Andrea @Grahammunology is the group’s head researcher. Her background is in ecology and evolutionary biology, and that training has shaped her approach to immunoparasitology. She loves singing and has been known to occasionally have popcorn for dinner.
Postdoctoral researchers
David brings expertise in immune-mediated life history tradeoffs, physiology, and statistical modelling. He leads fieldwork teams to carry out complex experiments, while remaining a star in service, outreach, and mentoring. David is investigating the Ecology of Expulsion as well as stress-mediated effects on immunity, and he plays a mean game of volleyball.
Graduate Students
Seokyoon “Yoon” Chang brings strong quantitative skills to studies of microbial ecology, the evolution of virulence, and vector behavior. He is now leading an exciting cross-institutional collaboration on host skin microbiota as a modifier of both host immune function and vector biting preferences. Along the way, Yoon has become a master rewilder.
Charlotte brings expertise in the ecology and evolution of parasites, as well as a profound love of social insects. She is leading our collaboration with Prof. Sarah Kocher, to investigate the life cycles of nematodes in their halictid bee hosts. Are the nematodes parasites? commensals? mutualists? Charlotte will find out, and in the meantime she will also throw many plates on her potter’s wheel.
Ian is an evolutionary biologist who also brings interests and extensive research experience in molecular and cellular immunology, of all things! He now plans to combine these threads into a research project on comparative immunology across rodent diversity, porcupines and all. And, like surprisingly many students and faculty in EEB, Ian is a cellist.
Teresa is an avid mathematical modeller who brings expertise on virus transmission bottlenecks and is now developing projects on immune-mediated interactions between infectious diseases and cancer. She is co-advised by Professor Bryan Grenfell and has a ferocious looking cat.
Jasmine brings a rare and wonderful combination of deep expertise in both mathematical and molecular immunology to her projects. She is co-advised by Prof. Jess Metcalf. Immediately upon arrival, Jasmine launched an exciting collaborative project on the immunology and energetics of lactation with Prof. Ai Ing Lim AND adopted a lively pup, so it seems there will never be a dull moment in grad school for her.
Research Assistants
We are lucky to have worked with many outstanding undergraduate research assistants over the years, as indicated here. Our amazing full-time research assistants from years past are indicated among our Lab Alumni. And then there’s the remarkable Billy…
Billy has aided Graham Group field research projects on mice, snails, sheep, seals, and more, and is hoping that the project portfolio will soon expand to include cryptids.
Please be sure to check out the pages for all of our wonderful Lab Alumni, Edinburgh and Visitor Alumni, and Undergraduate Researchers!