
Elizabeth Horinek (GTA)
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University
Hometown: Sublette, KS
Research: Ecology, herpetology
Advisor: Dr. Channell
Parker Jones
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University
Hometown: Hoxie, KS
Research: Ornithology, In House Wrens, Specifically Parental Behavior
Advisor: Dr. Ambardar
Brandon Kennemer (GTA Chemistry)
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University
Hometown: Hays, KS
Research:
Advisor: Dr. Balthazor
Brett Koehn
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University
Hometown: Montezuma, KS
Research:
Advisor: Dr. Channell
Dawson Kosmicki (GCA) Bachelor's degree: University Nebraska at Kearney, NE
Hometown: Cairo, NE
Research: Population genetics and morphological differentiation of false map turtle complex
Advisor: Dr. Jackson Roberts
Buddha Thapa Magar (GRA)
Bachelor's degree: Nepal
Hometown: Butwal
Research: Bioinformatics
Advisor: Dr. Gruenstaeudl
Bishnu Pangeni (GRA)
Bachelor's degree: Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Hometown: Nepal
Research: Surveillance of Antibiotic Resistance Bacteria
Advisor: Dr. Carvalho
Emily Redding (GTA)
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University
Hometown: Salina, KS
Research: Landscape Ecology, Mammalogy
Advisor: Dr. Channell
Gabriella Rueschhoff
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University
Hometown: Peking, IL
Research: Making CRISPR Vectors to Target the AS1 Gene in Arabidopsis
Advisor: Dr. Phelps-Durr
Demetria Sanchez (GRA)
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University
Hometown: Hays, KS
Research: Physiology
Advisor: Dr. Ambardar/Dr. Patrick
Zane Smith (GRA/GTA) Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University
Hometown: Berryton, KS
Research: Invasive Species Management
Advisor: Dr. Stark
Kwesi Taylor (GTA)
Bachelor's degree: University of Ghana, Legon
Hometown: Ghana
Research: Cancer Biology
Advisor: Dr. Adefuye
Kelsie Winter (GRA)
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University
Hometown: Wamego, KS
Research: Forensics
Advisor: Dr. Phelps-Durr
Abdulgafar Ishola Uthman (GTA)
Bachelor's degree: Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna, Nigeria
Hometown: Agege Lagos, Nigeria
Research: Environmental Microbiology
Advisor: Dr. Da Silva Carvalho