{"id":1084,"date":"2021-12-01T16:02:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T16:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/evolution\/?page_id=1084"},"modified":"2026-07-28T20:59:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T20:59:14","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/evolution\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our alumni have gone on to careers in academia, industry, government, museums, and nonprofit organizations across the United States and beyond. If you are an alum of our program and would like to be added to our list (or need your information updated), please use the form at the bottom of this page.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s where some of our alumni are today:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2026\/07\/10133639\/Untitled-design.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4100\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2026\/07\/10133639\/Untitled-design.png\" alt=\"Logo wall featuring organizations where Evolution alumni are currently employed, including Harvard University, the University of British Columbia, Virginia Tech, the University of Louisville, UNC Charlotte, AbbVie, Pfizer, the University of Georgia, the University of Cincinnati, the University of Memphis, The Ohio State University, the University of California, Berkeley, Illinois State Museum, the University of South Carolina, and Washington State University.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2026\/07\/10133639\/Untitled-design.png 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2026\/07\/10133639\/Untitled-design-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2026\/07\/10133639\/Untitled-design-1024x320.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2026\/07\/10133639\/Untitled-design-768x240.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2026\/07\/10133639\/Untitled-design-1536x480.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/29666370\/embed\" title=\"Interactive or visual content\" class=\"flourish-embed-iframe\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px;\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-forms allow-scripts allow-downloads allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-5\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-5\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Current Organization (updated 7\/26)<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Vanderbilt Lab<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Trainee Type<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Links<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Charu Balamurugan<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Stanford University School of Medicine<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rokas<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergrad<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-7746-2248\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/charubalamurugan\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jordyn Barr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of Florida<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Hillyer<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2848-9867\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jordyn-sanner-barr\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Isabella Bautista<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of Pittsburgh<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Castiglione<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergrad<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-6887-976X\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/isabella-bautista-0b4651248\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Noah Bradley<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">AbbVie<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Eichman<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2701-3405\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/noah-bradley\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Alec Brown<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ramsey Solutions<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rokas<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alec-a-brown\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Juan Carvajal Garcia<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine L\u00f3pez-Neyra<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Merrikh<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Postdoc<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7257-3674\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/juan-carvajal-garcia-9211b4217\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Christina Chavez<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">TBD<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rokas<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2497-0848\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/christina-chavez-a70411150\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Natalie Christian<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of Louisville<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Abbot<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergrad<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1568-7645\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nataliechristian.com\/\">Lab Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/natalie-christian-61544b144\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Justin Critchlow<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">LabCorp<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Tate<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6653-9365\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/justin-critchlow\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Scott Egan<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Rice University<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Funk<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5208-1875\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/scott-p-egan-08857b97\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Stephen Ferguson<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Shenzhen Bay Laboratory<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Zwiebel<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dr-stephen-ferguson\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Brandt Geist<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Duke University<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Meng<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">M.S.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-0662-2120\">ORCID<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ethan Gibbons<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">John Deere<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Clayton<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ethan-gibbons\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">John Gibbons<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of Massachusetts, Amherst<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rokas<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1282-9345\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/gibbonslabgenomics\/\">Lab Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/john-gibbons-5891ba1a\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Brandt Gibson<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of Tennessee, Martin<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Darroch<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9620-0063\">ORCID<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Bryan Gitschlag<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of South Carolina<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Patel<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7096-2147\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bryan-gitschlag-57289b100\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Carla Gon\u00e7alves<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">NOVA University, Lisbon<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rokas<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Postdoc<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0420-4970\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/novaresearch.unl.pt\/en\/persons\/carla-isabel-gomes-gon%C3%A7alves\/\">Lab Website<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Marie-Claire Harrison<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Stanford University<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rokas<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3013-9906\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/marie-claire-harrison-548820118\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Annie Hatmaker<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of Georgia<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rokas<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7821-8160\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/annie-hatmaker\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">James Held<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Van Andel Institute<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Patel<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4322-2108\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/james-held-010662a7\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sarah Hourihan<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of Southern California<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Creanza<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergrad<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-4587-8363\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sarah-hourihan-418a46204\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Emily Hudson<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jellycat<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Creanza<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Postdoc<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1358-8563\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ejhudson1\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Miya Hugaboom<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Harvard University Medical School<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rokas<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergrad<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8099-3564\">ORCID<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Maria Lu\u00edsa Jabbur<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">John Innes Center<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Johnson<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-0486-3881\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maria-lu%C3%ADsa-jabbur-11643aa7\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Adi Kurre<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of Pennsylvania, Dental<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">DeSantis<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergrad<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-4191-0077\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/adikurre\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Abigail LaBella<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of North Carolina - Charlotte<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rokas<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Postdoc<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0068-6703\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/abigail-leavitt-labella\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jennifer Mandel<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of Memphis<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">McCauley<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3539-2991\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.memphis.edu\/jmandel\/\">Lab Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jennifer-mandel-sunflowers\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Lindsay Martin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">BioCentury<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Hillyer<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-3329-0955\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lindsay-e-martin\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-30 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Reese Martin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Seranova Bio<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Tate<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/reesemartinphd\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-31 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Joel McGlothlin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Virginia Tech<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">McCauley<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergrad<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3645-6264\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcglothlin.biol.vt.edu\/\">Lab Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joel-mcglothlin-2b037b13\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-32 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Cole Meier<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">John Hopkins University School of Medicine<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Hillyer<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7145-6246\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/colemeier\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-33 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Juan Ortiz<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Paratus Sciences<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rokas<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1187-0971\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jfortizq\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-34 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Melissa Pardi<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Illinois State Museum<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">DeSantis<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Postdoc<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9766-7511\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/melpardi\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-35 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ansley Petherick<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Zoo Atlanta<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">DeSantis<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergrad<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3799-3571\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ansley-petherick-447671194\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-36 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Yakov Pichkar<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Detect-ION<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Creanza<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9231-2180\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/yakov-pichkar\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-37 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Andreia Olaru<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">American Museum of Natural History<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Darroch<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergrad<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andrei-ola\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-38 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">David Rinker<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">五一茶馆儿<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Zwiebel<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5894-7633\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/david-rinker-27b485a\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-39 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Christina Robinson<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">RF-SMART<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Creanza<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cristina-robinson\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-40 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ashley Rogers<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Texas A&amp;M Galveston<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Flick &amp; DeSantis<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergrad<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-0745-1607\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ashleyrogers01\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-41 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Faith Rovenolt<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">SecureBio<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Tate<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergrad<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5877-0460\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/faith-rovenolt-120390219\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-42 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kaitlyn Russell<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Colorado State University<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Castiglione<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergrad<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kaitlyn-russell-3618632a0\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-43 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Joyce Sanks<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of Alaska, Fairbanks<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Racicot<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergrad<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-5748-7064\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joycesanks\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-44 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jason Slot<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ohio State University<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rokas<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Postdoc<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6731-3405\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/plantpath.osu.edu\/our-people\/jason-c-slot\">Lab Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jason-slot-71954228\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-45 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sam Smith<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Pfizer<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rokas<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Undergrad<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6269-0276\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/samuel-pattillo-smith\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-46 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kate Snyder<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">五一茶馆儿<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Creanza<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5096-3110\">ORCID<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kate-t-snyder\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-47 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jacob Steenwyk<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">UC Berkeley<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rokas<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ph.D.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8436-595X\">ORCID<\/a>, <a 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