Solny Adalsteinsson

Solny Adalsteinsson

Principal Investigator and Staff Scientist, Tyson Research Center, WashU

Primary subject of interest: Urban ecology, disease ecology, ticks, birds, small mammals

Primary geographic interest: Midwest and mid-Atlantic US

LEC Seed Grant Projects

Julián Aguirre-Santoro

Julián Aguirre-Santoro

Assistant Curator of Vascular Plants, Latin America Herbarium, Missouri Botanical Garden

Primary subject(s) of interest:  Plant systematics and floristics

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Colombia, Brazil, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Suriname, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Savanna, Shrubland, Grassland, Deserts

Matthew A. Albrecht

Matthew A. Albrecht

Scientist, Director of Center for Conservation & Sustainable Development, Missouri Botanical Garden

Primary subject(s) of interest: Plant conservation, threatened plants and communities

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: North America (Ozarks and Southeastern US)

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Savanna, Grassland

LEC Seed Grant Projects

Robert Aldridge

Robert Aldridge

Professor Emeritus of Biology, Saint Louis University; Researcher, Saint Louis Zoo

Primary subject of interest: Herpetology, conservation

Primary geographic area of interest: Guam, Mexico

Whitney Anthonysamy

Whitney Anthonysamy

Associate Professor of Biology, University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy

Primary subject(s) of interest:  Urban ecology, population ecology, conservation biology, herpetology

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: United States (Saint Louis, Missouri)

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Freshwater, Urban areas

Kathleen Apakupakul

Kathleen Apakupakul

Research Associate, Institute for Conservation Medicine, Saint Louis Zoo

Primary subject(s) of interest: Conservation medicine, one health

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Global (Africa, North America, South America)

LEC Seed Grant Projects

Wendy Applequist

Wendy Applequist

Associate Scientist, William L. Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden

Primary subject of interest: Plant taxonomy, medicinal plants, natural product discovery

Primary geographic interest: United States, Madagascar

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest ,Savanna, Shrubland

Cheryl Asa

Cheryl Asa

Affiliate Scientist, Saint Louis Zoo

Primary subject of interest: Reproductive and behavioral sciences

Primary geographic area of interest: Latin America,  Mexico

John J. Atwood

John J. Atwood

Assistant Curator of Bryophytes, Herbarium, Missouri Botanical Garden

Primary subject of interest: Bryology

Primary geographic area of interest: North America

Matthew Austin

Matthew Austin

Curator of Biodiversity Data, Herbarium, Missouri Botanical Garden

Primary subject(s) of interest: Herbaria, global change biology, hyperspectral botany, phenology, ecology

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Grassland, Urban Areas, Botanic Gardens and Herbaria

Eli Baskir

Eli Baskir

Manager of Behavioral Sciences, Saint Louis Zoo

Primary subject(s) of interest:  Animal behavior

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Global

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Zoos

Burgund Bassuner

Burgund Bassuner

Science Specialist, Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development, Missouri Botanical Garden

Primary subject of interest: Population genetics and plant conservation

Primary geographic area of interest: United States

Karen Bauman

Karen Bauman

Manager of Reproductive Sciences, Saint Louis Zoo

Primary subject(s) of interest: All species, especially canids and ungulates; reproduction, wildlife technologies

Primary geographic area(s) of interest:  Ex situ, North America, global

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Zoos

Yehuda Ben-Shahar

Yehuda Ben-Shahar

Professor, Biology Department, WashU

Primary subject(s) of interest:  Evolutionary, molecular, and genetic analyses of animal behavior and sociality; The genetics of organismal resilience to environmental stress; Drosophila models of neuronal and psychiatric disorders

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Global

John  R. Bermingham Jr.

John R. Bermingham Jr.

