Dr. Michele Johnson
Dr. Johnson is a Professor of Biology, interested in evolutionary biology, behavioral ecology, and behavioral neuroscience. She completed her PhD in 2007 with Jonathan Losos and Alan Templeton at Washington University, and conducted postdoctoral research with Juli Wade at Michigan State. Click here to see Dr. Johnson’s CV.
Current Lab members
Jack Barefoot
Jack is a Biology major, planning to pursue graduate school in parasitology. He’s working to characterize parasites in the blood and digestive tract in anole lizards.
Trace Briones
Trace is a Biology major, planning a career in medicine. He’s on the swim team, and his work in the lab focuses on the development of tooth morphlogy in anole lizards.
Henna dasani
Henna is a Neuroscience major with a Business minor, planning to attend medical school after graduation. Her research currently focuses on female temperature and egg development.
Andrea de la Mora Muñoz
Andrea is a Biology major, planning to attend dental school after graduation. Her research in the lab focuses on the evolution of eye size in lizards, using CT scans of the skull.
Garrett Machado
Garrett is a Biology major, interested in working in the medical field after graduation. His research explores the relationship between muscle physiology and endurance in hatchling lizards.
Alexis norman
Alexis is a Biology major, intending to pursue medical school after graduation. Alexis’ research explores differences between the brain of invasive and native lizard species.
Isabel obando
Isabel is a Neuroscience major, interested in working in the field of nutrition after graduation. Her research examines how prey size influences lizard metabolism and behavior.
nirvan pithadia
Nirvan is a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major, with a minor in Sociology. He’s pursuing a career in dermatology, and his research focuses on why green anoles change their body color between green and brown.
zain rahman
Zain is a Biology major with plans to attend graduate school in ecology and evolution. His work in the lab explores the evolution of the lizard brain, and the impact of blood glucose on physiology and behavior.
Juan sebastian rozo
Sebastian is a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major, planning a career in medicine. His research in the lab explores the impacts of exercise on the lizard brain.
Karely salinas
Karely is a double major in Biology and Environmental Studies. Her research focuses on the impact of naturally-occurring injuries on lizard body condition, and the relationship between exploratory behavior and endurance in hatchling lizards.
Camille Young
Camille is a Biology major, planning to attend medical school after graduation. She’s studying the evolution of lizard teeth using CT scan data. And, she’s on Trinity’s soccer team!