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…
Welcome Lauren!
The Dantzer lab is excited to welcome our newest addition, Lauren Petrullo! Lauren is an NSF biology postdoctoral research fellow joining the Dantzer Lab in September 2020. She just finished her PhD at Stony Brook University where she worked with Dr. Amy Lu on vertical microbial transmission and the maturation of the gut microbiome in nonhuman…
Matt Gaidica Awarded NASA/TRISH Postdoctoral Fellowship
Matt Gaidica joined the Dantzer Lab last year to develop a novel bio-logging toolset and was recently awarded a postdoctoral fellowship through a cooperative agreement between Baylor College of Medicine’s Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) and NASA. Gaidica will be using the bio-logging toolset he developed and the red squirrel as a neuroethological…
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…
Congratulations Annie!
Congratulations to Annie Kittendorf on her graduation and the completion of her Undergraduate Honor’s Thesis! Good luck on all your future endeavors Annie!
Congratulations Sarah!
Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Westrick on her graduation! She will be moving on to work on an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology in Dr. Eva Fischer’s lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Good luck Sarah!
Congratulations and Good Luck Charlotte!
Another huge congratulation to Charlotte Devitz on her graduation! She will be moving on to work as a PhD student in Dr. Emelie Snell-Rood’s lab at the University of Minnesota. Good luck Charlotte!
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…