{"id":260,"date":"2015-03-31T21:08:32","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T01:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/burkelab.wordpress.com\/?page_id=260"},"modified":"2025-06-10T20:40:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T00:40:52","slug":"graduate-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/burkelab\/lab-members\/graduate-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kelly Tims<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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B.S.A. in Biological Sciences and B.S.E.S in Entomology, University of Georgia, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PhD student in Entomology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

kelly.tims[@]uga.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelly’s research looks at viral gene regulation, venom, and immune factors in the beneficial virus-wasp interactions in two wasp species: Diachasmimorpha longicaudata<\/em> and Microplitis demolitor.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nicholas Furlong<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PhD student in Entomology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicholas.Furlong[@]uga.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nic’s work focuses on discovering how Microplitis demolitor <\/em>developmental endocrine signaling and genes have been repurposed to control the location and timing of  Microplitis demolitorbracovirus production. Nic is coadvised by Dr. Micheal Strand and Dr. Gaelen Burke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kaitlyn Camp<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PhD student in Genetics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

kaitlyn.camp[@]uga.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaitlyn is working on whitefly genomics, bacterial symbiosis, and symbiont transmission modes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alexandra Morales<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PhD student in Entomology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex studies Venturia canescens <\/em>parasitoid wasps and their domesticated endogenous viruses that produce virus-like particles (VLPs) important for successful parasitism of host insects. She is interested in genes involved in VLP production and also VLP functions in host insects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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