Past lab members
Graduate Students (completed)
2007
Adam Bahrami
'Mechanisms and consequences of crosstalk among plant defense pathways encoding resistance to pathogens and herbivores'
Kate Charles
Harvard Extension School
Corrie Moreau
'Evolution and diversification of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)'
2006
Michael R. Canfield
'The ecology and evolution of phenotypic plasticity: case studies in Lepidoptera'
Luke M. McKneally (Master's, Harvard Extension)
'North American Malacasoma (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae): a molecular phylogeny of the genus inferred from seven gene regions' (won award for best Master's thesis in Biology)
* Architect at Solar Design Associates, Harvard, Mass.
2005
Nikolai P. Kandul
'Speciation in the genus Agrodiaetus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae): karyotypic diversification and reinforcement of pre-zygotic isolation'
* Postdoctoral Research Associate at Duke University, Durham
2004
Swee-Peck
Quek
'Evolutionary Ecology of the Crematogaster – Macaranga Mutualism and an Ant’s-Eye View to Southeast Asian Rain Forest History' (co-advised with Stuart Davies)
* Currently studying for Master's Degree at Harvard School of Public Health
'A Phylogenetic Approach to Studying Mutualism and Parasitism in the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera)'
'Cuticular hydrocarbons and chemical camouflage in butterfly-ant symbioses (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae; Hymenoptera: Formicidae)'
* Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore
'Coordinated Defense Response in Three-Way Interaction between Plants, Insects and Pathogens: Arabidopsis, Trichoplusia ni, and Pseudomonas syringae'. (co-advised with Fred Ausubel)
* Postdoctoral Fellow at the Broad Institute, Cambridge, USA
2003
'A molecular phylogeny of the Polyommatini (Lepidoptera:
Lycaenidae): 
testing
the origin of the Neotropical fauna' (Master's
degree, co-advised with Amanda Benson) (Awarded Dean's prize for the outstanding thesis in natural sciences)
* Biogen Idec., Cambridge, USA
'Aphytophagy in the Miletinae (Lycaenidae): Phylogeny, ecology and conservation' (Degree from Old Dominion University, co-advised with Deborah A. Waller)
* Graduate student in History of Science, Harvard University
2002
Manda
Jost
'Phylogeny and parallel evolution of acoustic morphology in crickets (Orthoptera: Ensifera): a comparative approach to the relationship between acoustic communication and flying' (co-advised with Kerry Shaw)
* Postdoctoral fellow at Univesity of Texas at Austin.
1999
Sandra Andaluz
'Molecular phylogeny of the Polyommatini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)' (Master's degree)
* Research scientist at BD Biosciences Technologies, Research Triangle Park, NC
'Evolution of the visual pigments in the butterfly, Papilio' (co-advised with R.C. Lewontin)
* Assistant Professor at UC Irvine
Dana Campbell
'Higher-level phylogeny and molecular evolution of the Riodinidae (Lepidoptera)' (co-advised with Phil DeVries)
* Research Associate at the University of Maryland
1997
Ann
Fraser
'Evolution of specialization in lycaenid butterfly-ant mutualisms'
* Assistant Professor at Kalamazoo College, Michigan
'The molecular basis of pathogenicity of the bacterium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa attacking the cruciferous plant, Arabidopsis thaliana' (co-advised with Fred Ausubel)
* Assistant Professor at Stanford Medical School
'Parasitic castration of the ant-plant Cordia nodosa and the consequences of a metapopulation model of species coexistence'
* Lecturer at the University of East Anglia, UK
1995
Belinda
Chang
'Opsin phylogeny and evolution' (co-advised with R. C. Lewontin)
* Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, Canada
1994
Diane
Wagner
'Species-specific effects of tending ants on the life history of Hemiargus isola a North American lycaenid butterfly' (co-advised with Henry Horn)
* Assistant Professor at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks
'Nest placement among coexisting bird species: an investigation of interspecific usurpation of Phacellodomus rufifrons nests in a tropical savanna' (co-advised with Steve Austad)
* Associate Professor at Michigan State University
1989
David R. Nash
'Cost-benefit analysis of a mutualism between lycaenid butterflies and ants' (co-advised with John Krebs)
* Research Associate at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Matthew Baylis
'The role of nutrition in an ant-lycaenid-hostplant interaction' (co- advised with T.R.E. Southwood)
