Current Research Projects
PLE provides researchers access to a diverse set of habitats and species and supports their work with well-equipped modern laboratory facilities. As a result, PLE attracts researchers from across the country working on an array of ecological topics. Follow the links below to read about the work that is being done at PLE!
Corinne Richards-Zawacki | Professor | University of Pittsburgh
The ecology and evolution of host-pathogen interactions
Taylor Zallek | Graduate Student | University of Pittsburgh
How does selection change throughout the invasion process?
Lacey Rzodkiewicz | Graduate Student | University of Pittsburgh
Indirect effects of cyanotoxins: Untangling the multitrophic impacts of cyanotoxins and trait-based mediation
Steve Nowicki | Professor | Duke University
Cognition and signaling in songbirds
David Yeany II | Avian Ecologist | Western PA Conservancy
Assessing Secretive Marsh Bird Breeding Populations and Habitat Associations to Implement Conservation Actions at High Priority Wetlands in Northwestern Pennsylvania
Cory Duckworth | Graduate Student | University of Pittsburgh
Investigation of temporal variation in pond microbial communities
Brandon Hoenig | Postdoctoral Researcher | University of Pittsburgh
More than gene editing: Using CRISPR-cas12a as a rapid, field ready, and cost-effective method to detect Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a fungal pathogen linked to global amphibian declines.
Trapper Hobble | Graduate Student | University of Pittsburgh
Determine if fluctuating environments select for phenotypic plastic genotypes, and which specific traits are under natural selection.
Mauna Dasari | Postdoctoral Scholar | University of Pittsburgh
Assessing the impact of multi-species interactions on gut microbial assembly and host tolerance to changing environmental conditions.
Jessica Hua | Associate Professor | Binghamton University
Evolutionary Disease Ecology- Can evolutionary responses to environmental change modify the biodiversity-disease relationship?
Martin Turcotte | Assistant Professor | University of Pittsburgh
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Various Duckweed Projects (Coexistence, Invasion, Plasticity, Multi-Selection) |
Amber Stanley | Graduate Student | University of Pittsburgh
Trait changes and adaptation of Impatiens capensis in response to water stress caused by climate change and urbanization.