CURRENT LAB MEMBERS
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Qian "Karen" Sun, PI Assistant Professor of Entomology Email: qsun@agcenter.lsu.edu Office: A511 Life Sciences Building Lab: A505/507 Life Sciences Building |
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Paula Castillo, Ph.D. Student (06/2018 - current) LSU Economic Development Assistantship (2019-2023) Project: Morphological and molecular characterization of termite olfactory system |
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Arjun Khadka, Ph.D. Student (06/2020 - current) Project: Molecular basis of foraging behavior in termites |
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Haşim Hakanoğlu, Ph.D. Student (08/2022 - current) Collaboration with USDA Honey Bee Lab in Baton Rouge Project: Genetics of honey bee queen health |
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Joseph McCarthy, MS Student (06/2019 - 12/2022), currently Transient Research Assistant Residential Life Assistantship (2019-2020) Project: Influence of termite soldiers on colony function |
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Myriel Green, Undergraduate Researcher (05/2022 - current) LSU AgCenter Aspire Intern (Summer 2022) LSU College of Agriculture Undergraduate Research Grant Recipient (2023-24) Animal Sciences, Louisiana State University |
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Payton Floyed, Undergraduate Researcher (07/2022 - current) LSU College of Agriculture Undergraduate Research Grant Recipient (2023-24) Agricultural Pest Management, Louisiana State University |
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Alexis deQueiroz, LSU AgCenter Aspire Intern (Summer 2023) Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University |
LAB ALUMNI
Graduate Students
- Steven Richardson (2020-2022), MS student (now PhD student at University of Florida)
- Joseph McCarthy (2019-2022), MS student (now research assistant at LSU)
- Brendon Davis (2022), Biology, Southern University
- Kieu Ngo (2021-22), Biological Sciences (recipient of LSU CoA Undergraduate Research Grant)
- Nathan Le (2019-21), Biological Sciences (recipient of LSU CoA Undergraduate Research Grant and LSU Discover Research Grant)
- Holly Boone (2020), Wildlife Ecology, LSU
- Ryan Nguyen (2019-2020), Biological Sciences (recipient of LSU CoA Undergraduate Research Grant)
- Jeremy Zuccaro (2018-19), Electrical Engineering, LSU
- Michael Hom (2019), Electrical Engineering, LSU
- Alicia Hoover (2018), Interdisciplinary Studies, LSU
- Justice Rougeau (2021-23), Plant & Soil Systems, LSU