* Research Scientist at the Institute for Animal Health, UK
Visiting
graduate students
| 2006 | Michael Schindlinger |
| 2001, 2003-4 | Rod Eastwood (Griffith University, Australia) |
| 2001, 2003 | Karen Van Dorp (Leiden, University) |
| 1999 - 00 | Ganapathy Narayanaraj (Smith College Master's Program) |
| 1999 | Thomas Als (University of Aarhus, Denmark) |
| 1998 - 03 | John Mathew (Old Dominion University, Virginia) |
| 1995 - 96 | AnnKristen Axen (University of Stockholm, Sweden) |
| 1995 | Jan Hendrik Megens (Leiden University, the Netherlands) |
Postdoctoral
Fellows
| 2005 - 07 | Jake Russell (PhD 2004, University of Arizona; support from NSF) |
| 2004 - 06 | Swee-Peck Quek (PhD 2004, Harvard University; support from NSF) |
| 2004 - 06 | David Lohman (PhD 2004, Harvard University; support from HUCE and the Center for Tropical Forest Science. * Postdoctoral Fellow at the National University of Singapore) |
| 2004 - 05 | Amity Wilczek (PhD 2004, Harvard University; support from Merck. * Postdoctoral Fellow at Brown University) |
| 2002 - 05 | Kenji Matsuura (PhD 2001, Kyoto University, Japan; support from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. * Assistant Professor at Okayama University) |
| 2002 - 05 | Roger Vila (PhD 2001, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain; support from Spanish Ministry of Science and Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship) |
| 2002 - 04 | AnnKristen Axen (PhD 2001, University of Stockholm, Sweden; support from Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT)) |
| 2002 - 04 | James R. Morris (PhD 1999, Harvard University; support from Centre for Genomic Research and Merck. * Assistant Professor at Brandeis) |
| 1999 - 01 | Michael Braby (PhD 1999, James Cook University, Qld, Australia; support from the Australian Research Council and a Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship. * Research Scientist with the Department of Natural Resources, Northern Territory, Australia) |
| 1998 - 99 | Stephen Pratt (PhD 1997, Cornell University; independent Postdoctoral Fellow. * Assistant Professor at Arizona State University) |
| 1997 - 99 | James Nieh (PhD 1997, Cornell University; Harvard Junior Fellow. * Assistant Professor at UC San Diego) |
| 1997 - 98 | Antonia Monteiro (PhD 1997, Edinburgh University and University of Leiden; JNICT Portugal Postdoctoral Fellow. * Assistant Professor at Yale University) |
| 1994 - 96 | Kathrin Sommer (PhD 1993, University of Wurtzburg, Germany; Forshungsstipendium der DFR Postdoctoral Fellow) |
| 1993 - 96 | James T. Costa (PhD 1993, University of Georgia; Sloan Postdoctoral Fellow. * Assistant Professor at Western Carolina University, North Carolina) |
| 1993 - 94 | Lesley Hughes (PhD 1991, Macquarie University, Australia; AAUW Postdoctoral Fellow. * Lecturer at Macquarie University, Australia) |
1992 - 95 |
David Haig (Phd 1989, Macquarie University, Australia; Harvard Junior Fellow. * Professor at Harvard University) |
1992 - 94 |
Matthew Kane (PhD 1988, University of Michigan; Research Associate of Museum of Comparative Zoology. * Program Director in Molecular Biology, National Science Foundation) |
| 1992 - 94 | Lisa Vawter (PhD 1989, University of Michigan; Science Scholar, the Bunting Institute. * Research Scientist at Smith-Kline Beecham in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
1992 - 94 |
James Wetterer (PhD 1985, Univerisity of Washington (Seattle); NSF Postdoctoral Fellow with N. Pierce and E. O. Wilson. * Professor at Florida Atlantic University) |
| 1987- 88 | Martin F. J. Taylor |
Research Associates
| 2006 | Roger Vila |
| 1992 - 94 | Philip J. DeVries |
| 1995 - 99 | Catherine Craig |
| 1999 - 01 | Michael Braby |
Sabbatical Visitors
| 2003 | Alan Heath |
| 2001 | Amanda Benson |
| 2001 | Erick Greene (University of Montana) |
| 2000 - 01 | Mary Beth Saffo (University of Arizona West) |
| 1998 - 99 | Jay Rosenheim (University of California at Davis) |
| 1997; 1998 - 99 |
Roger L. Kitching (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia) |
| 1996 | William D. Hamilton (Oxford University, UK) |
| 1994 - 95 | Takao Itino (Kagawa University, Japan) |
Former
Staff
Curatorial assistants
| (2005-- | Ben Goldman-Huertas |
| (2004-- 05) | Jessica Girard |
| (2003-- 06) | Z, Ada Kaliszewska |
| (2002-- 03) | Mark Cornwall |
| (2001-- 02) | James Coleman |
| (2000-- 01) | Tamara Suderman |
| (1996-- 00) | Andre Mignault |
| (1994-- 96) | Lisa Vawter |
Administrative
