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) Economic Development Assistantship (2019-2023) Project: Morphological and molecular characterization of the olfactory system in termites |
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Arjun Khadka, Ph.D. Student (06/2020-current) Project: Molecular basis of foraging behavior in termites |
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Joseph McCarthy, MS student (06/2019-current) Residential Life Assistantship (2019-2020) Project: Social regulation of termite foraging behavior |
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Steven Richardson, MS student (08/2020-current) Residential Life Assistantship (2020-2021) Project: Behavioral and physiological responses of termites to environmental changes |
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Nathan Le, Undergraduate Student (01/2019-current) LSU CoA Undergraduate Research Grant (2019-20), LSU Discover Research Grant (Spring 2021) Biological Sciences Projects: Characterization of termite antennal sensilla, mechanisms of foraging behavior |
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Kieu Ngo, Undergraduate Student (02/2021-current) LSU CoA Undergraduate Research Grant (2021-22) Biological Sciences Projects: Influence of natural and synthetic compounds on the foraging behavior of termites |
LAB ALUMNI
Holly Boone (2020), Undergraduate Student, Wildlife Ecology
Ryan Nguyen (2019-2020), Undergraduate Student, Biological Sciences (recipient of LSU CoA Undergraduate Research Grant)
Jeremy Zuccaro (2018-19), Undergraduate Student, Electrical Engineering
Michael Hom (2019), Undergraduate Student, Electrical Engineering
Alicia Hoover (2018), Undergraduate Student, Interdisciplinary Studies
Ryan Nguyen (2019-2020), Undergraduate Student, Biological Sciences (recipient of LSU CoA Undergraduate Research Grant)
Jeremy Zuccaro (2018-19), Undergraduate Student, Electrical Engineering
Michael Hom (2019), Undergraduate Student, Electrical Engineering
Alicia Hoover (2018), Undergraduate Student, Interdisciplinary Studies