“In nature, nothing exists alone.”
— Rachel Carson, 1962
Department of Biology
Principal Investigator at
HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellow
Research interests: Evo-devo, mammalian adaptations, metabolic physiology, natural history.
Outside the lab: I enjoy historic cocktails, random dancing, and traveling the world.
Jasmin Camacho
Assistant Professor of Biology
Team
Valentina Peña
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PhD Student, UC Irvine
She/Her
Valentina is a biologist broadly interested in nutritional physiology and evolution. Previously, she conducted research in metabolic physiology of the nectar-feeding bat.
Pedro Morales-Sosa
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PhD Student, KU-Medical School
He/Him
Pedro is interested in metabolic physiology and cellular metabolism. Previously, he worked both with cavefish and cave bats.
Andrea Bernal-Rivera
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PhD Student, UW Biology
She/Her
Andrea is passionate about bat physiology, morphology, and conservation. Previously, she researched sugar assimilation and digestive physiology in neotropical bats.
Shanaika Vargas
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Research Scholar, Stowers Institute
She/Her
Shanaika is interested in the developmental genetics of vertebrates.