A 14-week NSF REU position is available in my lab from May-August 2022. The REU Student will participate in research regarding the effects of elevated maternal glucocorticoids (colloquially referred to as “maternal stress”) on the physiology, behavior, and life history traits of the offspring and design and conduct their own independent research project under the general…
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Lab manual
We jointly developed our lab manual a few years ago and continue to try and modify it. Currently we are trying to rebrand our “mission statement” to make it more accessible and inclusive. Check it out here if you are interested (https://osf.io/7npfy/wiki/home/) and thanks to all current and former lab members for helping to create…
Best wishes to Cam!
Congratulations goes to Cam Venable for securing his new post-doc position with Dr. Robin Tinghitella at University of Denver! We were lucky to have Cam in the lab on a 1 year post-doc position and look forward to continuing to work with him on his project focused on how red squirrels in the Yukon respond…
Congrats to Charlotte!
Congrats goes to Charlotte for finishing up her MSc. work in our lab and for her doing such a great job on her science communication efforts such as this recent article about her fox squirrel research. We will miss you in Ann Arbor Charlotte but good luck in the PhD program at the University of…
NSF REU position available
A 14-week NSF REU position is available in my lab from May-August 2020. The REU Student will participate in research regarding the effects of elevated maternal glucocorticoids (colloquially referred to as “maternal stress”) on the physiology, behavior, and life history traits of the offspring and design and conduct their own independent research project under the general…
Ben wins awards!
Ben is really honored to win two awards! First, the Frank A. Beach New Investigator Award from the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology. Second, the Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology from the American Psychological Association (animal learning and behavior, comparative).
Looking for a postdoc?
We are inviting prospective postdocs to work with us (Nancy Chen, Ben Dantzer, & Andrew McAdam) on applying for the NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (NSF 19597) to conduct interdisciplinary research that leverages our interests, expertise (life history theory, behavioral ecology, physiological ecology, quantitative genetics, genomics), and ongoing research in a long-term study of…
A summer of celebration
In the summer of 2019, the Dantzer Lab has many notable items to celebrate. First, we said goodbye to two valuable members of the Dantzer Lab. Zoë Goodrow finished up and defended her MSc. thesis in Conservation Ecology and Sarah Guindre-Parker (NSERC PDF) accepted a faculty position at Kennesaw State University (congrats Sarah!). Second, we…
Postdoc position available
Postdoc Position in Animal Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution Available in Ben Dantzer Lab at University of Michigan The Dantzer Lab at the University of Michigan is searching for a postdoc. We have broad interests and study a diversity of questions at the interface of animal behavior, physiology, ecology, and evolution. Most this work is empirical and…
Ben & squirrels featured in Washington Post
John Kelly at the Washington Post does a “squirrel week” feature each year in the Washington Post. This year one of the columns featured “Squirrel Camp” and the work of the Kluane Red Squirrel Project! See the full article here.