People

Principal Investigator

Angela E. Douglas

Angela E. Douglas

Principal Investigator

My research interests are symbiosis and nutritional physiology. The three strands to my research are ... more ›

Department of Entomology

607-255-8539

aes326@cornell.edu

Current Lab Members

Sophie Bouvaine

Sophie Bouvaine

Postdoctoral Researcher

I am a postdoc working on aphids and sterol nutrition. I am interested in defining, among the diversity of ... more ›

Department of Entomology

607-272-1738

sb622@cornell.edu

John Chaston

John Chaston

Postdoctoral Researcher

I am interested in understanding how hosts interact with their microbial partners at the molecular level ... more ›

Department of Entomology

chaston@cornell.edu

Adam Dobson

Adam Dobson

Postdoctoral Researcher

I am interested in animal-microbial interactions.  I combine insect physiology with molecular biology ... more ›

Mike Garvey

Mike Garvey

Honors Project Student

I am an undergraduate student in the Entomology Department who joined the Douglas lab in August 2011. I ... more ›

mag336@cornell.edu

Sara Hermann

Sara Hermann

Lab Manager

I am currently working in the Douglas lab as the Lab Manager. I have received a BSc from the University of ... more ›

slh275@cornell.edu

Xiangfeng Jing

Xiangfeng Jing

Postdoctoral Researcher

I am interested in insect nutrition and its role in insect-plant interactions.  My current ... more ›

Dan (Geonho) Kim

Dan (Geonho) Kim

Undergraduate Research Assistant

I am an undergraduate student majoring in Entomology, and I joined the Douglas lab in January 2012. I ... more ›

gk334@cornell.edu

Peter Newell

Peter Newell

NIH Postdoctoral Fellow

I study how bacteria and animals initiate and maintain symbiotic interactions. I’m currently ... more ›

Department of Entomology

pdn32@cornell.edu

Calum Russell

Calum Russell

PhD Student

I am a graduate student in the Entomology department. I am broadly interested in host-microbial interactions ... more ›

Department of Entomology

cwr7@cornell.edu

Dave Sannino

Dave Sannino

PhD Student

I am a graduate student in the Field of Microbiology with a broad interest in metazoan-prokaryote symbiosis ... more ›

Department of Entomology

drs357@cornell.edu

Stephanie Westmiller

Stephanie Westmiller

Lab Manager

I am the lab manager which means I get to whip everyone into shape as well as help out with their projects ... more ›

Department of Entomology

st342@cornell.edu

Adam Wong

Adam Wong

PhD Student

With undergraduate training in Molecular Cell Biology and master in Pathology, my current research focus ... more ›

Department of Entomology

cw442@cornell.edu

Lab Alumni

Brenda Gustin

Brenda Gustin

Visiting Fellow

Brenda had a semester-long sabbatical leave from Corning Community College (CCC) in Corning, NY between ... more ›

bgustin4@corning-cc.edu

Eric van Fleet

Eric van Fleet

MS student 2009-2011

Eric conducted a MS with us (2009-2011) on the topic of “Evolution, structure, and function of ... more ›

George Lin

George Lin

Postdoctoral Researcher (June 2010-July 2011)

George Lin has taken up a position at the Golden Biotechnology Company, Taipei County, Taiwan more ›

Marie-Line Faure

Marie-Line Faure

Research Assistant (May-December 2010)

Marie-Line Faure, research assistant funded by USDA, left in December 2010 to return to France, where she is ... more ›

Emma Ridley

Emma Ridley

PhD Student (Oct 2007-December 2010)

Emma Ridley, PhD student registered with University of York UK spent the first year of her PhD in York ... more ›

Rodrigo Vega

Rodrigo Vega

PhD Student and Research Assistant (October 2008-May 2010)

Our many thanks to Rodrigo for all your help with setting up the laboratory at Cornell and your work on the ... more ›

John Ramsay

John Ramsay

Postdoctoral Researcher (June 2009-May 2010)

John Ramsay left for a permanent position with a local biotech company, in February 2010. Congratulations to ... more ›

Tomás Lazo

Tomás Lazo

Lab Manager (September 2008-July 2009)

Tomás Lazo, our Lab Manager from September 2008 to July 2009, has a place at Stony Brook University ... more ›

Christina Youssef

Christina Youssef

Undergraduate Assistant (September 2010-August 2011)

Christina Youssef (2010-2011): joined us for her sophomore year - wishing you well with your ... more ›

Jean (Hyun Yin) Yoon

Jean (Hyun Yin) Yoon

Undergraduate Assistant (January 2009-May 2011)

Jean (Hyun Yin) Yoon (2009-11) graduated in 2011 - and heading for Harvard Dentistry School too! more ›

Maddy Sivakumar

Maddy Sivakumar

Sarkaria Summer Intern (June-August 2010)

Maddy Sivakumar: the undergraduate student intern (summer vacation 2010) with funding from the Sarkaria ... more ›

Jin Lin

Jin Lin

Undergraduate Assistant (October 2008-May 2010)

Jin Lin: graduated in May 2010 - and is off to Harvard Dentistry School. Congratulations!   more ›