Graduate Students

I joined the Stellwagen lab as a PhD Student in the Fall of 2024. My research focuses on prey capture glues from arthropods, and I am passionate about the environment and leveraging arthropods to produce bio-based materials.

My lab works on Chaperones and the focus of my research is to understand the impact of Hsp70 phosphorylation on the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)  protein TDP43 .

I love to learn more about invertebrates through the microscopic landscape of the cellular world and am always excited to find answers using molecular and genetic techniques. I aspire to apply my expertise to conservation efforts in order to help preserve and protect the biodiversity of the planet. 

The Carter lab investigates the relationship between fungi and their endobacterial symbionts. In my project, I’m using computational and wet lab techniques to investigate and confirm the presence of bacterial endosymbionts in Fusarium species.