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: Hometown: Research: Advisor: Dr. Balthazor |
| Brett Koehn Bachelor's degree: Hometown: Research: Advisor: Dr. Channell |
| Dawson Kosmicki - GCA Bachelor's degree: University Nebraska at Kearney, NE Hometown: Cairo, NE Research: Population genetics and morphological differentiunion 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 |