Available Mentors
Below is a list of our available mentors
| Name | Department | Research Focuses and Specialties | |
| Brad Daigneault | b.daigneault@ufl.edu | Animal Sciences | Basic and translational research to address infertility using large animal models. Uses genome editing, assisted reproductive technologies, micromanipulation, and semen evaluation techniques. We investigate genomic, epigenomic, and environmental regulation of preimplantation embryo development in cattle, pigs, and horses with an emphasis on post-ejaculatory sperm exposure to environmental toxicants that result in subtle phenotypes but alter sperm function, fertilization, and embryo development. |
| Camara Casson | camara.casson@ufl.edu | Biomedical Engineering | Our current research focuses on using quantitative biology approaches to cultivate a mechanistic understanding of tumor heterogeneity and evolution to optimize cancer treatment strategies while minimize their adverse effects. The Battling Evolution through Adaptive Therapy (BEAT) Cancer Lab integrates computational, mathematical, and wet-lab experimental techniques to investigate tumor heterogeneity at the molecular, tissue, and systems levels. Our wet lab experiments will focus around breast and ovarian cancer, whereas our computational projects address several types of cancer (lung, kidney, ovarian, colo-rectal) and tumorigenesis. |
| James Ramsden | ramsdenj@ufl.edu | Molecular Genetics and Microbiology | Human epithelial immune response |
| Josee Gauthier | Josee.Gauthier@medicine.ufl.edu | Medicine | Colon Cancer and Microbiome inflammation and colon cancer animal model |
| Gary Brown | gabrown@ufl.edu | Molecular Genetics and Microbiology | General laboratory management |
| Sherry Burris | sheryl.burris@ufl.edu | PHARMACODYNAMICS, Genetics | We do new drug discovery with nuclear receptors (ERR, ROR, REVERB, LXR). We run biochemical assays, different cell culture assays, gene expression, animal studies, histology, etc.. We work on diseases such as alzheimers, cancer, inflammation, atherosclerosis, NASH, to name a few. |
| Jordan Magnuson | jmagnuson@ufl.edu | Environmental Engineering | Research is focused on the beneficial reuse of industrial waste products. |
| Kelli DeLeon | kdeleon@floridamuseum.ufl.edu | Natural History – Bioinformatics | Multi-user laboratory manager |
| Boone M. Prentice | booneprentice@chem.ufl.edu | General Chemistry | Research in our laboratory is focused on the development of novel chemistries and next-generation mass spectrometry (MS) instrumentation to better understand the molecular basis of health and disease. In particular, we develop novel gas-phase reactions, instrumentation, sample preparation strategies, and computational tools to study metabolite, lipid, glycan, protein, and drug analytes. |
| Savannah Hardiman | shardiman@ehs.ufl.edu | EH&S | Laboratory and regulatory experience |
| Chris Overend | coverend@ufl.edu | EH&S | Laboratory and regulatory experience |