Graduate and Research Assistants

Lauren Baldarelli, Johansen Lab
Office: W118
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Email: lbaldarelli10@jcu.edu

I received my B.S in Environmental Science from John Carroll University in 2010. My research is focused on the cyanobacteria of the Atacama Desert, Chile.

Brad Bartelme, Johansen Lab
Office: W118
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Email: bbartelme10@jcu.edu

I received my B.S in Biology from John Carroll University in 2010. I will be working with an array of algal species to assess their bio-fuel potential under various environmental factors.

Kayla Cierniak, Wideman Lab
Office: W311
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Email: kcierniak10@jcu.edu

In 2010, I completed my B.S. in Biology at John Carroll University while studying the neurological effects of Lunesta. My research interests as an M.S. student include Neuroscience and models of heart disease in the rat.

Rachael Glover, Drenovsky Lab
Office: W239
Phone: 216-397-1720
Email: rglover14@jcu.edu
I graduated from Ashland University in 2011 with a B.S. in Biology. I am still unsure of my thesis topic, but I am interested in aquatic invasive plants.

Kelly Gronemeyer, Saporito Lab
Office: W112
Phone: 216-397-6207
Email: kgronemeyer14@jcu.edu
I received my B.S. in Biology from Birmingham-Southern College in 2010. I also completed my grade 6-12 education certification at BSC. My research at John Carroll will focus on the antimicrobial properties of alkaloids in poison frogs from Central and South America.

Maggie Hantak, Saporito Lab
Office: W112
Phone:216-397-6207
Email: mhantak11@jcu.edu
I received my B.S. in Biology from John Carroll University in 2011. My research will be focused on dietary sequestration and defensive use of alkaloids in poison frogs.

Sean Harrington, Sheil Lab
Office: W112
Phone: 216-397-6207
Email: sharrington13@jcu.edu

I graduated from North Central College in 2010 with a B.S. in Biology. My research will be focused on the skeletal morphology of frogs.

Kurt Hauber, Johnson Lab
Office: W114
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Email: khauber10@jcu.edu

I graduated from John Carroll University in 2010 with a Bachelor's degree in Biology. Although I am still deciding on my thesis project, I am interested in transcription factor research.

Albina Khasanova, Drenovsky Lab
Office: W311
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Email: akhasanova13@jcu.edu

I graduated from Bashkir State Pedological University in Ufa, Russia, where I studied Chemistry and Biology. My research focuses on how internal plant nutrient recycling is affected by drought.

Michele Julian, Anthony and Hickerson Lab
Office: W112
Phone: 216-397-6207
Email: mnelson13@jcu.edu

I received my BS in Biology from Baldwin-Wallace College in 2009. My thesis project will encompass the behavioral interactions between ground beetles and centipedes.

Laura Miscoe, Johansen Lab
Office: W342
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Email: lmiscoe14@jcu.edu
I graduated from the University of Colorado in 2011 with a B.S. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. My research will focus on freshwater algae from Hawaii.

Radka Muhlsteinova, Johansen Lab
Office: W118
Phone: 216-397-3077
Email: rmuhlsteinova14@jcu.edu   
I received my Bc. degree at the University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic. The title of my bachelor's theses was Aerophytic Cyanobacteria from San Gerardo de Rivas region, San José, Costa Rica. At John Carroll I will continue working with terrestrial cyanobacteria, this time from Atacama Desert, Chile.

Jennifer Murphy, Drenovsky Lab
Office: W239
Phone: 216-397-1720
Email: jmurphy10@jcu.edu
I graduated from John Carroll University in 2010 with my B.S. in Biology. My research will focus primarily on the comparison of phylogenetically related Rosa sp. in low resource and low light environments.

Kevin Stolz, Martin Lab
Office: W114
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Email: kstoltz10@jcu.edu

I received my B.S. in Biology from John Carroll University in 2010. My research will focus on RNA Polymerase III transcription in the yeast strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae. More specifically, I will study the Hos2 gene and its effects on the Mpk1 pathway.

Linda Thompson, Anthony Lab
Office: W341
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Jeff Walker, Drenovsky Lab
Office: W341
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Email: jwalker10@jcu.edu

I graduated from John Carroll University with my B.S. in Environmental Science in 2010.  I plan to focus my research around nutrient cycling and plant physiology.