https://thelattinlab.com/outreach daily 0.75 2025-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/c27a830a-0404-41e2-9a21-e61857a91ab7/pursuit_for_kids_1.jpg Outreach - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/ec6c1273-413c-4a8e-8b85-c5f24a61c010/pursuit_for_kids_2.jpg Outreach - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1491840784478-BXVXWC6JF797YWJCIFFM/Hosts.jpg Outreach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1491840746232-RLSGBF8QP4P5YJNZACXQ/Adam2.jpg Outreach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1491840798417-SCESZ9I6P7BTT6DVKC96/Sarah1.jpg Outreach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1491840768263-XRT7KYO8LGN6HKVYZJNJ/Frank1.jpg Outreach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1491840858344-C6XZ01Z3LF47NT9KUUTD/Valerie3.jpg Outreach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1491840843035-B1ZBA20BKBRNSJVQ21PH/Stephanie1.jpg Outreach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1491840813383-KLRD7MTHR22BWQJ7UGDO/SC2.jpg Outreach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1491840829104-0XFXN3KWUL2RX2EBHBIT/SC4.jpg Outreach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1ac44fe7-66c0-462b-9927-c3e849a119d6/MarquiseHenry_KidsDayAtTheMuseum_2025.jpg Outreach - Make it stand out Lattin Lab PhD student Marquise Henry uses arm wrestling to show nerve impulses in an active muscle via electromyography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/f9eb18bf-d6ba-4ff2-b523-e3a2d66854bd/KatieStewart_KidsDayAtTheMuseum_2025.jpg Outreach - Make it stand out Lattin Lab PhD student Katie Stewart shows how electrical impulses can be converted into sound waves using a small device. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/3a915533-fcc1-4e08-a577-88edfce0d657/Girls+Day+at+the+Museum+2023+1.jpg Outreach - Make it stand out Lattin Lab PhD student Melanie Kimball chats with a group of middle school girls about neophobia in birds and in people. https://thelattinlab.com/about-me daily 1.0 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1592847531029-GR7E42DGWZ8KV2BY18CO/Final+Logo+version.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/7404caf6-6a06-4b2c-b401-35864fa4c0a0/City_sparrow.png Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/802dfc18-b6eb-4f40-b4e8-5ac57ecc9924/Kids+Day+at+the+Museum+2026.jpg Home - Make it stand out Ellie Rice shows how bioelectricity can be measured from contracting muscles (like when someone is arm wrestling!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/8a51f011-df3c-46ba-a85b-407accae9c90/Kids+Day+at+the+Museum+2026+2.jpg Home - Make it stand out Katie Stewart, Ellie Rice, and Haam lab member Suman Gunin describe how nerve cells use voltage changes to create action potentials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/6ad592f6-7436-42fe-9340-b63b0d9991f8/Masri+image.jpg Home - Make it stand out Sparrows that were more willing to feed in the presence of a novel object (left) also performed shorter bouts of a beak wiping behavior compared to sparrows that were less willing to approach and feed (right). This suggests that neophobic sparrows may also be more anxious. Figure is adapted from Figure 2 of Masri et al. 2026. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/74ba1b6f-fa3a-4b42-99c5-78db14525566/IMG_6665.jpg Home - Make it stand out Former lab postdoc Tosha Kelly presents a talk on her research on how avian malaria affects the brain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/ee5e35b0-5f74-4a1a-ad01-0d83c9926c25/IMG_6655.jpg Home - Make it stand out Former lab postbacc Elena Liebl discusses links between color and behavior in brown and green anoles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/3fd5cba0-bedb-4283-909d-0d4a1b903500/IMG_6684.jpg Home - Make it stand out PhD student Allison Morales Palomino presents data from a field study on how ectoparasites affect free-living European starling nestlings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/552e07a6-f349-4c13-b1a8-877a120a9c62/1000029243.jpg Home - Make it stand out PhD candidate Marquise Henry presents a poster on the different tests that are used to measure neophobia in biomedical and ecological studies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1c2dcb00-6bd3-4682-bc2c-5e90e372e2e4/IMG_6662.jpg Home - Make it stand out PhD student Katie Stewart describes how use of the left or right eye affects how sparrows respond to novelty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/c40b33bb-82c6-44c5-bb11-656aea016659/IMG_6671.jpg Home - Make it stand out Postdoc Tori Coutts explains how social learning affects responses to novelty in house sparrows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/389bb360-501d-4f15-8dee-a51b1804081e/IMG_4702.jpg Home - Make it stand out Postbacc Ellie Rice presents her undergraduate research showing female monarch butterflies prefer males with more white spots on the wings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/b55e6b47-7918-4d44-afde-58aa36764ced/Lipshutz+et+al.+figure.jpg Home - Make it stand out Expression of genes in the blue (top) and turquoise (bottom) modules (created using weighted gene co-expression network analysis) were significantly associated with novelty avoidance behaviour in female Eurasian tree sparrows but not in males. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/8919723f-0726-448f-8e97-27bfa07792e8/ManyBirds_Fig2.png Home - Make it stand out Color-coded latency difference scores (latency to touch food in the novel object condition minus latency in the control condition; measured in seconds) for all bird species included in ManyBirds study 1 (n = 136). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/918bfeeb-59ee-4477-ac49-5a49e54fdfbb/Stipp.png Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/3168725f-9ab9-4576-8172-f5288b62d508/2025-08-marquise-henry.jpeg Home - Make it stand out PhD student Marquise Henry, who is part of this year’s class of 2025 HHMI Gilliam Fellows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/2b76b899-8503-4cab-977b-384c7b43d3f3/IMG_4308.jpg Home - Make it stand out Danna Masri accepts the Department of Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Award, and Dr. Lattin receives the College of Science Graduate Teaching Award, at the LSU College of Science Awards event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/10e34416-2bab-46a3-8085-2e4c97190234/2025+DURP+Masri.jpg Home - Make it stand out Danna Masri receives a Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher recognition from the LSU Office of Undergraduate Research. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/e25f9a69-fd46-4803-ada4-eac479a26e1c/Lynch+et+al.+2025.png Home - Make it stand out Data from Lynch et al. 2025, where we found that only 2% of all turkeys sampled (out of 106 total) were free from all avian malaria infections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/30914806-403a-462f-9464-2eeb222d59c7/Dusang_Henry_2025.jpg Home - Make it stand out This image gives the background for the Dusang and Henry et al. 2025 paper. Researchers often assume that different types of neophobia tests (e.g., to novel objects, foods, and environments) should elicit consistent responses from the same animal, but this assumption is rarely tested. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/93839ff9-b0df-4bc9-946d-5b0b7f198205/Caroline+Henry.jpg Home - Make it stand out Undergraduate researcher Caroline Henry with her poster on captivity-induced changes in the microbiome of lizards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/d57a41be-b79b-4337-a05e-4a3ab7b1f7a9/Elena+Liebl.jpg Home - Make it stand out Post-baccalaureate scholar Elena Liebl presents research on links between color and behavior in anoles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/6ad0d99a-62fc-4157-b0a5-77fc72ede353/Danna+Masri.jpg Home - Make it stand out Undergraduate researcher Danna Masri presents work on links between neophobia and other behaviors in house sparrows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/c7e9ed2a-7043-4d97-9f2d-1f9e7294976a/Kuo_thesis.jpg Home - Make it stand out Ilea Kuo presents data from her Senior Honors Thesis on rates of avian malaria found in wild European starling nestlings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/64d3fbc7-6ab1-4276-8337-97a7c8cedd62/Lam_thesis.jpg Home - Make it stand out Hermione Lam discusses hypotheses from her Senior Honors Thesis on gene expression in avian skin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1655e11e-1b4e-405d-8b09-37e2c18a188d/2025_Spring_Honors_theses_students.jpg Home - Make it stand out Hermione Lam, Ilea Kuo, and Danna Masri looking happy and relaxed after the successful defense of their Senior Honors Theses! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/e09a5ee1-1e1b-4668-b412-97f3205caff9/Masri_thesis.jpg Home - Make it stand out Danna Masri presents data from their Senior Honors Thesis examining whether sparrows that are more likely to avoid novel objects also show more beak wiping behavior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/a9fb43bc-7902-4a35-a053-b1941fb3ea88/Henry+et+al.+2025.png Home - Make it stand out Survival curves of sparrows' latency to feed in the presence of novel objects with and without injections of a vehicle control (top graph) or the glucocorticoid receptor antagonist RU486 (bottom graph). There was no difference between weeks or treatments, suggesting the effects of corticosterone on neophobia that we previously observed are mediated via a different physiological mechanism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/59335378-0a74-4920-b212-30b5202d55c0/KDATM1.jpg Home - Make it stand out Lattin Lab PhD student Marquise Henry uses arm wrestling to demonstrate nerve impulses in an active muscle via electromyography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/ac57a748-987b-48c3-ba85-92ad6edc5713/KDATM2.jpg Home - Make it stand out Lattin Lab PhD student Katie Stewart shows how electrical impulses can be converted into sound waves using a small device. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/ba637a84-3b53-485c-9f52-05b82cb0ae40/Henry_SICB2025.jpg Home - Make it stand out PhD student Marquise Henry gives a talk about his neophobia research at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology annual meeting in Atlanta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/0b2c1dab-24ac-4eb4-9acd-9e1a6e37e835/Dusang_SICB2025.jpg Home - Make it stand out Undergraduate Blake Dusang gives a talk about her research examining differences in how sparrows respond to different types of novelty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/53fbbb88-3996-4e57-ace8-8602bfe80a54/Liebl_SICB2025.jpg Home - Make it stand out LAGNiAppE postbacc scholar Elena Liebl presents her undergraduate research from Oklahoma State University on aggression and exploration in crickets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/309c8595-c012-4f0c-93e7-b0045775f9af/Masri_Lattin_SICB2025.jpg Home - Make it stand out Undergraduate Danna Masri and PI Christine Lattin stand at Danna’s poster about behavioral syndromes in house sparrows at the 2025 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology annual meeting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/59747ec3-7542-432e-827a-e814f3db747d/Katie_Olivia_SICB2025.jpg Home - Make it stand out Olivia Saari (left) and lab PhD student Katie Stewart (right) present their undergraduate research from Trinity University on fledgling order and sibling competition in titmice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/d657ba64-3d26-4506-93f3-25ac895e36e7/Stelling_SICB2025.jpg Home - Make it stand out Former LAGNiAppE postbacc scholar Emily Stelling with her poster on corticosterone in invasive brown and native green anoles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/103a4363-ffe5-44ff-9523-03a26f98ff8a/Ella_honors_ceremony.jpg Home - Make it stand out Undergraduate researcher Ella Cochran receives her honors hood and cord from Drew Lamonica Arms from the LSU Ogden Honors College. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/eeadb5a4-623d-4bf4-b4ce-d55e190e4acf/Resized_20240802_104615_1722614007588.jpg Home - Make it stand out Blake Dusang presents her research poster to listening students at a summer undergraduate research conference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/f3c89155-f846-4ae5-a0d3-72656f9e88df/Stansberry+et+al.+2024.png Home - Make it stand out The smallest chick from nests where nestlings hatched over multiple days (i.e., not synchronous) tended to have higher baseline corticosterone (Cort) and lower stress-induced corticosterone compared to smallest chicks from nests that hatched on the same day. These patterns of hormone secretion may be signs of developmental stress in these nestlings. From Stansberry et al. 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/ebd73a57-895a-4ac2-95f0-c5f4f6f7299b/Noble+et+al.+2024.jpg Home - Make it stand out Panels A-C show three indicator species that significantly differed in prevalence and abundance between resistant and infected house sparrows before inoculation with Plasmodium relictum (a naturally occurring strain of avian malaria). 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Dr. Lattin’s research examines hormones, the brain, and behavior in wild songbirds, in part to better understand the impacts of stress on humans and wildlife. Her research is currently funded by an NSF CAREER award that she received in 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/6a2846c5-3ff0-4181-a5ef-4f8bb0f7639f/Tori_Coutts.jpg People Tori Coutts, PhD - Dr. Coutts joined the lab as a Postdoctoral Researcher in 2024. She is broadly interested in how environmental challenges influence avian physiology, behavior, and gene expression. Her research focuses on gene expression differences related to neophobia phenotypes and environmental impacts on reproductive trade-offs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/e75324ba-885a-4281-b6f6-62707a908b22/IMG_5911.jpg People Katie Stewart (with her dog Ribsy) - Katie became a PhD student in the lab in 2024. She is interested in studying the developmental neurobiology and physiology of bird behavior, with a particular interest in sensory physiology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/452080c7-e84e-48e5-bc8a-72ca081331f6/Allison_Morales.jpg People Allison Morales Palomino - Allison joined the lab as a PhD student in 2024. Her research interests include host-parasite interactions and their impacts on animal physiology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/cf9d7de7-1cef-43ec-802b-a8700cea5823/M.Henry.jpg People Marquise Henry (with his cat Poppy) - Marquise joined the lab as a PhD student in 2023. He is interested in the role of different neurotransmitters, hormones, and brain regions in mediating neophobia behavior. Marquise was a Huel D. Perkins Fellow from 2023-2025, and is currently an HHMI Gilliam Fellow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/6f5ebec7-71bb-4073-a734-50feca16bd20/Ellie.jpg People Ellie Rice - Ellie is an LSU Lagniappe Postbaccalaureate Scholar leading a project looking at connections between behavior and the microbiome. As an undergraduate researcher (shown here), she previously studied monarch butterflies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/c424deb1-a39b-4146-a1f1-8e82a3789696/LO.jpg People Lauren O’Callaghan - Lauren joined the lab in August 2025. She is interested in neurobiology and behavior and is assisting with several ongoing projects on neophobia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/d1432dc0-a3b0-4cc3-887c-0310f2654bc0/IMG_3124.jpg People Morgan Lafont - Morgan has been a member of the lab since 2025 and was a member of the 2025 Field Crew. Morgan’s current research project focuses on telomeres as a sign of developmental stress in European starlings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/7941934f-7a88-4caf-ae16-050d54db7b9c/IMG_1524.jpg People Raquel Velez - Raquel joined the lab in spring 2025 and was a member of the 2025 Field Crew. Raquel’s current research project examines neurobiology and gene expression in European starlings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/7df3064e-eb1f-4fe1-a4b0-d0dffef15ac5/IMG_0474.jpg People Mia Scherp - Mia joined the lab in spring 2025. Her current research project examines the physiological and neurobiological mechanisms of neophobia in house sparrows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/aecce3e5-b653-4e2c-a4fb-d1f4970794d8/Mikey_Wilson.jpg People Mikey Wilson - Mikey has been an Undergraduate Researcher in the lab since 2024. He is working on projects related to the role of the hippocampus in responding to novelty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/759a5778-3daa-48b3-b928-f3171368d916/Manishq_Goribidanur.jpg People Manishq Goribidanur - Manishq joined the lab in 2024. He is a Stamps Scholar and part of the LSU President’s Future Leaders in Research program. He is investigating how gene