and research assistants
| (2006-- | Oliver Caplan |
| (2005-- 06) | Luke McKneally |
| (2003-- 05) |
Jennifer Suen |
| (2002-- 03) | Jake Fleming |
| (1999-- 01) | Jennifer Mills |
| (1996-- 99) | Jenifer Bush |
| (1994-- 95) | Karen Nutt |
Senior Theses and Independent Research
2007
Mikiko Fujiwara
'Patterns of host affiliation and codiversification in euglossine-pollinated Neotropical orchids (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae)'
Peter Zee
'Plant defense pathways encoding resistance to pathogens and herbivores'
2005
Jennifer Davis
'The evolution of representational communication in Melipona stingless bees'
2004
Elizabeth Pringle
'Molecular mechanisms of three-way ineraction between plants, herbivores and pathogens'
2001
James Coleman
'Karyotype evolution and the phylogeny of the genus Agrodiaetus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)' (directed by Nikolai Kandul)
Megan Frederickson
'Chemical ecology of a Neotropical ant-plant system:
interactions
between Cordia nodosa and its mutualistic symbionts, Azteca spp.and the cheater species, Allomerus demerarae' (directed
by Douglas
Yu)
2000
Tama Suderman
'Constructing a molecular phylogeny of the
Aphnaeini (Lepidoptera:
Lycaenidae)'
1999
Ruby Hsu
'Mullerian mimicry and molecular convergence: a
comparative sequence
analysis of a long-wavelength sensitive opsin in Heliconius butterflies (Lepidoptera:
Nymphalidae)' (directly by Adriana Briscoe)
1998
Douglas Rand
'A molecular phylogeny of the genus Poecilmitis/Chrysoritis (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)'
1997
Eben Goodale
'The attraction of the Black-capped Chickadaee to the vocalizations of other species involved in mixed-species flocks'.
David Merrill
'Deception in a lycaenid-ant mutualism'.
Cagan Sekercioglu
'The effect of logging-based habitat modification on the vegetationstructure and forest bird communities of the Kibale Forest National Park, Uganda'
Mark Travassos
'Calling caterpillars, pulsing pupae: Vibratory communication in
the Common Imperial Blue Butterfly Jalmenus evagoras (Lepidoptera:
Lycaenidae)'
1996
Andre Mignault
'Proposed genealogical relatedness among the butterflies of the Australian genus Jalmenus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)'
Trinh Quach
'An investigation of aggregation patterns of Jalmenus evagoras larvae experiencing varying levels of ant attendance and the role
of kin recognition
in larval aggregation'
1995
Michael Blair
'A molecular phylogeny of the Theclini'.
1994
Todd Kim
'The construction of a microsattelite system for
assaying intracolonial
relatedness in the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis, and implications
toward the evolution of eusociality' (directed by Lisa
Vawter)
1993
Carl Bergstrom
'The effects of multiple mating behavior on the
haplotype meiotic
drive systems and the evolution of sex chromosomes via meiotic
drive systems'
(directed by David Haig)
1991
Leslie Shenkel
'A behavioral analysis of the defense provided by
the attendant
ants of the lycaenid Hemiargus isola' (directed by Diane
Wagner)
1989
John Braverman
'DNA sequence variation and evolutionary radiation in the Australian genus Jalmenus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)'
Robin Carper
'The effects of varying levels of ant attendance on the aggregation
behavior and survivorship of larvae of Jalmenus evagoras (Lepidoptera:
Lycaenidae)'
1988
Belinda Chang
'Some determinants of female fecundity in Jalmenus evagoras (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)'
Francine Laden
'Host plant effects: Can species differences in host plants influence the attractiveness of lycaenid butterflies to ants?'
Jay Evan
' Ants: Their colony dynamics and interactions with plants'.
LeeAnn Jackson
'Adult butterfly resources: The nutritional significance
of alternative
foraging behavior in Lepidoptera'
1987
Thomas G. Stanley
'The effects of flock size and time of day on the vigilance behavior of Mourning Doves (Zenaida macroura L.)'
'Sex ratio exploitation: The evolution of polygyny in ants'
Howard Hughes Medical Insitute Undergraduate Biological Sciences Education Program (summer interns, mostly from a local public high school, Cambridge Rindge and Latin - program discontinued after 1999)
| 2005 | Nora Rojas |
| 1999 | E. J. (Drew) Beuchler |
| 1998 | Noaman Vaidya |
| 1997 | Tad Sudnick |
| 1996 | Emma Berndt |
| 1995 | Anna Allen |
| 1995 | Rachel Nelson |
| 1995 | Tito Marchant |
| 1995 | Julie Simonsen |
| 1994 - 95 | Chad Topas |
| 1994 | Liz Dorash |
| 1994 | Jenny Lin |
