People

In early 2006 Ashley and Nikki Freyre began Masters degree work in the Snyder lab.
They are done with their research and anticipate graduating in August 2009.

Nikki is using mitochondrial DNA sequences and morphological characters to examine population structure
and host specificity in the widespread North American turtle blood fluke, Spirorchis scripta.

Ashley is using ribosomal DNA to examine the diversity of the blood protozoan Trypanosoma in
Australian freshwater turtles. Ashley won the best student paper award at the
2008 meeting of the Southwestern Association of Parasitologists for her work!

Zach Weiler is a camera-shy undergraduate examining the phylogeny of polystome monogenes
that live in the eyes and urinary bladders of turtles worldwide.

I will not be taking on new students until my return from the National Science Foundation in August of 2010.
If you are interested in working in my lab at that time please contact me.

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