Professor William Hughes
Professor of Evolutionary Biology
william.hughes@sussex.ac.uk
Dr Julia Jones Postdoctoral Research Fellow (EC-Marie Curie)
Research topic: symbionts and behaviour; study system: metagenomics, honeybees; dinosaur ants; sweat bees
julia.jones@sussex.ac.uk
Dr Tobias Pamminger Postdoctoral Research Fellow (EC-Marie Curie)
Research topic: division of labour; study system: various ants; comparative analyses
t.pamminger@sussex.ac.uk
Dr Marlene Stürup Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Carlsberg Foundation)
Research topic: animal personalities; study system: white sharks
m.sturup@sussex.ac.uk
Norma Neszi
Visiting Research Fellow
nn85sussex.ac.uk
Victoria Norman PhD student (BBSRC/Syngenta; 2012-2017)
Research topic: task and caste determination; study system: leaf-cutting ants, dinosaur ants, harvester ants
v.norman@sussex.ac.uk
David Treanor PhD student (UoS; 2013-2017)
Research topic: evolution of symbiosis; study system: Wolbachia, Myrmica, Temnothorax, Monomorium and other ants
d.treanor@sussex.ac.uk
Georgia French PhD student (UoS, 2014-2018)
Research topic: feeding ecology and animal personalities; study system: white sharks
g.french@sussex.ac.uk
Joanne Carnell PhD student (NERC/BBCT; 2015-2019)
Research topic: bee nutrition and disease resistance; study system: bumblebees
j.carnell@sussex.ac.uk
Rosaline Hulse PhD student (BBSRC/Biobest; 2015-2019)
Research topic: bee production and disease resistance; study system: bumblebees
r.hulse@sussex.ac.uk
Marta Rossi PhD student (UoS; 2015-2019)
Research topic: neurobiology of the blood-brain barrier; study system: bees and other insects
m.rossi@sussex.ac.uk
Valentina Scarponi PhD student (2015-2019)
Research topic: animal personalities; study system: white sharks, cape fur seals, catsharks
valentinascarponi2013@gmail.com
Alumni include:
Dr Sophie Evison (postdoc 2008-2010 and 2011-2012; now postdoc at University of Sheffield)
Dr Kat Roberts (PhD student 2008-2012; now Research Coodinator, FERA Science Ltd.)
Dr Crystal Frost (PhD student 2007-2011; now postdoc University of Liverpool)
Dr Pete Graystock (undergrad project student, PhD student and postdoc 2008-2014; now postdoc University of California-Riverside)
Dr Kirsten Foley (PhD student 2009-2013; now postdoc University of Copenhagen)
Dr Rowena Mitchell (PhD student 2009-2013; now trainee clinical geneticist, Leeds NHS Trust)
Dr Claire Asher (PhD student 2009-2013; now postdoc in knowledge transfer, University College London)
Dr Judith Slaa (postdoc 2009-2011; now visiting researcher Naturalis Biodiversity Centre)
Dr Lorenzo Santorelli (postdoc 2008-2010; now postdoc University of Oxford)
Dr Toby Fountain (undergrad project student 2008-2009; now postdoc University of Helsinki)
Citlalli Morelos-Juarez (masters project student 2009; now PhD student, University of Sussex)
Dr Jacob Holland (undergrad project student 2008-2009, now postdoc, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Tom Walker (undergrad and masters project student 2007, 2009; now PhD student, University of Lancaster)
Hannah Griffiths (masters project student 2009, now PhD student, University of Lancaster)
Carly Lynsdale (masters project student 2010; now PhD student, University of Sheffield)