Biology Graduate Students

Harrison Kwabha Banini (GTA)
Bachelor's degree: University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Hometown: Ghana
Research: Describing liver enhancers of the shox 2 gene and the probable contributions of these enhancers to shox 2 liver patterning and in the etiologies of damaged liver
Advisor: Dr. Abassah-Oppong

Agrima Bogati (GTA)
Bachelor's degree: Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribnuvan University
Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal
Research: Cancer Biology and Bioinformatics: Glioblartoma and colorectal cancer
Advisor: Dr. Adefuye

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

Thanina Hamitouche (GRA)
Bachelor's degree: National Higher School of Computer Science
Hometown: Algeria
Research: Bioinformatics
Advisor: Dr. Gruenstaeudl

Chloe Harmon (GRA)
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University
Hometown: Bennington, KS
Research: Prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in soil samples from various land use types (agricultural & non-ag)
Advisor: Dr. Da Silva Carvalho

Henry Hein (GTA)
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University
Hometown: Hillsboro, KS
Research: Carhivore Ecology microplastics
Advisor: Dr. Patrick

Elizabeth Horinek (GTA)
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University
Hometown: Sublette, KS
Research: Community ecology
Advisor: Dr. Channell

Denver Knox 
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University
Hometown: Hugoton, KS
Research: Insect ecology
Advisor: Dr. Patrick

Dawson Kosmicki (GCA) Bachelor's degree: University Nebraska at Kearney, NE
Hometown: Cairo, NE
Research: Assessing admixture in populations of graptemys pseudogeographica and graptemy ouachitemsis in Eastern Kansas
Advisor: Dr. Lorelei Patrick/ Dr. Jackson Roberts

Buddha Thapa Magar (GRA)
Bachelor's degree: Institue of Engineering, Pulchocok Campus, Nepal
Hometown: Butwal, Nepal
Research: Computational Biology and Bioinformatics on human mitochondrial genome
Advisor: Dr. Gruenstaeudl

Courtney McCullough (GTA)
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University
Hometown: Salina, KS
Research: Antibiotic resistance in environmental microorganisms
Advisor: Dr. Gillock

Amber Morgan (GTA)
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University
Hometown: Smith Center, KS
Research:Perceptions of snakes
Advisor: Dr. Patrick

Bishnu Pangeni (GTA)
Bachelor's degree: Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Hometown: Nawalpur, Nepal
Research: Surveillance of Antibiotic Resistance Bacteria
Advisor: Dr. Da Silva Carvalho

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Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University
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Advisor: Dr. Gruenstaeudl

Logan Qualls (GTA)
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University
Hometown: Salina, KS
Research: Ecology
Advisor: Dr. Kohno

Emily Redding (GRA)
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

Gabriel Seller (GTA)
Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University
Hometown: Oberlin, KS
Research: Large mammals (cervids) and grassland ecology
Advisor: Dr. Galliart

Zane Smith (GRA/GTA) Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University
Hometown: Berryton, KS
Research: Invasive Species Management
Advisor: Dr. Stark

Abdulgafar Ishola Uthman (GTA)
Bachelor's degree: Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna, Nigeria
Hometown: Agege Lagos, Nigeria
Research: Detection and quantification of sul 1 tetB antimicrobial resistance genes in manure- amended agricultural and rural non-agricultural soils in Kansas
Advisor: Dr. Da Silva Carvalho