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Team Members

May Berenbaum

May Berenbaum

Professor and Head of Entomology

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Joy Bergelson

Joy Bergelson

Dorothy Schiff Professor of Genomics

New York University

Jessica Brinkworth

Jessica Brinkworth

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Christopher Brooke

Christopher Brooke

Assistant Professor of Microbiology

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Carla Cáceres

Carla Cáceres

Co-PI & Executive Committee Member; Professor of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Adam Dolezal

Adam Dolezal

Assistant Professor of Entomology

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Clay Fuqua

Clay Fuqua

Professor of Biology

Indiana University

Alexandra Harmon-Threatt

Alexandra Harmon-Threatt

Associate Professor of Entomology

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Katy Heath

Katy Heath

PI & Executive Committee Member; Associate Professor of Plant Biology

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Barbara Hug

Barbara Hug

Teaching Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Angela Kent

Angela Kent

Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Jennifer Lau

Jennifer Lau

Associate Professor of Biology

Indiana University

Jay Lennon

Jay Lennon

Professor of Biology

Indiana University

Amy Marshall-Colon

Amy Marshall-Colon

Associate Professor of Plant Biology

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Jake McKinlay

Jake McKinlay

Associate Professor of Biology

Indiana University

William Metcalf

William Metcalf

G. William Arends Professor in Molecular And Cellular Biology, Professor of Microbiology

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Irene Newton

Irene Newton

Co-PI & Executive Committee Member; Associate Professor of Biology

Indiana University

Mercedes Pascual

Mercedes Pascual

Co-PI & Executive Committee Member; Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies

New York University

Zoi Rapti

Zoi Rapti

Associate Professor of Mathematics

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Aileen Reid

Aileen Reid

Clinical Assistant Professor

UNC Greensboro

Rebecca Smith

Rebecca Smith

Associate Professor of Pathobiology

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Julia van Kessel

Julia van Kessel

Associate Professor of Biology

Indiana University

Carin K. Vanderpool

Carin K. Vanderpool

Professor and Associate Head of Microbiology

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Michael Wade

Michael Wade

Professor of Biology

Indiana University

Xindan Wang

Xindan Wang

Assistant Professor of Biology

Indiana University

Tandy Warnow

Tandy Warnow

Professor and Associate Head of Computer Science

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Rachel Whitaker

Rachel Whitaker

Co-PI; Professor of Microbiology

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Anthony Yannarell

Anthony Yannarell

Executive Committee Member; Associate Professor of Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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