CURRENT LAB MEMBERS

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

Arjun Khadka, Ph.D. Student (06/2020 - current)
Project: Molecular basis of foraging behavior in termites

Haşim Hakanoğlu, Ph.D. Student (08/2022 - current)
Collaboration with USDA Honey Bee Lab in Baton Rouge
Project: Genetics of honey bee queen health

​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

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 

Payton Floyed, Undergraduate Researcher (07/2022 - current)
​​LSU College of Agriculture Undergraduate Research Grant Recipient (2023-24)
Agricultural Pest Management, 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)
Undergraduate Students
  • 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
Laboratory technician
  • Justice Rougeau (2021-23), Plant & Soil Systems, LSU