expression changes in responses to ectoparasites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/5d1e61c3-d3b4-4788-bdbf-1ede14272fe8/IMG_5068.jpg People Caroline Henry (with her dog Roman) - Caroline joined the lab in fall 2023. She is a Stamps Scholar and part of the LSU President’s Future Leaders in Research program, and is investigating the microbiome of native and invasive lizards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/5f9bcd55-0278-48ff-9856-87d827f075f7/Screenshot_20240812_131100_Gallery.jpg People Elena Liebl (Postbaccalaureate Scholar, 2023-2024) - Elena’s research project examined differences in dewlap color and behavior in Anolis lizards. She is currently a Research Technician in the lab of Sarah Durant at the University of Arkansas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/cb86d862-9e6d-444d-b55a-5e4b2ce5c499/C45B2F77-05B7-450A-8718-F2FC4D10AEDC.jpg People Danna Masri (undergraduate researcher, 2023-2025) - Danna was part of the LSU President’s Future Leaders in Research program. Danna’s Senior Honors Thesis explored links between neophobia and other cognitive and behavioral traits. Danna received the Biological Sciences undergraduate student award and was a Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/a903e4bc-1d2c-478a-8bcd-947b2484fba7/IMG_6680.jpg People Ilea Kuo (undergraduate researcher, 2023-2025) - Ilea’s Senior Honors Thesis examined the incidence of avian malaria in free-living European starlings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/d284913e-9a8c-4854-b100-b5c901c2beda/Will+Frazier.jpg People Will Frazier (undergraduate researcher, 2023-2025) - Will worked on a variety of projects in the lab and field, most recently collaborating with Danna Masri on a project examining links between neophobia and other behaviors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/e9278060-c07a-463a-99d2-c4cf4ccc0b51/Blake+and+Josie.jpg People Blake Dusang (with her cat Josie) (undergraduate researcher, 2023-2024) - Blake worked on several different projects in the lab, and did an independent project examining whether individual variation in object neophobia was correlated with individual variation in spatial neophobia (spoiler alert: it’s not). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/b93933d3-a4b4-4a86-aeb1-f66f0dacd71e/IMG_5296.jpg People Ella Cochran (undergraduate researcher, 2022-2024) - Ella’s Senior Honors Thesis used transcriptomics to understand individual variation in neophobia, and was awarded the LSU Ogden Honors College Outstanding Capstone Award in the category of Life Sciences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/325a11a9-a28f-43ac-9968-e5ca36584f7e/Emily+Stelling.jpg People Emily Stelling (Postbaccalaureate Scholar, 2023-2024) - Emily’s research project focused on the relationship between hormones, behavior, and invasiveness in lizards. Emily is currently a Master’s student in the lab of Sarah Fritts at Texas State University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1592852262357-SAOWT0LULBSJLZHXO14T/20200418_133131.jpg People Tosha Kelly, PhD (Postdoc, 2019-2024) - Tosha’s research focused on corticosterone and immunity during avian malaria infection. She received several awards and fellowships to support her work, including a Life Sciences Research Foundation fellowship in 2020 and the Dorothy Skinner award from the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology in 2023. Tosh is now a Postdoctoral Researcher in the lab of Brian Trevelline at Kent State University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1592855432279-OZJITOE9FNR9D2OQCNS3/KStans.jpg People Keegan Stansberry, PhD (PhD student, 2019-2024) - Keegan’s research examined how climate change affects developmental stressors, including the effects of sibling competition and ectoparasites. Keegan received several grants to support his work, including LSU’s T. Vinton Holmes Ornithology Award. Keegan is currently a postdoc in Ethan Anderson’s lab at the LSU Vet School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1592856383214-VK7Q0PW9UHYE015CU7WY/MelanieK.jpg People Melanie Kimball-Toups, PhD (PhD student, 2019-2024) - Melanie’s PhD research focused on the neurobiology of behavior. Melanie received several grants to support her work, most notably a P.E.O. Scholar Award and LSU Dissertation Year Fellowship. She also received the Distinguished Dissertation award from the LSU College of Science. Melanie is currently a postdoc in Felicity Muth’s lab at UC Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1627938679758-H15B2HI3U7XFEB76GCI1/Lynch.png People Kenedi Lynch (undergraduate researcher, 2020-2024) - Kenedi was a Stamps Scholar, part of the PFLR program, a 2022 Amgen Scholar, and a 2023 Goldwater Scholar and Astronaut Scholar. Kenedi received Charles S. McCleskey and Undergraduate Research Awards from LSU Biological Sciences, and was a Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher. Her Senior Honors Thesis focused on biomarkers for cerebral malaria. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/9d2d82d5-fc8f-4b77-a20d-61314a977ce9/IMG_5967.jpg People Maggie Dunn (undergraduate researcher, 2023-2024) - Maggie worked on projects related to avian malaria, and was part of the President’s Future Leaders in Research program at LSU. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/03cf4c3b-3680-4bcb-9ca2-8bbc1c1d2d1d/IMG_8488.jpg People Raedan Stephens (undergraduate researcher, 2021-2023) - Raedan was part of the LSU President’s Future Leaders in Research program, and during his time in the lab he helped adapt new technologies like RFID to study bird behavior in the wild. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/24d076e6-5a9d-4251-bccc-3af62eb41ed6/IMG_0339.jpg People Kevin Krajcir (graduate student, 2022-2023) - Kevin studied neophobia in Eurasian Tree Sparrows. He is currently Grants Coordinator for the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/034d538e-3a08-478c-acdb-3e2ba5ea94bc/IMG_2241.jpg People Riley Noble (with her dogs Rosie and Harley) (undergraduate researcher, 2022-2023) - Riley graduated in spring 2023 as an LSU Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher. Her Senior Honors Thesis examined whether the composition of the gut microbiome protects birds against disease. Riley is currently pursuing an MD at the LSU Health Science Center in Shreveport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/82bef7ca-30cb-4784-8f16-d90cca2938e0/Image+from+iOS.jpg People Ayushi Patel (undergraduate researcher, 2022-2023) - Ayushi graduated in spring 2023 as an LSU Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher. Her research in the lab focused on developing methods to visualize dopamine receptors in active neurons. Ayushi is currently a PhD student at the LSU Health Science Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/e51fdf66-4015-49e1-865c-d033dd8565a2/Raven_Bocage.jpg People Raven Bocage (undergraduate researcher, 2022) - Raven spent a semester doing research in the lab for course credit, conducting lab work related to our field studies of free-living European starlings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1627939704930-XNFFU42ZEVE548KLB79T/Cannon.png People Allison Cannon (with her dog Cricket) (undergraduate researcher, 2020-2022) - Allison’s Senior Honors Thesis was about how the hormone corticosterone affects immune signaling. Allison is currently pursuing an MD at the LSU Health Science Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1592925743243-CYA61LQS2Y7L3B3RNYT5/Kaitlin_Couvillion.JPG People Kaitlin Couvillion (undergraduate researcher, 2018-2022) - Kaitlin’s Senior Honors Thesis focused on the impacts of ectoparasites on nestling songbirds. She was a LSU Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher and received the Charles S. McCleskey Memorial Endowed Scholarship in 2021 and the Socolofsky Scholarship in 2022. Kaitlin is currently an MD/PhD student at the LSU Health Science Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1627938951307-H8KHU3MAQQWKO6TZQLBQ/Harding.jpg People Courtney Harding (undergraduate researcher, 2021-2022) - Courtney was an LSU Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher, and her Senior Honors Thesis examined how estrogen affects the perception of environmental stressors. Courtney was a Ronald E. McNair Research Scholar, and is currently pursuing an MD at the LSU Health Science Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1592853735232-OB3WN25XJFV8A99XHVWN/Abby_Vinson.jpg People Abigail Vinson (undergraduate researcher, 2018-2020) - Abby was an LSU Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher. Her Senior Honors Thesis was on the effects of personality traits and stress on the microbiome. https://thelattinlab.com/beyond-the-bench daily 0.75 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/ff1c09f1-5bd7-4275-a332-f067ebc9f0f3/BtB_LOGO_2_COLOR.jpg Beyond the Bench blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/ff1c09f1-5bd7-4275-a332-f067ebc9f0f3/BtB_LOGO_2_COLOR.jpg Beyond the Bench blog A Blog about Scientists With Interesting Hobbies Interviews from Dr. Lattin’s Scientific Communication for Biologists graduate course at LSU https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/b1202570-8f6f-4b40-9d3c-96f03e754e6d/Bret_ELDERD_biking.