Associate Professor of Genetics, WashU School of Medicine

Primary subject(s) of interest: Conservation genetics, herpetology

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Global

 

Peter Bernhardt

Peter Bernhardt

Research Associate of Missouri Botanical Garden

Primary subject(s) of interest: Pollination; Anthophilous insects (bees, beetles, syrphid flies, butterflies and moths); flowering plant groups (orchids and other petaloid monocots), montane wildflowers of the Himalayas; Proteaceae of Australia; plant systematics and phytogeography of the floras of southern Australia; redbuds and dogwoods of Missouri; pollination in urban versus rural flora native to North America; popular illustrations and depictions of flora and their pollinators from the 19th-21st century; the history of the writings of Charles Darwin and his contemporaries on floral adaptation/evolution; bee diversity on rural versus urban trees of redbud (Cercis canadensis) and dogwood (Cornus florida) in St. Louis and its counties

Primary geographic area(s) of interest:  United States (Saint Louis, Missouri, Kansas), Australia (New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia), China (Kunming, Lijiang and Yulong (Yunnan))

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Savana, Shrubland, Grassland, Montane>3000m

Chris Birkinshaw

Chris Birkinshaw

Assistant Curator, Africa and Madagascar, Missouri Botanical Garden

Primary subject of interest: Management of protected areas (including sustainable use of natural resources, forest restoration, monitoring, control of invasive plant species) and ex-situ plant conservation (including field gene-banks)

Primary geographic interest: Madagascar

Jared Bixby

Jared Bixby

Fred Saigh Director of Conservation Education, Saint Louis Zoo

Primary subject(s) of interest: Community Engagement, Conservation Education

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: United States

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Urban areas

Stephen Blake

Stephen Blake

Assistant Professor, Biology Department, Saint Louis University

Primary subject(s) of interest: Ecology and conservation of mega vertebrates

Primary geographic area(s) of interest:  Congo Basin, Galapagos Islands, Central Africa, Saint Louis, MO

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Grassland, Agricultural land, Urban areas

LEC Seed Grant Projects

David Bogler

David Bogler

Research Associate, Missouri Botanical Garden

Primary subject(s) of interest: Plant systematics, floristics, molecular systematics, anatomy, microscopy, ecology, sustainability, palynology, teaching

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: USA, Mexico

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest:  Forest, Savanna, Shrubland, Grassland, Deserts, Agricultural land, Urban areas

Adrianus (Jacco) Boon

Adrianus (Jacco) Boon

Professor, WashU School of Medicine

Primary subject(s) of interest: Virology and virus ecology

Primary geographic area(s) of interest:  USA

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest

LEC Seed Grant Projects

Arpita Bose

Arpita Bose

Associate Professor of Biology, WashU

Primary subject of interest:  Microbial Ecology, Climate Change, Climate Action

Primary geographic interest:  United States, Puerto Rico, Argentina, India

Emily Bowling

Emily Bowling

Conservation Education Liaison, Saint Louis Zoo

Primary subject(s) of interest:  Palm oil sustainability, public education, local conservation

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Tropical rainforests, Forests, Agricultural land, Urban areas

Louise Bradshaw

Louise Bradshaw

Retired Director of Education, Saint Louis Zoo

Primary subject(s) of interest:  Climate change education, enhancing biodiversity, community-based conservation engagement, nature-based education, urban biodiversity

Primary geographic area(s) of interest:  Saint Louis region (Missouri)

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Urban biodiversity

John Brinda

John Brinda

Assistant Scientist, Herbarium, Missouri Botanical Garden

Primary subject of interest: Ecology, taxonomy, and conservation of bryophytes

Primary geographic area of interest: USA, Madagascar, Philippines

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Savanna, Shrubland, Grassland, Deserts

Andrew Brown

Andrew Brown

Professor of Spanish, WashU

Primary subject(s) of interest:  Science and Literature in Latin America, Ecocriticism

Primary geographic area(s) of interest:  Argentina, Chile, Uruguay

Mónica Carlsen

Mónica Carlsen

Scientist 2 - Education Program Manager, Missouri Botanical Garden

Primary subject(s) of interest: Plant diversity and evolution, systematics, phylogenomics, pollination biology

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Neotropics (emphasis on Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia and Brazil)

