C.V.
JOBS:
Research Assistant for Biology Department in Lively lab Summer 2007, * Working on modeling project to assess how parasites alter host population dynamics (Aug. 2008-August 2009 )
Research Assistant for Biology Department in Delph lab Fall 2008 * Data collecting for broken correlation experiment in Silene
Member of the IU Science, Technology, and Research Scholars (STARS) Program Fall (2002-May 2007) * Working on evolutionary dynamics projects in Curt Lively’s lab Fall (2004-May 2007) * Worked on meiosis and DNA repair projects in Miriam Zolan’s lab (Fall 2002-Fall 2004)
Science, Technology, and Research Scholars (STARS) Fellow Summer 2006 * Worked full time in Curt Lively’s lab to synthesize experimental work on parasite local adaptation
Research Assistant for Biology Department in Zolan lab * Worked on gene-silencing project, project to study Rad50 meiosis/DNA repair protein (Summer 2003, 2004)
DEGREES:
Penn State University, University Park, PA Entomology PhD program (Aug. 2009-present )
Indiana University Bloomington, IN Bachelor of Science in Biology, Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics (May 2007)
JOBS:
Research Assistant for Biology Department in Lively lab Summer 2007, * Working on modeling project to assess how parasites alter host population dynamics (Aug. 2008-August 2009 )
Research Assistant for Biology Department in Delph lab Fall 2008 * Data collecting for broken correlation experiment in Silene
Member of the IU Science, Technology, and Research Scholars (STARS) Program Fall (2002-May 2007) * Working on evolutionary dynamics projects in Curt Lively’s lab Fall (2004-May 2007) * Worked on meiosis and DNA repair projects in Miriam Zolan’s lab (Fall 2002-Fall 2004)
Science, Technology, and Research Scholars (STARS) Fellow Summer 2006 * Worked full time in Curt Lively’s lab to synthesize experimental work on parasite local adaptation
Research Assistant for Biology Department in Zolan lab * Worked on gene-silencing project, project to study Rad50 meiosis/DNA repair protein (Summer 2003, 2004)
DEGREES:
Penn State University, University Park, PA Entomology PhD program (Aug. 2009-present )
Indiana University Bloomington, IN Bachelor of Science in Biology, Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics (May 2007)
Research interests
Publications
Greischar, M.A. and B. Koskella. (2007). A synthesis of experimental work on parasite local adaptation. Ecology Letters. 10: 418–434. (I presented the above work at the Evolution 2007 Conference in New Zealand.)
Acharya, S., A.M. Many, A. Schroeder, F. Kennedy, O.P. Savytskyy, J. Grubb, J. Vincent, E. Friedle, M. Celerin, D. Maillet, H.J. Palmerini, M.A. Greischar, G. Moncalian, R.S. Williams, J.A. Tainer, M.E. Zolan. Coprinus cinereus rad50 mutants reveal an essential structural role for Rad50 in axial element and synaptonemal complex formation, homolog pairing, and meiotic recombination. Genetics. 180: 1889-1907.
Greischar, M.A. and B. Koskella. (2007). A synthesis of experimental work on parasite local adaptation. Ecology Letters. 10: 418–434. (I presented the above work at the Evolution 2007 Conference in New Zealand.)
Acharya, S., A.M. Many, A. Schroeder, F. Kennedy, O.P. Savytskyy, J. Grubb, J. Vincent, E. Friedle, M. Celerin, D. Maillet, H.J. Palmerini, M.A. Greischar, G. Moncalian, R.S. Williams, J.A. Tainer, M.E. Zolan. Coprinus cinereus rad50 mutants reveal an essential structural role for Rad50 in axial element and synaptonemal complex formation, homolog pairing, and meiotic recombination. Genetics. 180: 1889-1907.
Miscellaneous
Interests : Reading, traveling, cycling, cooking/baking (esp. cupcakes)
Interests : Reading, traveling, cycling, cooking/baking (esp. cupcakes)