Vincent G. MartinsonAssistant Professor
PhD, Entomology & Insect Science, University of Arizona, 2012
Postdoc, Yale University, 2012 Postdoc, University of Rochester, 2013-2017 Postdoc, University of Georgia, 2017-2019 Google Scholar CV (Sept 2020) |
Austin Hendricks
PhD Student
My research focuses on using next generation sequencing techniques to examine beetle-fungus symbioses in lab-reared populations, as well as identifying new symbiont-host pairings in wild populations of anobiid beetles. Prior to coming to UNM, I worked as an Illumina sequencing technician at MIT's Bio MicroCenter, where I specialized in high throughput sample preparation. I received a B.S. from Northeastern University in Chemistry, and am passionate about advancing diversity in STEM fields.
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Nolan Perryman
MS Student
My background focused on the effects of anthropogenic disturbances (e.g., climate change and habitat fragmentation) on food web structure and stability. In southern New South Wales, I examined the impacts of fragmentation on invertebrate food webs. Further north, in Alaska's arctic and subarctic regions, I investigated climate-mediated impacts on below ground "brown" energy flow. My Ph.D. work focuses on animal–fungal symbioses. Specifically, I am interested in the nutritional role (e.g., vitamins, sterols, amino acids) of symbiotic fungi in a beetle–fungus symbioses model.
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Ivana Gulisija Radic
MS Student
I joined the Martinson lab in 2021 to pursue my MS in Biology at UNM. I am generally interested in microbiology and microbial genomics. My MS project focuses on identification of novel bacteria Candidatus Symbiopectobacterium. In my free time I enjoy nature walks and good music.
Prior to UNM, I finished my undergraduate degree in Economics and a professional Master's degree in Finance at University of Split, Croatia. |
Carolina Valderrama Hincapie
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Student
I joined Martinson's lab in late 2021. I am interested in biology of microorganisms, especially bacteria and fungi. In the lab, I get to culture the five different species of Symbiotaphrina we are working with. When I am not studying, or in the lab, I enjoy doing sudoku puzzles and listening to music.
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Former Lab Members
Jeff Booker, Lab Tech, currently at UNM Medical School