Although it’s always sad when people finally leave the nest, we love keeping up with where they go, and learning about the exciting things they are doing
Postdocs
Left 2023: Dr Emeline Favreau
Left 2022: Dr Alessandro Cini
Left 2019: Dr Daisy Taylor
Left 2019: Dr Michael Bentley – now a postdoc in Oxford University.
Left 2015: Dr Peter Graystock – now a lecturer in Imperial College, London.
Left 2014: Dr Ian Warren – now a postdoc in University of Cambridge.
Left 2014: Dr Kate Ciborowski – now a lawyer.
Left 2013: Dr Stephanie Dreier – now a teacher.
Left 2012: Dr Solenn Patalano – now an independent research fellow in Greece.
PhD Students
Dr Lewis Revely – Mechanisms and Evolution of Phenotypic Plasticity in Social Insects. NERC London DTP Studentship. Co-supervisor: Dr Paul Eggleton, Natural History Museum. Now part of the Futures, Foresight and Emerging Technologies group in the Government Office for Science.
2021
Dr Benjamin Taylor – The evolution and mechanisms of castes in Vespid wasps. NERC London DTP Studentship. Co-supervisors: Dr Max Reuter, University College London. Now a postdoc at Purdue University.
2019
Dr Sandra Moreno – Molecular mechanisms of behavioural transitions in insect life-cycles. CONACyT (Mexico) studentship. Co-supervisor: Prof Jane Memmott, University of Bristol.
2018
Dr Patrick Kennedy – Uncertainty and the evolution of altruism. Co-supervisor: Dr Andy Radford, University of Bristol. Now an independent fellow in Colombia University, New York
Dr Sam Duckerin – Effects of neonicotinoid pesticides on bumblebee social behaviour. BBSRC studentship. Co-Supervisors: Dr Dick James, University of Bath; Prof Jane Memmott, University of Bristol. Now in the film industry (but still loves bees…we hope!)
2017
Dr Adam Devenish – Ant mediated seed dispersal in an invaded landscape. NERC CASE Studentship. Co-supervisors: Prof. Jon Bridle, UCL; Dr Rose Newton, Kew Gardens, UK. Now a postdoc at Imperial College, London.
Dr Robin Southon – Adaptive value of males in simple eusocial insect societies. Co-supervisor: Prof. Andy Radford, University of Bristol. NERC Studentship. Completed Sept 2
2016
Dr Emily Bell – Phenotypic plasticity and the evolution of castes in eusocial insects. Co-supervisor: Prof. Andy Radford, University of Bristol. NERC Studentship. Now a lecturer, University of Bristol. Completed Sept 2014.
Dr Henry Ferguson-Gow –The evolution of social traits and biodiversity in the ants. Funder: NERC CASE Studentship. Co-supervisors Prof Andrew Bourke, University of East Anglia, UK & Prof Kate Jones, University College London, UK. NERC CASE Studentship. Now a postdoc in UCL. Completed Oct 2013
Dr Thibault Lengronne – Social Dynamics in Paper Wasps: The case of nest-drifting in Polistes canadensis. Co-supervisor Prof Laurent Keller, Lausanne University, Switzerland. Funder: Lausanne University. Now working in education. Completed Sept 2013.
Dr Claire Asher – The Dynamics of Reproductive Dominance in Dinosaur Ants, Dinoponera quadriceps. Co-supervisor Prof William Hughes, University of Sussex, UK. Funder: NERC CASE Studentship. Now a freelance science writer and author.
Masters by Research Students
Sam Morris – Genomics of simple social insect societies. Co-supervisor: Dr Andy Radford, University of Bristol. Now a PhD student in UCL.
Ryan Brock – Comparative genomics of social evolution. Co-supervisor: Dr Davide Pisani, University of Bristol. Now a PhD student in UEA.
Research Assistants
Trinidad 2019: Debbie Walsh – Queen Succession in tropical Polistes.
Trinidad 2015: Liam Crowley & Sam Morris.- Behavioural genomics of Metapolybia wasps. NERC.
Trinidad 2014: Joshua Valverde – Adaptive Value of Males in Primitively Eusocial Insect Societies & Queen Succession Behaviour. NERC & Genetics Society Summer Studentship.
2014: Chris Wyatt – Evolution of caste social systems using transcriptomics and proteomics. NERC
Panama 2013: Daniel Fabbro – Phenotypic plasticity and the evolution of castes in eusocial insects. NERC & STRI.
Panama 2012: Dr. Lawrence Bellamy- Phenotypic plasticity and the evolution of castes in eusocial insects. NERC.
Left July 2010: Dr. George Busby – Gene expression in castes of primitively eusocial wasps. Funder: L’Oreal for Women in Science Panama,
Panama 2010: Javier How – Nest drifting in eusocial wasps.
Panama 2010: Dr Roberto Lomabado – Nest drifting in eusocial wasps.
pre 2010: Dr Daniel Fanelli; Dr Eric Lucas; Dr Hans Kelstrup