Primary Investigator – Kevin Vogel, PhD
A native of Michigan, Kevin started as an undergraduate at Michigan State University where he got his Bachelors of Science in Microbiology and developed a love of entomology. Having had enough of midwestern winters, he headed southwest to the University of Arizona and received his PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Longing for real trees again, he traveled to the University of Georgia to do a post doctoral stint in the Department of Entomology. He decided he really liked Athens and joined the faculty as an assistant professor in 2017.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Loretta Mugo, PhD
Dr. Loretta Mugo, PhD
Graduate students
Q Collins – PhD Student, Entomology
Sara Martin – PhD Student, Genetics
Liam Ash, MS Student, Entomology
Liam joined the lab from Ovipost, where he worked on commercial production of insects. Before that, Liam attended Swarthmore college where he studied history, but was called to work on insects. Liam is exploring the transcriptomes of axenic and gnotobiotic R. prolixus.
Interested in getting your PhD or Master’s degree working in vector biology? Students can apply directly through the Entomology program or through the University of Georgia Integrated Life Sciences program.
Undergraduates
- Evan Kraft
- Avery Bryant
Former lab members
Graduate Students:
- Dr. Nia Keyes-Scott (PhD 2018-2024): Entomologist LT, Medical Service Corps, US Navy
- Ashley McCormick (MS, 2022-2024): Entomologist, 1LT, Preventative Medicine Detachment, US Army
- Dr. Carissa Gilliland (PhD, 2018-2024): Postdoctoral Researcher, Degnan & Hanson Labs, UC Riverside
Postdoctoral researchers:
- Vilas Patel (Postdoctoral researcher, 2018-2019) – Currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Oliver lab at the University of Georgia
- Yin Wang (Postdoctoral researcher, 2019-2020) – Currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Strand lab at the University of Georgia
Lab Technicians:
- Betsy Jackson (2021). Currently an aide to Rep. Troy Carter (LA 2nd district)
- Bradley Mackett (2020-2021). Currently a graduate student in Marine and Environmental Biology at The University of Southern California
- Logan Harrell (2019-2020)
- Alejandra Millan (2017-2019)
Undergraduates:
- Bren Latorre-Murrin (2017-2020)
- Anthony Vandeiren (2018-2020). Currently a PhD Student in the lab of Jeff Barrick at UT Austin
- Kyle Swade (2019-2021)
- Lena Allen (2021-2023)
- Isabella Defelippi (2022-2023)
- Ashley Lomax (2022 – 2023)
- Evan Kraft (2022 – 2024)