Current Projects

Kevin Tate (PhD Student, UNT)

I currently have two graduate students in my lab, Kevin and Zach. Kevin is studying the role of Angiotensin II in embryonic Alligators, and Zach is studying blood viscosity during the development of birds and reptiles. I have one post-doc, John, who studies the development of reptiles.

The Impact of Periodic Dehydration on Blood Volume and Angiotensin II in Embryonic American Alligators

Justin Swart, M.S., Graduated Fall 2010 UND

Cardiovascular Development in Embryonic Canada goose and Wood ducks

Dr. John Eme (Post-doctoral Fellow UNT)

Future Collaboration In Rio Claro, Brazil

Zach Kohl (PhD Student, UNT)

Blood viscosity in archosaur embryos (birds and crocodilians)

Kevin Tate (MS Student, UND) at SICB Meeting, 2009 Boston, MA.

Travis Alvine (undergraduate, UND) at SICB Meeting, 2008 San Antonio, TX. Travis is currently working on his MS at University of North Texas in Warren Burggren’s lab.

Justing Swart (MS student, UND) at SICB Meeting, 2009 Seattle, WA.

Justing Swart (MS student, UND) Thesis Defense Meeting, 2010 Fall UND.

Student Presentations

2008 Team John Eme, Dane Crossley II, Magnus Elfwing and Kevin Tate

John Eme’s initial visit in 2007

2009 Summer Embryonic Reptilian physiology : John Eme making progress.

2009 Team: Andrew Grotte, John Eme, Emilee Froiland, Brock Kobriger, Justin Swart, Kevin Tate, and Dane Crossley II. Not pictured Catherine Arnold and Bianca Lamb.