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest

LEC Seed Grant Projects

Bruce Carlson

Bruce Carlson

Professor of Biology, WashU

Primary subject(s) of interest: Sensory and evolutionary neuroscience in electric fish

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Sub-Saharan Africa

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Freshwater

Bob Coulter

Bob Coulter

Director, Litzsinger Road Ecology Center, Missouri Botanical Garden

Primary subject(s) of interest: Youth civic engagement and place-based education

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Global

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Grassland, Freshwater

LEC Seed Grant Projects

Tom Croat

Tom Croat

P.A. Schulze Curator of Botany, Latin America, Missouri Botanical Garden

Primary subject(s) of interest: Systematics and Ecology of Araceae; Phenology of flowering and fruiting in tropical ecosystems

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Neotropics

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest ,Shrubland, Grassland, Agricultural land

Gautam Dantas

Gautam Dantas

Conan Professor in Laboratory and Genomic Medicine, WashU School of Medicine

Primary subject(s) of interest:  (1) Understanding how diverse microbiomes respond to chemical and biological perturbations, (2) harnessing these insights to rationally design therapeutic strategies to curtail antibiotic-resistant pathogens and remedy pathological microbiome states, and (3) engineering microbial catalysts to convert renewable biomass into value chemicals such as biofuels and pharmaceuticals.

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: United States, El Salvador, Peru, Pakistan, Niger, South Africa, Republic of Congo, Netherlands, China, India

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Freshwater, Agricultural lands, Urban areas, Built environment

Michael Dawson

Michael Dawson

Conservation Education Liaison, Education Department, Saint Louis Zoo

Primary subject of interest:  Urban Amphibian Conservation, Anuran Conservation, Bioacoustics

Primary geographic interest:  United States, Missouri - Saint Louis

LEC Seed Grant Projects

Anthony Dell

Anthony Dell

Research Scientist, National Great Rivers; Affiliated Faculty, Biology, Saint Louis University; Visiting Scholar, Biology, WashU

Primary subject of interest: Community ecology, temperature, metabolic scaling, behavior

Primary geographic range of interest: Global, with current work in Saint Louis, Nebraska, Tahiti, Iceland, and Australia

LEC Seed Grant Projects

Karen DeMatteo

Karen DeMatteo

Research Affiliate, WildCare Institute at the Saint Louis Zoo / Academic Advisor, Biology Department, WashU / Conservation Detection Dog Handler/Trainer, A K9 Nose Knows

Primary subject(s) of interest: Ecology, conservation, and management of predator-prey species using noninvasive techniques

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: United States (South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, Nebraska, and San Francisco), South America (Argentina), & Asia (Bhutan)

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Shrubland, Grassland, Agricultural land, Urban areas, Monocultural plantations & fragmented ecosystems

Michael Diamond

Michael Diamond

The Herbert S. Gasser Professor Departments of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology, Pathology & Immunology, WashU School of Medicine

Primary subject(s) of interest: Virus-host interactions; Mosquito-transmitted arboviruses

Primary geographic area of interest:  USA

Aimee Dunlap

Aimee Dunlap

Associate Professor, Biology Department, University of Missouri-Saint Louis

Primary subject(s) of interest: Cognitive, behavioral, and urban ecology, mechanisms of decision making, pollination and foraging in bees and flies

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Shrubland, Grassland, Agricultural land, Urban areas, Zoos

Ashley Edes

Ashley Edes

Animal Welfare Scientist, Department of Reproductive and Behavioral Sciences, Saint Louis Zoo

Primary subject(s) of interest: Animal welfare, stress, behavior, endocrinology, physiology, biomarkers, animal wellbeing, visitor effects, primatology, allostatic load

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Zoos

Christine Edwards

Christine Edwards

Stephen and Camilla Brauer Conservation Geneticist, Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development, Missouri Botanical Garden

Primary subject of interest: Conservation genetics, molecular systematics, phylogeography, DNA metabarcoding, quantitative genetics, understanding response of plants to environmental stress (focusing mainly on plants of conservation concern)

