Current Biological Sciences Graduate Students
Biology Graduate Student Photo Roster
The following graduate students are registered full-time during the 2021-2022 academic year.
GTA = Graduate Teaching Assistant (assist with teaching undergraduate biology labs)
GRA = Graduate Research Assistant (Fleharty, Choate, and Balthazor Fellowships or external funds)
GCA = Graduate Curatorial Assistant (Sternberg Museum of Natural History)
GWA = Graduate Wetlands Assistant (Kansas Wetlands Education Center at Cheyenne Bottoms)
| Louisa Acquah GTA Bachelor's degree: University of Cape Coast, Ghana Hometown: Accra, Ghana Research: Bioinformatics and genomics (Molecular Biology) Advisor: Dr. Gruenstaeudl |
| Jacob Albexander GRA Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University Hometown: Denver, CO Research: Scientific Education Media/ Ecology Advisor: Dr. Stark |
| Yaw Antwi GTA Bachelor's degree: University of Cape Coast Hometown: Kumasi, Ghana Research: Antimicrobial resistance Advisor: Dr. Carvalho |
| Alfred Kusi Appiah GRA - Fleharty Bachelor's degree: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Ghana Hometown: Kumasi, Ghana Research: Antimicrobial resistance Advisor: Dr. Claudia Carvalho |
| Richard Boateng Bachelor's degree: Hometown: Research: Advisor: Dr. Balthazor |
| Zoe Buffington GRA - Choate Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University Hometown: Hays, KS Research: Biological Collections (Mammalogy) Advisor: Dr. Patrick |
| Griffin Davies Bachelor's degree: Hometown: Research: Advisor: Dr. Balthazor |
| Patrick Geyer GTA Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University Hometown: Manhattan, KS Research: Bat Ecology Advisor: Dr. Patrick |
| Sandra Guzman-Duran GRA Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University Hometown: Hays, KS Research: Herpetology Advisor: Dr. Stark |
| Nana-Esi Hanson GTA Bachelor's degree: Kwame NKrumah University of Science & Technology Hometown: Ghana Research: Avian Ecology & Behavioral Ecology Advisor: Dr. Ambardar |
| Zachary Herbert GTA Bachelor's degree: Indiana University, Bloomington Hometown: Crown Point, IN Research: Vertebrate Paleontology Advisor: Dr. Tarailo |
| Parker Jones Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University Hometown: Hoxie, KS Research: Ornithology, In House Wrens, Specifically Parental Behavior Advisor: Dr. Ambardar |
| Brandon Kennemer GTA Bachelor's degree: Hometown: Research: Advisor: Dr. Balthazor |
| Brett Koehn Bachelor's degree: Hometown: Research: Advisor: Dr. Channell |
| Isaac Odoi GTA Bachelor's degree: University of Ghana Hometown: Accra, Ghana Research: Microbiology/ Molecular Biology Advisor: Dr. Gillock |
| Haley Piland-Jackson GRA - Fleharty Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University Hometown: Great Bend, KS Research: Biology Science Education, Tech, Geography Advisor: Dr. Channell |
| Jianna Rojas GTA Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University Hometown: Goddard, KS Research: Micor RNAs in Retinoblastoma Advisor: Dr. Adefuye |
| Gabriella Rueschhoff Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University Hometown: Peking, IL Research: Making CRISPR Vectors to Target the AS1 Gene in Arabidopsis Advisor: Dr. Phelps-Durr |
| Demetria Sanchez GTA Bachelor's degree: Fort Hays State University Hometown: Hays, KS Research: Physiology Advisor: Dr. Ambardar |
| Katelyn Strack Bachelor's degree: Purdue University Hometown: Indianapolis, IN Research: Native Bee Ecology Advisor: Dr. Elzay |
| Kwesi Taylor GTA Bachelor's degree: University of Ghana, Legon Hometown: Ghana Research: Cancer Biology Advisor: Dr. Adefuye |