Wada Laboratory

Current graduate student
 
 
Will Gilmour, PhD student

Research interests: Stress physiology, endocrinology, development, ecotoxicology

Will is interested in how exposure to developmental stressors affects the growth, endocrine systems, and maturation of vertebrates. He is currently researching how exposure to microplastics alters these variables in developing zebra finches.

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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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Current Undergraduate Students
 
 
 
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