Primary geographic interest: Americas and islands of the western Indian Ocean (Madagascar and the Mascarenes)

LEC Seed Grant Projects

Justin Elden

Justin Elden

Curator of Herpetology & Aquatics, Saint Louis Zoo

Primary subject(s) of interest:   Herpetology, Conservation Biology, Cave Biology

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Via the Saint Louis Zoo(Missouri, Armenia, Ecuador) and externally (Guatemala, Costa Rica, Ukraine, Puerto Rico)

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Grassland, Freshwater, Caves and subterranean habitats, Deserts, Urban areas, Zoos

Kate Farley

Kate Farley

Assistant Scientist, William L. Brown Center

Primary subject(s) of interest:  Ethnobotany, traditional ecological knowledge, community-based conservation, North American biodiversity, invasive species

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: United States (Appalachia, the Ozarks)

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Agricultural land

David Fike

David Fike

Glassberg/Greensfelder Distinguished University Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science, WashU

Primary subject(s) of interest: Biogeochemical cycling in modern/ancient marine sediments and soils

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Global--currently: Australia, Canada, France, French Guiana, Estonia, Lithuania, Italy, New Zealand, Namibia, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Sweden, US

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Freshwater, Marine, Soils

Gunter Fischer

Gunter Fischer

Senior Vice President Science & Conservation,, Missouri Botanical Garden

Primary subject(s) of interest: Ecosystem functioning,  Plant species in situ/ex situ conservation, Systematic and evolutionary botany, Urban greening

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Madagascar

Martha Fischer

Martha Fischer

General Curator and Director of WildCare Institute Center for Conservation in the Horn of Africa, Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Park

Primary subject(s) of interest: All Horn if Africa wildlife including Grevy's zebra, hirola, black rhino, mountain nyala, giraffe, African wild ass, and Ethiopian wolf; southeast Asian wildlife, such as banteng; local Missouri wildlife and urban biodiversity

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Horn of Africa, including Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somaliland

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Savanna, Grassland, Deserts, Urban areas

LEC Seed Grant Projects

Marc Fourrier

Marc Fourrier

The Jane Goodall Institute, Great Ape Conservation Director

Primary subject of interest:  Conservation biology, Tropical forest ecology, Seed dispersal ecology, Great ape conservation

Primary geographic interest:  Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Republic of Congo, Liberia, Senegal, Mali, Guinea

Kasey Fowler-Finn

Kasey Fowler-Finn

Associate Professor of Biology, Saint Louis University

Primary subject(s) of interest:  Evolutionary ecology, behavioral ecology, vibrational communication, biotremology, climate change, evolution of complex traits, animal communication

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Saint Louis, Eastern North America

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Shrubland, Grassland, Agricultural land, Urban areas

Michael Frachetti

Michael Frachetti

Professor of Archaeology, WashU

Primary subject(s) of interest: Anthropology, Archaeology, Asia, Human Ecology, Grassland ecology, Tropical jungles

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Asia-Pacific (Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal)

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Grassland, Deserts, Urban areas, Mountains

Ashley D. Franklin

Ashley D. Franklin

Program Analyst, AZA Reproductive Management Center, Saint Louis Zoo

Primary subject(s) of interest: Reproductive biology and management, genetics, endocrinology, applied statistics, mammals (particularly felids and canids)

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Global; wild and captive populations

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Zoos and Aquariums

Gayle Fritz

Gayle Fritz

Professor Emerita of Archaeology, WashU

Primary subject(s) of interest: Agriculture, plant domestication, archaeobotany, ethnobotany, and conservation

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Mexico, United States (Mississippi River valley, St Louis Metro area, SE and Southwest US)

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Savanna, Grassland, Freshwater, Deserts, Agricultural land, Urban areas

Roy Gereau

Roy Gereau

Assistant Curator and Tanzania Program Director, Missouri Botanical Garden

Primary subject(s) of interest:  Floristics, plant taxonomy, and plant conservation

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Tanzania

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Savanna, Shrubland, Grassland, Urban areas