Mara Beth Bryan
	Ph.D. Student Hometown: Rockaway, New Jersey Bachelor of Arts in Biology Rice University (Houston, Texas) Research Focus: Steroid metabolism, assay development Email: bryanmar@msu.edu

 

David A. Close
	Ph.D. Student Hometown: Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation M.S. Fisheries Science Oregon State University BSc. Fisheries Resources University of Idaho Research Focus: Stress physiology, ecology, and conservation biology. Email: d.close@fisheries.ubc.ca

 

Shuang Fan
	Research Assistant Hometown: Beijing, China Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Peking University; China Master of Science in Chemistry from Michigan State University; East Lansing, MI Research Focus: Immunocytochemical techniques to detect locational and distributional patterns of proteins in sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus). Email: fanshuan@msu.ed

 

Mar Huertas

Visiting Scholar   Research Interest: I am a postdoc fellow under supervision of Dr. Peter Hubbard and Dr. Adelino Canario in the Molecular and Comparative Endocrinology group in the Centre of Marine Sciences (University of Algarve) in Faro, Portugal. My research is focused in the pheromone communication in fish using the European eel as species of reference. The aim of my visit is try to identify olfactory receptors in the eel at molecular level. Email: mhuertas@ualg.pt

 

Christopher Benjamin Rees
	Research Technologist Hometown: Dalton, Pennsylvania M.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Michigan State University B.Sc. College Misericordia Dallas, PA Research Focus: Detoxifying properties of cytochrome P450 (CYP1A) in salmonids Email: reeschri@msu.edu

 

Michael J. Siefkes
	Research Associate Hometown: Richland Center, Wisconsin Bachelor of Science Degree in Water Resources, Fisheries/Limnology Option from University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point Master of Science and Ph.D. in Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University Research Focus: Identification of the function and structure of a male sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) sex pheromone. Email: siefkesm@msu.edu

 

Shikha Singh
Laboratory Technician Hometown: London, Canada M.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife Michigan State University   B.Sc. in Biology University of Western Ontario Research Interest: General sea lamprey brain immunostyle chemistry, dissection, water conservation and quality in the Great Lakes region. Email: singhsh6@msu.edu

 

Hong Wu
	Research Associate Hometown: Qing Dao, China M.D from Medical College of Qing Dao University M.S. from Qing Dao University Research Focus: Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) olfactory receptor genes Email:hongwu@msu.edu

 

Bradley A. Young
Research Associate Hometown: Angola, New York Bachelor of Science and Master of Science Degrees from Michigan Technological University Ph.D from South Dakota State University Research Focus: Pheromone production and habitat selection of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) Email:youngbr6@msu.edu

 

Ziping Zhang
	Research Associate Hometown: Quan Zhou, China Ph.D. City University of Hong Kong M.S. Xiamen University BSc. Jinan University Research Focus: Systems biology of sea lamprey and other species of fish Email:zhangziping@hotmail.com