Principal Investigator

Nick Teets
Assistant 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

Mark Garcia
​Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Kentucky (2016-present)
Postdoctoral Scholar, Salisbury University (2014-2016)
PhD, Evolutionary Biology, University of Alabama (2015)
MS, Integrative Animal Behavior, University of Alabama (2012)
BS, Organismal Biology, California State University, Fresno (2008)
Curriculum Vitae
​Research Interests

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

Graduate Students

​Leslie Potts
PhD Student, University of Kentucky (2015-present)
​MS, Biology, University of Kentucky (2015)
BS, Wildlife Biology, Murray State University (2012)
Research Interests

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 Supriores de Monterray, Queretaro

​Laboratory Technician

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

Undergraduate Students

Randall Brewer, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology Major (Class of 2019)
Aditya Sriram, Biology and Neuroscience Major (Class of 2021)
Aerianna Littler, Entomology Major (Class of 2020)