Philip Kohlmeier (He/Him)

Assistant Professor

Philip is a behavioral biologist interested in understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate behavior and in answering how natural selection favored their emergence. For this, he applies an interdisciplinary skill set that ranges from RNA-sequencing and neurogenetics to behavioral experiments and phylogenetic modelling.

Curriculum Vitae

Bloo Mitchell (They/Them)

Graduate Student / NSF GRFP awardee

Bloo completed an undergraduate degree in biology with a concentration in environmental sciences at Dalton State College. There they used macroinvertebrate communities to assess water quality in the Conasauga River watershed and now work on the mechanisms and evolution of maternal effects in flies.

Ashwitha Reddy Reddy Reddy

Graduate Student

Ashwitha Reddy completed her master’s in biology and is currently a graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in biology. She studies behavior and mate choice copying in Drosophila melanogaster.

Kaitlyn Brewer

Undergraduate student

Kaitlyn is an undergraduate student majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry, with intentions of pursuing medical school. She is currently working on chemical mate choice copying in flies.

Moriah Conley

Undergraduate student

Moriah is an undergraduate biology student striving to connect biology and humanitarian issues with an interest in lab-based research.

Jermesha Fant

Undergraduate student

Jermesha is a Biology major hoping to gain more research experience and expand interests. She is currently working on fly reproduction and mate choice.

Jaha Hughes

Undergraduate student

Jaha is majoring in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Healthcare & Society. After graduating, she plans to pursue genetic counseling to increase access to genetic counseling services in underrepresented communities.

Lauryn Johnson

Undergraduate student

Lauryn is a Health Studies major concentrating in Dietetics, with minors in American Sign Language, Biology, and Chemistry. She is enrolled in an accelerated program to earn a master’s in Clinical Nutrition and plans to attend medical school.

Summer Monet

Undergraduate student

Summer is an undergrad biology major with a chemistry minor and aims to pursue medical school after graduating. 

Karl Taylor

Undergraduate student

Karl is a third year student studying at the University of Memphis to complete his bachelor’s in biology with a minor in Spanish and Chemistry and hopes to be admitted to Med School shortly after

Hong Vo

Undergraduate student

Hong is an undergraduate biology student minoring in chemistry and currently working on aggression behavior in fruit flies.

Emily Willis

Undergraduate student

Emily is an undergraduate biology student with a chemistry minor and a healthcare and society minor. She is working on aggression behavior with flies.

Marissa Woodard

Undergraduate student

Marissa is majoring in biology and minoring in Japanese, and currently working on mate choice copying in Drosophila. She hopes to use my degrees and skills to have a profession in zoology. 

Joshua Beer

Daja Key

Jordan Dawe

Ashlee Yancey

Erenne Coats

Mira Umarova

Allie Abbott

Akassia Tickles

Nicolette Luna

Osaretin Asemota

Riddhi Patel

Leah Moore

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CBU undergraduate student

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Lacy Skinner

Clarence Cathy

Ashanti Brown

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Jalen Dunn

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Shynia Smith

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Servola Turner

Anna Foreman

Alixandria Kirkendol

Noah Dorsey

Health Science intern

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