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Selfie of Bret on the 401 trail in Crested Butte, Colorado, during a mountain biking trip. Photo courtesy of Bret Elderd. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/4b874578-58e1-4a81-8e93-38033a742e52/ROUGEAU_ELDERD_Photo1.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Bret climbing a tree with his lab’s undergrad researchers outside the LSU Life Sciences building. Photo credit: Jennie Kluse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/20cafc43-7b65-462d-a7f0-a36b4da302ce/ROUGEAU_ELDERD_Photo3.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Bret on top of Gothic Mountain in Crested Butte, Colorado. Photo courtesy of Bret Elderd. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/abc3679d-f526-44fa-8cea-c0ad18ceb5d4/ROUGEAU_ELDERD_Photo5.jpeg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Via Ferrata in Squaw Valley with Bret’s family all climbing together. Photo courtesy of Bret Elderd. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/67729eec-80fd-42f1-aa78-2a5986e91019/michelle-stantial-transmitter-piping-plover.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Michelle banding a Piping Plover chick for her PhD dissertation research. Photo courtesy of Michelle Stantial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/34760aec-ae8c-4653-b0a3-c7905b89c595/490022598_10100741808532313_133524824024381236_n.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Michelle and a friend sitting under the moonlight on the side of Mount Shasta. They started their climb that morning at 3 am! Photo courtesy of Michelle Stantial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/10d01061-f4c1-4541-a8e8-a30944179211/IMG_2840.JPG Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Michelle attends a crevasse rescue practice session with some friends in Yosemite National Park. Photo courtesy of Michelle Stantial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/25495556-9260-465d-932a-05ee78c0eb7e/Beth_MacDougall-Shackleton_show_choir.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Beth MacDougall-Shackleton and the Silver Spotlight Players performing “Shakin’ at the High School Hop” from Grease: The Musical. Photo courtesy of Beth MacDougall-Shackleton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/4a7623d7-b3d4-4424-8684-daaf9930147c/Martin_MacDougall-Shackleton_image2.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Beth MacDougall-Shackleton (as Anne of Cleves) and the Voices of Broadway performing “Ex-Wives” from Six: The Musical. Photo courtesy of Beth MacDougall-Shackleton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/0b8597ca-a34d-4b6e-aeb3-41be68dad546/Martin_MacDougall-Shackleton_image3.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Beth MacDougall-Shackleton and the Silver Spotlight Players performing “We Go Together” from Grease: The Musical. Photo courtesy of Beth MacDougall-Shackleton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/5fccc56f-664d-4713-9f52-e1a0e7f8eb0a/Picture3.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Quinn working on painting a miniature. (Photo credit: Amanda Harvey). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/082f36d7-251b-434f-be8a-00ed73e73aeb/Picture1.png Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Quinn’s favorite miniature that he has painted. (Photo credit: Amanda Harvey). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/b99b3377-d73c-4c99-8d42-2854736ef494/Picture2.png Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out A display case shelf with miniatures painted by Quinn. (Photo credit: Amanda Harvey). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/f40b8b54-9a9a-4abb-961f-4773630d59eb/Photo1.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Kelton and his students conducting coral reef monitoring in the Red Sea. Photo credit: Simon Thorrold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/de5268a6-fa31-4932-9ad6-d80afed09c5c/Photo2.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Kelton holding a sediment core taken from a sedimentary pond of a king penguin colony in South Georgia Island. Photo credit: Mike Polito. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/43573385-5024-4008-a47a-3ee642904ee1/Photo3.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Kelton sport climbing in Thailand as an Assistant Professor. Photo credit: Mac McMahon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/880ca94b-654c-4742-851a-951cd8f9a551/Photo4.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Kelton and his 4.5 year old daughter Willow climbing at a rock climbing gym in Rhode Island. Photo credit: Molly Sinkelman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/243a4997-9c32-4cbf-8c92-4977c0850583/Photo5.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Kelton sport climbing in Thailand as an Assistant Professor. Photo credit: Mac McMahon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/24dac4d4-bc06-4350-a415-f20d77ce13d8/Photo6.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Kelton and his mom climbing together at Farley Ledge, Massachusetts when Kelton was in college. Photo Credit: Mac McMahon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/8922d1b7-d648-4f1d-a1ec-f4842f80039a/Picture3.png Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out A selfie of Katharina on her boat. Photo courtesy of Katharina Hoff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/4da3647d-cc21-4d4f-96e4-7852ac4ae6bd/Picture2.png Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Katharina and her daughter, Hanna, sailing. Photo courtesy of Mario Stanke. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/cc9ae63c-617f-45ef-baf4-58ae949c2ac9/Picture6.png Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Katharina and her daughter sailing. Photo courtesy of Mario Stanke. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/498c7723-b465-4b1e-8290-0f89827a56fb/Picture4.png Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Typical view on Katharina's boat. Photo courtesy of Katharina Hoff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/0223713f-44cc-43a6-b7ee-929bcaf11299/Picture5.png Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Katharina's dog sailing. Photo courtesy of Katharina Hoff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/d83ed4be-d930-4233-bdda-eb90a5d76aec/TCP_6676_1MB.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Kristina Smiley studies the evolution, neurobiology, and physiology of parenting behavior as an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan. Photo courtesy of Kristina Smiley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/99283d7d-645c-4fcb-9641-fbb60e8812c9/thumbnail_karaoke2.png Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Kristina singing karaoke at a local gathering spot, the Majestic, in Northampton, Massachusetts. Photo courtesy of Kristina Smiley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/fa003ef5-c1ba-4ee8-8004-847d5bd6e2cf/Ohana2.jpeg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Tal playing violin in her hometown of Arad, in Israel. Photo courtesy of Tal Ohana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/ca2b0c43-1543-4a94-a84c-6156b93f7c11/Ohana1.jpeg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Tal in an impromptu jamming session with her friends. Photo courtesy of Tal Ohana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/fa3ff48b-830a-4d17-acf8-0a16f7ffc658/Ohana3.jpeg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Tal with the Weizmann Orchestra group that she co-founded. Photo courtesy of Tal Ohana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/be2bbdd5-1f80-4614-bbf3-0dc4af47e6e7/photo_2.jpeg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Pablo doing fieldwork with pollinator sampling equipment. Photo courtesy of Pablo Moreno Garcia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/4ef5f4b0-8a0e-4f11-9940-a0bc7d29e5be/photo_1.