
Helen with her buds
Helen Murphy
Postdoctoral Research, Wake Forest University, Duke University
PhD, University of Pennsylvania
B.S. Biology, B.S. Environmental Science, SUNY Buffalo
Courses: Evolution of Organisms (Biol312), Evolutionary Genetics (Biol401), Darwinian Evolution in Politics and Society (Biol150)
Graduate Students
Merry Andersen
B.S. Biology, College of Charleston
Interested in non-transitive competitive effects and the effect of social dynamics on biodiversity.
Undergraduate Students
Maliha Ahmed, Class of 2019
Interested in the evolution of virulence, and predicting the outcome of evolution.
Amanda Ivanoff, Class of 2019
Interested in quorum sensing and disrupting biofilms using a trojan horse.
Juliana Salcedo, Class of 2020
Interested in experimental evolution and biofilm formation.
Amy Forehand, Class of 2021
Interested in quorum sensing and image analysis.
Ziyan Chen, Class of 2021
Interested in cellular adhesion and self recognition.
Alec Friedman, Class of 2019
Interested in the interaction of toxin production, cooperation and cheating in mat biofilms.
Sophie Harris, Class of 2019
Interested in the genetic architecture of plastic adherence.
Meadow Parrish, Class of 2020
Interested in cellular adhesion, cooperation, and prion evolution.
Matt Dungan, Class of 2020
Interested in the evolution of prions.
Gone, But Not Forgotten



Zach Oppler, ‘2018
PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania
Adam Lenhart, ‘2018
CityYear in San Jose, CA
Angela Heysel, ‘2017
Medical Student at Thomas Jefferson
Luke Reding




Danting Jiang, ‘2018
PhD student at Duke University
Brianna Meeks, ‘2018
Intern at NIH
Despina Mason, ‘2017
Prepping for PA school
Simone Giovanetti
Scientific researcher



Rachel Rambadt, ‘2018
Medical student at VCOM
Bernadette Deschaine, ‘2017
Intern at NIH
Miriam Szabo-Wexler, ‘2017
Working in biotech