Principal Investigator

Nick Teets
Associate Professor, University of Kentucky (2016-present)
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Florida (2013-2016)
PhD, Entomology, The Ohio State University (2012)
BS, Zoology, Miami University (2007)
Curriculum Vitae​

Postdoctoral Associates

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​Melise Lecheta
Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Kentucky (2018-present)
PhD, Entomology, Universidade Federal do Parana (2016)
MS, Entomology, Universidade Federal do Parana (2012)
​BS, Biology, Universidade Federal do Parana (2009)
Curriculum Vitae
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Jason Solocinski
Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Kentucky (2022-present)

​​Graduate Students

Emily Nadeau
PhD Student, University of Kentucky (2017-present)
MS, Entomology, University of Kentucky (2017)
Curriculum Vitae​

​Fernan Perez
PhD Student, University of Kentucky (2018-present)
MS, Plant Biotechnology, LANGEBIO-CINVESTAV
BS, Biotechnology Engineering, Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterray, Queretaro

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Laura Unfried
PhD Student, University of Kentucky (2019-present)
BS, University of Southern Indiana (2018)
​Curriculum Vitae

Jack Devlin
PhD Student, University of Kentucky (2020-present)
​MRes, Bioscience, Cardiff University, Cardiff (2018 - 2019)
BSc w/Hons, Biology, Cardiff University, Cardiff (2014 - 2018)
Curriculum Vitae, Research Interests

​Cleverson Lima
MS Student, University of Kentucky (2021-present)
BS, Biology, Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo (2016 - 2019) 
Curriculum Vitae

​Laboratory Technician

Ellie McCabe
PhD Student, University of Kentucky (2019-present)​
Laboratory Technician Senior  (2017-present)
MS, Biology, University of New Hampshire (2017)
BS, Zoology, University of Wisconsin (2014)
​Curriculum Vitae

Undergraduate Students

Annabelle Wilson
Rachael Snyder
Kellen Williams
Miles Whitlock

​Former Lab Members

Postdocs:
​Mark Garcia. (2016-2020) Research Projects: Evolutionary physiology of cold tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster; Molecular mechanisms of thermal tolerance and insecticide resistance in spotted wing drosophila.
Currently a ​Visiting Assistant Professor at University of Louisiana Lafayette.
Justin Bredlau. (2018-2020) Currently a ​AAAS Science Policy Fellow working for the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington, DC.
David Awde. (2019-2022) Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Prague, Czech Republic.

​Graduate Students:
​Leslie Potts. (2016-2020) Dissertation Title: Physiological Ecology of Overwintering and Cold-Adapted Arthropods.
Currently a Ecologist at Beaver Creek Hydrology.

Old lab photos! ​

October 2019. Left to right: Nick, Leslie, Mark, Emily, Ellie, Fernan, Melise, Justin, Dave and Laura.

September 2018. Left to right: Leslie, Emily, Mark, Ellie, Nick, Melise and Fernan.