Current Lab Members
 Elizabeth L. JockuschProfessor Biology / Pharmacy 305B 860-486-4452 (office) elizabeth.jockusch  |
 Cera FisherPh.D. Candidate Biology / Pharmacy 318 cera.fisher  |
 Andrew FrankPh.D. Candidate Biology / Pharmacy 322 andrew.frank |
 Annette EvansPh.D. Student Jockusch / Urban labs Biology / Pharmacy 322 annette.evans |
 Hannah RalickiTechnician Caira / Jockusch labs Biology / Pharmacy 318 hannah.ralicki |
Adam Chiu Undergraduate Research Student SURF (summer 2017) |
| Ryan Mayer Undergraduate Research Student (2017-) |
Jockusch lab, Spring 2017: Jeremy Pang, Limmond Ayisi, Andrew Frank, Annette Evans, Cera Fisher, Hannah Ralicki, Elizabeth Jockusch
Lab Alumni
Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Alumni
 Frank SmithPh.D., 2013 Dissertation abstract Assistant Professor, U. North Florida |
 Elizabeth TimpeM.S., 2012 Community Outreach Manager, CT Humane Society |
 Roberta EngelPh.D., 2011 Dissertation abstract Assistant Professor, Notre Dame of Maryland |
 Ińigo Martinez-SolanoPostdoc, 2007-2008 Senior Scientist, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid |
 David R. AngeliniPostdoc, 2005-2008 Assistant Professor, Colby College |
 Moto KikuchiTechnician, 2006-2008 |
 Brigid C. O’DonnellPh.D., 2007 Dissertation abstract Associate Professor, Plymouth State University |
 Jonathan Q. RichmondPh.D., 2005 Dissertation abstract Herpetological Geneticist, USGS San Diego Field Station |
| Karen Ober Postdoc, 2001-2004 Associate Professor, College of the Holy Cross |
 Tobias LandbergSchlichting/Schwenk labs Ph.D., 2010 Dissertation Abstract Assistant Professor, Arcadia University |
Undergraduate Thesis Students
 Temina Kusi (2013-2015)McNair Scholar Thesis: Correlation between body parts in holometabolous and hemimetabolous insects 2017: M.S. Program, Physicians Assistant, Pace University |
 Devin O’Brien (2011-2013)Thesis: An analysis of the developmental genes fringe, frizzled and dishevelled in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum 2013: Ph.D. student, U. Montana |
 Matthew Gaudio (2010-2012)Thesis: Exploring the evolution of the arthropod labrum in Tribolium castaneum. 2013: Freelance artist |
 Leroy Robinson (2006-2010)Thesis: Demystifying cryptic species in the Batrachoseps relictus group 2013: Ph.D. student, NYU |
 Tami Cruickshank (2004-2005)Thesis: Evolutionary implications of a gene duplication event: comparison of nubbin in Tribolium castaneum and Drosophila melanogaster. 2013: Postdoctoral Fellow, Indiana U. |
 Limmond Ayisi (2014-2017)Thesis: Investigating mouthpart development patterning in Tribolium castaneum larvae through RNA interference targeting cap-n-collar and Wnt6 |
Undergraduate Research Students
 Brian Branciforte (2003-2004) |
Madison Caballero
(2014-2015) |
 Derek Cornetta (2008-2009) |
 Sean Edington University of Virginia (summer 2006) |
 David Farris, Jr. (2011-2013) |
 Taylor Ferguson (2012-2013) |
 Vance Harper (2008-2009) |
 Dan Kirk (2010-2011) |
 Jessica Klein (2006) |
 Daniel Madden (2011-2012) |
 Eliana Mejia (2005) |
Kate Morozova (2011) |
 Justin Mortimer (2000) |
 Jeremy Pang National University of Singapore (2017) |
 Lisa Rodriguez (2001) |
 Jallah Rouse Johnson C. Smith University (summer 2007) |
 Ashley Sullivan (2013) |
 Avis Thompson Johnson C. Smith University (summer 2008) |
 Sarah Vetrano (2014-2015) |
 Jennifer Wheeler (2003) |
 Chelsea Willett (2009-2011) |
Lab Visitors
| Chris Evelyn Graduate Student Visitor, 2011 Ph.D., U.C. Santa Barbara |
Jorge Gutiérrez Rodríguez CSIC Research Visitor, 2012 Ph.D., Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Postdoc: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) |
| Christina Kocer CT DEP weasel identification, 2007-2008 USFWS, White-Nose Syndrome National Assistant Coordinator |
Anny Peralta Garcia Graduate Student Visitor, 2008 Conservación de Fauna del Noroeste, La Paz, Baja California |
| Alireza Sari, Ph.D. Research Visitor, 2009, 2011, 2012 Zoological Museum, University of Tehran |
Prashant Sharma EDEN Fellow, 2012 Assistant Professor, University of Wisconcin |