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out One of Pablo’s favorite paintings, which he gifted to his grandmother. Photo courtesy of Pablo Moreno Garcia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/d5ed31ee-e700-4553-ae68-77030d0541c5/Photo_3.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Another of Pablo’s favorite paintings, of the famous Brandenburg gate in Berlin, Germany. Photo courtesy of Pablo Moreno Garcia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/08836608-0f31-42ab-a6f9-00cf9c82b723/Photo1.jpeg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out June winning Best of Breed for a 3-point major at an American Kennel Club conformation show. Image courtesy of Kale Rougeau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/79ff9c32-6fe9-40b3-a869-647030fde2a4/Photo2.jpeg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out June running in a FastCAT 100-yard dash. Her personal best speed is 25 MPH. Image courtesy of Kale Rougeau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/14417924-6373-4356-af67-fae7b3b77f21/Photo3.jpeg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Jake with his Novice Trick Dog and Intermediate title ribbons. Photo courtesy of Kale Rougeau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/6ebdb4bd-89d9-4289-b967-eafd254f5ff6/Ark+photo.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out The wooden ark with pairs of animals that Jerry made for his grandchildren. Photo courtesy of Jerry Ferris. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/20cc8d6e-656b-4937-8c9b-37d1e05d3695/Beetle+photo.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out A wooden diving beetle carved with names of different technicians and locations from the associated project. Photo courtesy of Jerry Ferris. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/baaad011-efce-48d5-aafb-dd8c063e8496/Gazelle+photo.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Another of Jerry’s projects, a wooden oryx that he gifted to a former student. Photo courtesy of Jerry Farris. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/07c982bf-296e-4168-9f32-9288d7c8bfa0/Figure1+Aimee+holding+a+dinosaur+fossil+collected+in+Montana+that+has+been+prepared+for+transport.jpeg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Aimee holding a dinosaur fossil collected in Montana that has been prepared for transport. Photo courtesy of Aimee Van Tatenhove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1d743b37-5cbb-414f-8818-37a4536b71e7/Figure+2+Aimee+collecting+fish+fossils+with+her+family+near+Fossil+Butte%2C+Wyoming.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Aimee collecting fish fossils with her family near Fossil Butte, Wyoming. Photo courtesy of Aimee Van Tatenhove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/eb0aaebf-b541-4e69-9e48-b08ba5f3202a/Figure+3+Tumbled+amethyst+that+Aimee+collected+from+the+Thunder+Bay+amethyst+mine.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Tumbled amethyst that Aimee collected from the Thunder Bay amethyst mine. Photo courtesy of Aimee Van Tatenhove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/39123e0c-bc40-4ee8-b481-dd49c5c1f1a0/Figure+4+Blue+rocks+from+Wyoming+in+a+rock+tumbler+drum.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Blue rocks from Wyoming in a rock tumbler drum. Photo courtesy of Aimee Van Tatenhove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/975d56c4-b220-4131-b514-8097034a06fb/black+mamba.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Amy doing education work with a black mamba snake. Photo courtesy of Amy Panikowski. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/cc84e481-a05a-43fe-994c-204aee3daf7f/first+toys+made+-+another+pic.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Ankylosaurus and her friends, some of the first crochet animals Amy made. Photo courtesy of Amy Panikowski. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/3e153077-cd97-4b2f-8c4b-e7bbfff1416f/Sea+turtle+for+my+mom.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out The sea turtle Amy made for her mom. Photo courtesy of Amy Panikowski. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/81f94f06-5597-4034-98c5-234539c86a03/Rhino+for+my+dad.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out The rhino Amy made for her dad. Photo courtesy of Amy Panikowski. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/09f7f91e-2bb8-4edb-b835-9bbaa396e840/mini+owl.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out An owl crochet animal. Photo courtesy of Amy Panikowski. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/c7c96500-9235-4317-88a7-d801a127b540/Photo4b.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Carrie and five foster kittens. Photo courtesy of Carrie Barker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/f62c0cdc-f3c6-454c-8dd9-0738431aeacd/Photo2b.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out The five kittens Carrie started fostering at three weeks old. Photo courtesy of Carrie Barker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/fca8f061-cec2-49c1-b53b-6424bf827366/Photo3b.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Carrie’s cat Burma (top) and two foster kittens (middle and bottom). Photo courtesy of Carrie Barker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/fc68e3d7-10ca-4512-b715-af3d733b2a96/Photo1b.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out A foster kitten. Photo courtesy of Carrie Barker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/89c54174-a792-4268-8f94-1a54cce0dd19/Photo1_HM.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Herman and his son holding a few Daredevil comic books (a family favorite) that appear to be from the Bronze Age of comic books (1970-1985). Image courtesy of Herman Mays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/e1e1ea39-4eff-48dd-b0b1-0e6feb65ab90/Photo2_HM.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Herman’s office display with a wide variety of iconic comic book heroes and villains, including a Daredevil Funko Pop figure. Image courtesy of Herman Mays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/431b66db-ccdd-43ce-9325-edce24c8f3c1/Photo3_HM.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Herman’s issue of Captain America Vol 1 110 (1969), with The Incredible Hulk making an appearance. Fun fact: this story is retold from the Hulk's point of view in Savage Hulk Vol 1 1. Image courtesy of Herman Mays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/e546bfc4-ae9b-4356-a72c-8ed760d648af/Wimalagunasekara_Interview_Photo3.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Maheshi with one of her paintings. Image courtesy of Maheshi Dassanayake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/c072a260-f746-4f6a-bf27-f66b67cf69a3/Wimalagunasekara_Interview_Photo1.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out One of Maheshi’s postage stamp paintings: the Wood White Butterfly (Delias aganippe), a butterfly endemic to Australia. Image courtesy of Maheshi Dassanayake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/bb609729-a491-4b3b-b2ad-1aedcae95330/Wimalagunasekara_Interview_Photo2.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out One of Maheshi’s favorite paintings, of the Sri Lanka White-eye (Zosterops ceylonensis), that she gifted to her then-boyfriend, now-husband Suniti. Image courtesy of Maheshi Dassanayake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/678ea4bd-2bc7-4961-b663-e972b687ce5c/Picture+1.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Mary wearing her favorite Ipswich lace shawl at an event in Milk Row cemetery in Somerville Massachusetts. According to her, it is her best work so far, and it took her around 6 months to complete. Image courtesy of Mary Mangan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/018fd2e6-a9b4-4fb0-84fd-a8e16255d421/Picture+3.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Mary making 18th century lace and listening to 18th century music on the porch. Image courtesy of Mary Mangan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/ae480865-0981-4832-abf0-7a826d35c35a/Picture2.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Mary enjoying “Lace Bingo” with other lacemakers at an online meeting. Image courtesy of Mary Mangan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/ed4b626a-1f89-4154-b242-77d2c5a17478/Picture+4.