Lazzaro Lab People

Principal Investigator
Lab Manager
Brian Lazzaro
Brian Lazzaro

Background and Research Interests

CV
Susan Susan Rottschaefer

Mosquito population genetics; Drosophila resistance to infection

Susan's Research

Postdoctoral Researchers

Rob David Parvin Moria
Rob Unckless

Genotype-by-Environment interactions determining immunity; viruses; genome-wide association studies; evolutionary theory

Rob's Research
David Duneau

Parasite adaptation to host sex and physiology



David's Research
Parvin Shahrestani

Life history evolution; relationships among immune defense, diet, and reproduction

Parvin's website
Moria Chambers

Intersection of metabolism and immunity; kinetics of immune regulation


Graduate Students

Ginny Robin Katia  
Virginia Howick

Nutritional factors affecting Drosophila resistance and tolerance

Ginny's Research
Robin Schwenke

Impacts of mating on Drosophila defense

Robin's Research
Katia Sotelo-Troha

Circadian regulation of resistance and tolerance

Katia's Research
 

Undergraduate Researchers

Sarah Mike Fox Megan
Sarah Khalil


Jamilla
Akhund-Zade


Effects of environmental adaptation on immunity
Mike Fox

Effects of toxins in food on resistance to infection in Drosophila
Megan Alzona

Parasite interactions during Drosophila development

Kelly Glen Malaret Chris Chow Yonathan Estrella
Kelly Garcia

Evolution and tradeoffs involving microbial pathogens

Glen Malaret

Effects of nutrition on
mating-immunity tradeoff

Chris Chow

Yonathan Estrella

Alix Gresov Ali Edraki Gerardo Ortiz
Alix Gresov
Ali Edraki

Pathogen evolution under sex-resricted transmission
Gerardo Ortiz

Effects of chronic bacterial infection in Drosophila


Lab Alumni

Sarah Short (Ph.D., Genetics and Development, 2012)
Jacob Crawford (Ph.D., Entomology, 2012)
Madeline Galac (Ph.D., Genetics and Development, 2012)
Mark Jandricic (research technician, 2009 - 2011)
Chloe Ota (research technician, 2009 - 2011)
Jennifer Comstock (graduate student, 2008 - 2010)
Punita Juneja (Ph.D., Entomology, 2010)
Gerardo Marquez (postdoctoral associate, 2007 – 2010)
Simon Fellous (postdoctoral associate, 2008)
Christopher Yourth (postdoctoral associate, 2005 – 2007)
Cheryl Seidel (laboratory manager, 2004)

Former undergraduates from the lab:
Richard Yeom (2010 - 2012)
Christine Tolias (2010 - 2012; undergraduate research honors)
Maria Driscoll (2009 - 2010)
Miguel Rosado (2008 – 2010)
Gabe LaHue (2007 – 2010; undergraduate research honors)
Rumi Sologuren (2007)
Nicholas Ledesma (2006 – 2008; undergraduate research honors)
Dorian Batt (2006 – 2007)
Grace Leonard (2006)
Sarah Phillips (2005 – 2007)
Michael Bosmeny (2004)
Laura Goetz (2003 – 2004)