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Cory T. Williams
Assistant Professor
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Helen Chmura
Postdoctoral Fellow (2018 - Present)
Helen is interested in the mechanisms underpinning seasonal changes in behavior. She is currently completing her PhD at UC Davis, examining the link between reproductive phenology and autumn migratory departure timing in arctic songbirds.
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Devin Johnson
MS Student (2017 - Present)
Devin is studying the mechanisms and processes that limit gyrfalcon distribution and abundance. His research takes place near Nome, AK, and is a part of the Peregrine Funds' Gyrfalcon Conservation Project in collaboration with Dr. David Anderson.
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Cassie Duncan
MS Student (2018 - Present)
Cassie's main research interests revolve around neuro-endocrinology and reproductive physiology of mammals. The goal of her MS project is to better delineate the mechanisms and pathways that underlie circannual timing of life-history events, specifically reproduction, in the arctic ground squirrel. One of her long-term goals is to contribute to conservation and reproductive advancements for endangered species.
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Sara Wilbur
MS Student (co-advised by Brian Barnes)
Sara is interested in how variable hibernation physiology affects macromolecular integrity. She is curious to see if arctic ground squirrels, an extreme hibernator, have telomere length dynamics that are correlated with the degree of tissue-specific oxidative stress experienced throughout hibernation.
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Victor Zhang (lab affiliate)PhD Student (Northern Arizona University)
Victor is a PhD student in the lab of collaborator Loren Buck at NAU. He is combining biologging with endocrinology to examine how movement-specific energy expenditure is influenced by environmental conditions and reproductive state in arctic ground squirrels, Abert's squirrels, and striped skunks.
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