Wagner Lab Team

Current Lab Members

Graduate Students

Technicians and Undergraduates

Postdoctoral and Adjunct Researchers

Wagner Lab AlumniRole in the Wagner labWhere am I now
Nichole GinnanPostdoctoral ResearcherAssistant Project Scientist at UC Riverside
Kayla ClousePhD GraduatePostdoctoral Researcher in the Burghardt Lab at Pennsylvania State University
Ceyda KuralPhD GraduatePostdoctoral Researcher in the Guzman Lab at Stanford
Natalie FordResearch TechnicianPhD student in the Dini-Andreote Lab at Pennsylvania State University
Savannah ParkerResearch Technician 
Tokee TareqMS GraduateCertifying Chemist at The Clinical Reference Laboratory
Kara HooserUndergraduate ResearcherNatural Resource Specialist USDA-NRCS
Lucas BengfortUndergraduate ResearcherMedical Laboratory Scientist at Quest Diagnostics
Mary Kathryn JohnsonUndergraduate ResearcherPharmacy student at The University of Kansas
Shanne SwiaderUndergraduate ResearcherMedical Assistant at Xpress Wellness Urgent Care
Danielle WilliamsUndergraduate ResearcherFinishing up a BS in Microbiology at The University of Kansas
Desi ThimeschREU student Summer 2023Laboratory Intern at The Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Matt KolpPostdoctoral ResearcherLincoln Memorial University
Felicity TsoResearch TechnicianMicrobiology and Immunology PhD Candidate at Drexel University
Amanda CarmichaelResearch TechnicianConservation Genetics Laboratory Manager at The Atlanta Botanical Garden
Erin ArnoldUndergraduate Researcher 
Laura PhillipsUndergraduate ResearcherPost-Baccalaureate Researcher, Perennial Legumes at The Land Institute
Maggie WilsonREU student Summer 2022Masters Student in Food Science at NC State University
Hannah ReidREU student Summer 2021BioGEM Postbaccalaureate Research Program

Lab Mascots

Ruby (a dog) sleeping.

Ruby

Position: Lab security
Research interests: Allometry of canine
tongue size and mouth capacity
Pete (a dog) running.

Pete

Position: Lab lab (mix)
Research interests: Cuddles
Hazel (a cat) with a computer.

Hazel

Position: Lab typist
Research interests: X-chromosome inactivation; Patterns of attention-seeking behavior in adult tortoiseshell cats