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Principal Investigator
 
Haruka Wada, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University


Research Interests: Stress physiology, effects of stress during development on behavior and physiology, cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying stress phenotype

 
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Current graduate student

 

 

 

Ben Haussmann, PhD student

 

Research interests: Physiological ecology, stress physiology, resource allocation

 

Ben is interested in understanding how organisms respond to environmental stressors. Specifically, how the embryonic environment affects the development and phenotypes of offspring.

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Meg McGrath, PhD student

 

Research interests: Stress physiology, hydric stress, heat stress, ecophysiology

 

Meg is studying how environmental stressors such as water restriction and heat challenges affect physiological mechanisms, thermal tolerance, and behavior in zebra finches.

 

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Kevin Pham, PhD student

 

Research interests: Ecophysiology, stress physiology, neuroendocrinology, ecotoxicology

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Kevin is broadly interested in environmental stressors and how animals modulate their physiology and behavior to combat these perturbations to maintain individual health and fitness. Currently, he is investigating the effect of continuous light on zebra finch stress physiology, oxidative stress, and behavior. 

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Current Undergraduate Students

 

 

 

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Wada Lab Alumni

Leslie Dees, Graduated from Auburn High School (2019)
Sejal Srivastava, Graduated from Auburn High School (2020)
Alex Rubin, M.S. (2019)
Shelby Still, M.S. (2019)
Madeline Lazenby, M.S. (2022)
James Utt, M.S. (2022)
Cara Brittain, Ph.D. (2023)
Tori Coutts, Ph.D. (2024)
Alex Hoffman, Ph.D. (2024)
Wonil Choi, Ph.D. (2024)
Thalia Williamson, M.S. (2024)
Kayci Messerly, M.S. (2024)

2025 Wada Lab photo

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Associate Professor

Department of Biological Sciences

Auburn University

 

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Contact info

 

Office: 314 Rouse LSB

Lab: 005, 004 & 002 Rouse LSB

 

​Office Telephone : ​+1 334-844-1338

Lab Telephone: +1 334-844-1685

Fax : +1 334-844-1645
Email : haruka@auburn.edu

Mailing address
 
Department of Biological Sciences

101 Rouse Life Science Building

Auburn AL, 36849

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