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Meet the Labbies

Chris Balakrishnan
Dustin Foote
Robert Driver (left)
Peri Bolton
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CURRENT LAB MEMBERS
Chris Balakrishnan: Program Director at the National Science Foundation. Prior to taking on this position I was an Associate Professor of Biology at East Carolina University, where I continue to work with the following group of talented folks. Because of my role at NSF, the lab continues on in zombie form. (But we are still working on cool stuff).

Dustin Foote (Ph.D. Candidate & General Curator @ Sylvan Heights Bird Park): Conservation genomics of the endangered white-winged wood duck (Asarcornis scutulata)

Robert Driver (Ph.D. Candidate): Gene family evolution and sensory evolution in neotropical manakins (Pipridae).

Peri Bolton (Postdoctoral Fellow): Neurogenomics of cooperative behavior in neotropical manakins. Yes, Peri is both a lab alum and a current member, having completed a short term fellowship in 2017 and returning in 2020! 

Carol Gause (MS Student, co-supervised w/ Dr. Sue McRae):

LAB ALUMNI
Postdoctoral Fellows

Peri Bolton (Endeavour Postdoctoral Fellow, 2017)
​Matthew Louder (2015-2017)

PhD Students (current position):
Dan Newhouse, 2014-2019 (Bioinformatician @ the University of Washington)
Allison Lansverk, 2012-2017  (Research Program Manager @ George Washington University.)

MS Students (current position):
Kristen Orr 2018-2021
Dustin Foote, 2013-15  (see above)
Dan Newhouse, 2012-14  (see above)
John Davidson, 2013-2015  (Statistician @ Stat One LLC)

Undergraduates (current position, if known):
Michael Dozier
​Julia Horiates
​Gregory Myers (lab technician, UNC Chapel Hill)
Melissa Bujnis (PhD student University of Utah)
Shaivya Pathak​ (Medical Resident, back at ECU!)




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