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out A silk hood with Ipswich lace made by Mary. Image courtesy of Mary Mangan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/de8f2e0f-09e1-4d5e-ad46-c7eb0e193bfe/Picture+8.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out According to Mary, the top lace is white linen, next is black silk and the yellow lace is a nod to Anne Turner. Image courtesy of Mary Mangan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/a0763e28-ba8e-4b87-afdc-dbe2cad7387f/Rodrigo1.jpeg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out One of Rodrigo’s artworks, a close-up colorful view of an insect’s head and antennae. Image courtesy of Rodrigo Diaz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/90c17fa1-38bb-45f7-9998-7f89b3460b0c/Rodrigo+2.jpeg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Another of Rodrigo’s artworks, depicting a black-and-white image of a fly. Image courtesy of Rodrigo Diaz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/bf605cc3-f540-4dc0-a751-b46aced783cd/Rodrigos+son.jpeg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Rodrigo’s son also enjoys making art, as seen here. Image courtesy of Rodrigo Diaz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/bc9db515-82c4-4cc8-9fd9-bf9cdf4b9cc8/Dr.Diaz%2C+Evelin+Reyes.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Evelin had a nice time talking to Rodrigo about his art, and he kindly presented her with one of his artworks! Image courtesy of Evelin Reyes Mendez. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/9add858c-a277-44d3-bfb0-8f49989357f0/IMG_3722.JPG Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Maggie in the water, preparing for a dive. Photo courtesy of Maggie Knight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/27b392c4-4683-4439-b4d1-7e0a99490106/IMG_8569.JPG Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Maggie on a dive. Photo courtesy of Maggie Knight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/477df572-1953-4afd-b7ae-f0c024d4349e/IMG_8570.JPG Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Maggie on a dive. Photo courtesy of Maggie Knight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/f7a67ffd-8b59-424d-8016-ffc7e404a852/IMG_3729.JPG Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Maggie after a dive. Photo courtesy of Maggie Knight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/ac9cdddd-494d-40a9-a403-60b03b1b7531/AdaAbdul_Kels+in+her+new+kitchen.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Kelsey in her new kitchen. Photo courtesy of Kelsey Jenkins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/4fb84fb6-cd86-4438-85c7-b62c08d795ef/Ada_Abdul_ramen+with+miso+pesto.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Ramen with miso pesto. Photo courtesy of Kelsey Jenkins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/3a12e990-3480-4699-99ef-b4d06c9347fd/Ada_Abdul_Spicy+Thai+Peanut+Veggie+Burger.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Spicy Thai peanut veggie burger. Photo courtesy of Kelsey Jenkins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/c51532ab-2f03-43e6-bd3b-fd35c1f9dec7/AdaAbdul_Spinach+and+kale+lasagna+roll+ups.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Spinach and kale lasagna roll ups. Photo courtesy of Kelsey Jenkins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/95bf4f41-678c-498c-980d-cf23bc73372f/Ada_Abdul_Hasselback+potatoes+with+blue+cheese+crumbles+and+caramelized+onions.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Hasselback potatoes with blue cheese crumbles and caramelized onions. Photo courtesy of Kelsey Jenkins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/645bea3d-49c2-4dd7-b3e7-7a2ef1aa493c/ADAMS_BeekeepingHEIT_Photo6_Final.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Bryan sits with four busy hives. Photo courtesy of Bryan Heit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/a28e3ee7-df9a-4f27-8a4e-24718a0431f1/ADAMS_BeekeepingHEIT_Photo1_Final.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out A suited-up Bryan works with his bees. Photo courtesy of Bryan Heit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/6e990f72-091d-4ad8-a534-95baeb4fa0a8/ADAMS_BeekeepingHEIT_Photo5_Final.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Close up of honeybees on a frame from one of Bryan’s hives. Photo courtesy of Bryan Heit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/f82644c7-9f38-4cad-97c9-da2297f378fe/Nkwocha_Salmons_Interview_Photo7.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Janet enjoying outdoor art journaling time. Photo courtesy of Janet Salmons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/20ff4a13-9219-428e-a5cd-2f1d4c3e7aca/Nkwocha_Salmons_Interview_Photo1.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out This and below images: Janet’s collage of the adobe house with door; a reflection with poems on how shut in we've been behind closed doors, and the anticipated openings. A mimicry of Georgia O'Keefe's painting outside to mirror the image behind the door. Photos courtesy of Janet Salmons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/9520b579-4732-48ae-9999-8478aac7ca0f/Nkwocha_Salmons_Interview_Photo2.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/2464a2d4-19d4-4d59-b2fa-a75fd10c1962/Nkwocha_Salmons_Interview_Photo3.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/019952cf-45ff-4171-8676-a8ee26368707/Nkwocha_Salmons_Interview_Photo4.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/7d5a3359-a5f9-45f6-87a4-c1d668f72958/Nkwocha_Salmons_Interview_Photo5.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/54dbd037-7fed-4642-bdf1-13b5def26053/Nkwocha_Salmons_Interview_Photo6.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1631659224322-EF5JLMX2PN5BZ8ZFPNFO/Vincent_photo2.jpeg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out An example of Abby’s work: a mountain and sun embroidery for her sister. Image courtesy of Abby Kimmitt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1629749772057-XGSCVI0K8NXZQXDMRMSM/Ray_HollySmith_Photo3.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Holly on trapeze. Photo courtesy of Holly Smith. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1629749563377-PF8HWEUJWXIQLZ6Q7W8F/Ray_HollySmith_Photo1.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Holly pole dancing outdoors. Photo courtesy of Elle Montanino of My Camera is Your Oyster Photography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1629749609540-ZEAN5626O5D3VVY3DF20/Ray_HollySmith_Photo2.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Holly showcasing her fire arts skills. Photo courtesy of David Atkin of TGR Photography and Fusco Photography Studio HQ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1628704464447-3HH6HC1IRK06N3RDG9ZH/Martinez_DSC_0065.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Gary and Albus running through a course. Photo courtesy of Gary King. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1629309172877-811WRN1JJXFX1T1QM2OD/B01I6186-th.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Albus in full stride during a coursing run. Photo courtesy of Gary King. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1629309252405-0W3OLXJ0PEW7ZCSJ0ZIA/IMG_7477.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Gary, Albus, and Albus’s “little sister,” Princess Ka`iulani Kamaali`i Wahine Mililani (or “Lani” for short!). Photo courtesy of Gary King. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1627941231077-KUF5SO62G63TBWU3ORJD/Jordan+2.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Jordan and his wife Renata Ribeiro conduct fieldwork in urban New Orleans. Photo courtesy of Jordan Karubian. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1627941366421-5BLCIUM2OH2PNOMEFHFN/jordan+8.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Members of the Mockingbird Project in 2020. Photo courtesy of Jordan Karubian, photo taken by Fernando López. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1627941281241-O68GD1ZZ38VHMN7PR5X9/jordan+5.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Bead recycling in action. Photo courtesy of Jordan Karubian, photo taken by Fernando López. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1627941298116-KLQ511DAH07FB380TYHB/jordan+6.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out A happy recipient of two prints by printmaker Pippin Frisbie-Calder. Photo courtesy of Jordan Karubian, photo taken by Fernando López. