Current Lab Members

Shaomei He

Position title: Assistant Scientist

Email: she@wisc.edu

​​I use metagenomics and metatranscriptomics tools to study microbial communities in aquatic environments. In my spare time, I like cooking and spending time with my kids. 

 

Keeley Kuru

Position title: PhD student, Freshwater and Marine Science

Pronouns: she/her

Email: kkuru@wisc.edu

Jackie Lemaire

Pronouns: she/her

Email: jlemaire@wisc.edu

Co-advised with Profs Jake Vander Zanden (Integrative Biology) and Nicole Perna (Genetics)

Ella Schmidt

Position title: Grad Student

Pronouns: she/her

Email: eschmidt9@wisc.edu

I am researching microbial community composition of freshwater systems during turnover and ice cover events. Specifically, I am interested in how bacterial communities respond to changes in winter ice and snow cover. I am also studying the role of microbes in the decomposition of alternative road deicers. When I’m not in the lab or in field, you can find me throwing frisbees, sailing, bouldering, or rolling polyhedral dice. 

Justus Smith

Position title: Graduate Student

Pronouns: he/him

Email: jusmith@wisc.edu