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1627663957996-ESESKP00PI0BBSW7ZUZL/Cueva_Mason_Photo3.jpeg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Nick and two of his creations. Photo courtesy of Nick Mason. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1627663986824-ZZ3OL12TH78UCV77WQVR/Cueva_Mason_Photo2.jpeg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out The artist’s supplies. Photo courtesy of Nick Mason. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1627664011831-SHRH4MF5YOKOLXV11WEM/Cueva_Mason_Photo1.jpeg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out One of Nick’s paintings showing some of the effects that can be created with masking tape. Photo courtesy of Nick Mason. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1627664117249-XTRMG5CZ92C68NXA81AU/Cueva_Mason_Photo4.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Nick with one of his more abstract paintings. Photo courtesy of Nick Mason. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1627489997953-GBMJVX03QWTWLL9LOBQ2/Jawad_wild_ingredients.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Plant material for ink. Photo courtesy of Holly Lutz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1627490059104-CJLIG5Q4AIWOYOK1N60I/Jawad_bagheera1.png Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Bagheera from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, using inks derived from plants, iron, and copper oxide. Painting and photo by Holly Lutz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1627490107552-9W18BBMQBKJ7O1GLM6CE/Jawad_Kaa.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Kaa from the Jungle Book. The black Holly used is iron and oak gall ink (the same kind of ink likely used for the Declaration of Independence!) and the brown inks are made from different berries, barks, and acorn caps. Painting and photo by Holly Lutz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1627490087712-W11LSB5D5VG81XECOVET/Jawad_baloo2.png Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Baloo from the Jungle Book. Holly says, “in each painting I left space to write in the ‘outsong’ delivered to Mowgli by each character. This is an adaptation from an artist I love named Brian Serway.” Painting and photo by Holly Lutz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1627490124879-4EJ74BV6KZJSXTWELJEP/Jawad_copperoxide_1.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Piece of copper showing off various oxidative states. Photo courtesy of Holly Lutz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1627490148485-71YA072H4VYRL8KS0VRR/Jawad_jellyfish_3.jpg Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Jellyfish painted with colors from oxidizing copper. Reds, yellows, and blues are mostly from copper (some yellow is turmeric mixed with ethanol), and the dark edges are from privet berry ink. Painting and photo by Holly Lutz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1624303689209-FNVYLO7RML8A76NFEFVW/Rodrigues_picture1.png Beyond the Bench blog Luis and his mother cooking bacalaitos (Puerto Rican Cod fritters). Photo courtesy of Luis Santiago-Rosario. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1624303800312-NH66O5X7NN66VKETO12J/Rodrigues_picture2.png Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out Luis enjoying the outdoors while grilling some dough and jalapeños for pizzas. Photo courtesy of Luis Santiago-Rosario. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1624303837359-EVDFRFIY0EF0OYRN53FB/Rodrigues_picture3.png Beyond the Bench blog - Make it stand out After growing some pumpkins in his garden, Luis is enjoying the harvest. Photo courtesy of Luis Santiago-Rosario. https://thelattinlab.com/new-page daily 0.75 2025-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1649873734942-EE88XKUHBRPG26MYC42E/unsplash-image-dqVgw3uSYXc.jpg Current research projects How and why can some wild animals, like this house sparrow, thrive in human-altered environments while others cannot? This is one of the questions our research is trying to answer. https://thelattinlab.com/news daily 0.75 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/365e248c-552f-4369-a9f3-87f4fa8dfb6d/A_Cannon.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Allison Cannon, former lab member and current LSU Health New Orleans medical student. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/783ed1ad-6e01-4ca7-9c2b-ff5d2457f9fb/K_Couvillion.png Archived lab news - Make it stand out Kaitlin Couvillion, former lab member and current LSU Health New Orleans MD/PhD student. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/f4418930-c76b-4676-a211-a7cba9140c82/A_Patel.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Ayushi Patel, former lab member and current PhD student at LSU Health New Orleans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/1d2b3753-25a0-4b21-be01-7f97061efcec/E_Gautreaux.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Eve Gautreaux, former lab member and current neuroscience PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/64fff656-18f6-4624-943a-096ffcda923c/IMG_2839.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Members of the lab with their painted but not yet fired celebratory mugs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/6c21f7af-8918-4d61-9799-eb0bbe7294eb/Caroline_Henry.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Undergraduate researcher Caroline Henry, one of seven recipients of a 2024-2025 LSU Discover Research Grant! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/c45ee119-6418-4888-a938-a3037452908c/Keegan_graduation.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Dr. Lattin poses with the new Dr. Stansberry at LSU Summer 2024 graduation. Congrats Keegan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/66a09270-4ff9-45ad-a485-159e21629c40/House+sparrow+Eurasian+tree+sparrow.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Although they look a lot alike, are closely related, and were both introduced to North America in the 1800s, the house sparrow has spread everywhere in North America, whereas the Eurasian tree sparrow remains restricted to a small area around St. Louis Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/d658da4b-2d7b-4812-9399-82f95784e50d/House_Sparrow_Passer_domesticus_flock_by_Raju_Kasambe_DSCN2160_%281%29_10.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out House sparrows are a highly social species and often found in large flocks. New research from our lab shows that they learn about novel objects partly by listening to the calls of other sparrows. Image from Wikimedia Commons; photo taken by Raju Kasambe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/5f4e0c52-ba51-4042-85f6-00142b92f5d0/20240708_135125.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Keegan Stansberry presents the three chapters of his dissertation examining the effects of climate-related developmental stressors on free-living European starlings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/4449bce8-3552-47b9-918a-921b3a73f309/Keegan_dissertation.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out The new Dr. Stansberry and a few of his proud lab mates in the Lattin Lab! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/47173649-b5b7-4415-86d8-84888446ad06/Lattin_Kimball_graduation.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Dr. Lattin poses with the new Dr. Kimball-Toups at LSU Spring 2024 graduation. Melanie started a postdoc in fall 2024 at UC Davis, where she studies bee cognition. (Yes, this means that Melanie has studied the birds and the bees!!) Congrats Melanie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/fbfed364-20fb-499c-b62d-161016a3d2dd/Lattin_Ferdaus_graduation.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Dr. Lattin and former lab member Ria Ferdaus, who graduated with an Honors distinction. Congrats Ria! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/0a257c2b-579a-44fd-a3fd-19df5b5fe206/Lynch+DURP.JPG Archived lab news - Make it stand out Kenedi Lynch accepts her Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher award from the LSU Discover program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/e259df21-4bdb-495a-bad6-e677d06e25c7/Lattin_Lynch_graduation_2024.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Dr. Lattin and undergraduate lab member Kenedi Lynch, who graduated with College Honors and also received recognition from the LSU Distinguished Communicator and Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher programs. Congrats Kenedi! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/dde098f8-eaf3-44f6-8322-89e9813cb8f5/Lattin_Lab_Discover_Day.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Lattin Lab members who attended LSU Discover Day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/11129439-793b-471b-8958-626b5217b42c/Stelling_Discover_day_2024.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out LSU LAGNiAppE Postbaccalaureate Scholar Emily Stelling presented a poster about hormones and behavior in green and brown anole lizards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/d0fdfa1a-62ef-439b-a293-670f52c70b18/Lynch_Discover_Day_2024.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Undergraduate Kenedi Lynch presented data from her Senior Honors Thesis research about brain inflammation in response to avian malaria in sparrows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/a00f28b2-f9ce-4edd-8be6-2c96e0a7bfe8/Lynch+Bio+award.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Kenedi Lynch accepts her Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research award. Geaux Kenedi! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/73d22a1c-c170-4466-b419-b43a4d803b49/Lynch_thesis4.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Undergraduate Kenedi Lynch gives her Senior Honors Thesis defense. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/3738f107-a454-4336-ba6a-ddc6b29b7641/IMG_0698.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out The new Dr. Melanie Kimball-Toups gives her dissertation defense talk on her PhD research in the Lattin Lab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/0bc2cd60-0301-4ca7-9593-129568948485/IMG_0704.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Melanie and spouse Ben Toups (also a new PhD from the Brown lab at LSU!) celebrate their accomplishment with chocolate cake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/b37e4e68-517c-458e-bfa0-d34eda89b5a0/Christine+Lattin+ISAE+2024.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Dr. Lattin presents about the lab’s neophobia research at ISAE 2024 in Meerut, India. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/155e3e06-6b4b-4737-8d64-2a4df53e1a46/20240105_091725.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Lattin Lab members on a hike at Seattle's Discovery Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/5babc207-7486-4563-879e-33cf7bef93bc/IMG_9890.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Lattin Lab PhD student Keegan Stansberry presents a poster on one of his dissertation projects at the 2024 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology meeting in Seattle, Washington. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/b535fb3e-1fc5-4a93-87e1-cb328ad5e84e/IMG_9891.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Lattin Lab undergraduate researcher Kenedi Lynch with her (award winning!) poster on her Senior Honors Thesis research at the 2024 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology meeting in Seattle, Washington. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/d334ff54-18d4-4963-a0c8-6c4d42c61345/Keegan+Stansberry+talk+at+AOS+2023.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Keegan Stansberry presents a project from his PhD research at the 2023 American Ornithological Society / Society of Canadian Ornithologists joint meeting in London, Ontario, Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/05680d44-3fd2-4bb8-83d8-b0f5be57cb7c/Helms-Pack+VSS.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Vet student Meridith Helms-Pack presents a poster on her summer research project in the Lattin Lab at the Veterinary Scholars Symposium meeting in Puerto Rico. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/68105e43-8888-4e74-988e-ac3994c4fb34/IMG_9322-preview.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Dr. Lattin gives a research presentation at the 2023 Animal Behavior Society meeting in Portland, Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/b781e7a7-0ad3-42b9-8132-c79c4270f53f/IMG_7179.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out PhD student Melanie Kimball gives a research presentation at the 2023 Animal Behavior Society meeting in Portland, Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/ba43dfa3-e4c7-4315-8fca-8c93a9ecc457/screenshot.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Graph showing house sparrow latency to feed with a novel object on the x axis and latency to enter a novel environment on the y axis. The two are not correlated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/c22d1030-8332-4d22-8284-b4d296f9b10a/Figure_2_Behavior.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out One of the more interesting behavioral findings from this project was that female sparrows exposed to breeding levels of estrogen ate more. Rodent research has mostly shown the opposite - high estrogen associated with lower feeding. This means that the effects of estrogen on feeding could be species specific, or might depend on whether an animal breeds seasonally or year-round. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/92f3de30-30c5-40a0-b3b3-97d2b61de5ad/Lynch.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out 2023 Goldwater Scholar and Astronaut Scholar Kenedi Lynch, who studied avian malaria as an Undergraduate Researcher in the Lattin Lab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/c1ecf65b-01b4-41d5-bd56-684ec2c0d3e1/DSC_1486.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Undergraduate lab member Riley Noble receives her Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher award from the LSU Discover program. Her Senior Honors Thesis research in the lab examined interactions between the gut microbiome and responses to avian malaria. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/d6e92927-850e-4ce7-8be4-c084c974bb1f/DSC_1498.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Undergraduate lab member Ayushi Patel receives her Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher award from the LSU Discover program. Her research in the lab used different techniques to visualize dopamine receptors in active neurons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/752fd4ca-f1f4-4b8f-b56d-f590e80eb111/Kimball_headshot.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Lattin Lab PhD student Melanie Kimball, who received funding from both LSU and the P.E.O. Scholars program to fund her final year of dissertation research. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/79733575-54b8-4982-bf58-d9f19b753d95/2023+Discover+Day+Raedan+Stephens.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Lattin Lab member Raedan Stephens presents a poster on using RFID systems to study the behavior of free-living European starlings at LSU Discover Day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/491a0bbc-44ec-4efd-9305-c161eed0c977/2023+Discover+Day+Lattin+Lynch+Noble.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Dr. Lattin congratulates lab members Kenedi Lynch and Riley Noble on their excellent talks at LSU Discover Day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/dae5d995-4799-41ff-8b42-17632a60c588/SICB+2023+group+photo+nice.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Lattin Lab members Raedan Stephens, Christine Lattin, Tosha Kelly, Keegan Stansberry, and Melanie Kimball at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference, January 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/11bdde08-a8c4-4dd2-8f39-010e4eed9a66/Courtney_Harding_Discover_award.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Courtney Harding receives her Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/3cf4dd85-002c-4a17-a6d0-81fb28c5a767/Christine_Lattin_Kaitlin_Couvillion_Allison_Cannon.jpg Archived lab news - Make it stand out Dr. Lattin poses with Kaitlin Couvillion and Allison Cannon at LSU Honors Graduation. https://thelattinlab.com/new-page-2 daily 0.75 2025-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/e72e208b-2638-4dc1-99ce-1bf089e0fcb6/Wikipedia+blog+post+1.jpg Teaching - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58a2539c3a04117594bed62a/8d7a48b3-6cc4-4d8f-9713-e63fe910fe47/Wikipedia+blog+post+1.jpg Teaching - Make it stand out Students from Dr. Lattin’s Environmental Physiology course use primary research articles to add physiology-based content to Wikipedia, and three of Dr. Lattin’s students were featured on the Wiki Education blog. 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