Ryan R. Bracewell, PI

Postdoc NIH NRSA Fellow/Researcher, UC Berkeley, 2016-2020 (Bachtrog Lab)

PhD, University of Montana, 2015 (Six Lab, Good Lab)

MS, Utah State University, 2009 (Bentz Lab, Mock Lab)

BS, Colorado State University, 2002

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German Lagunas-Robles, Postdoc

PhD, University of California, Riverside, 2024 (Brelsford lab)

BS, Biology, Cal Poly Pomona, 2018

Research interests: Sex chromosomes and supergenes. 

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Gabrielle Coffing , Postdoc 

PhD,  University of Oregon, 2025 (Kern-Ralph Co-lab)

​BA, DePauw University, 2019

Research interests: Sex chromosome evolution, genomics. 

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​Dwayne Tally, PhD student in Bioinformatics

MS, Computer Science, Indiana State University, 2023

BS, Computer Science, Indiana State University, 2021
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Research interests: Bioinformatics, genomics, chromosome evolution.

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​Thomas Johnson, PhD student in EEB

MS, Biology, Syracuse University, 2024

BS, Biology, University of Kansas, 2018
BA, German Studies, University of Kansas, 2018
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Research interests: Insects, symbiosis, mutualism, molecular ecology.

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​​Alex Preble, PhD student in EEB

BS, Ecology and Evolution, University of Pittsburgh, 2025
BA, History, University of Pittsburgh, 2025
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Research interests: Sex chromosomes, molecular evolution, genomics.

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Harshita Sharma, Research associate / lab manager 

BS, Microbiology, Iowa State University, 2025

Research interests: Pathology, molecular biology, genomics.
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​Greta Heyl, Undergraduate Researcher

BS, Biology, Indiana University, 2023-present

Research interests: Biology and genetics.

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​Charlie Pittman, Undergraduate Researcher

BS, Biology, Indiana University, 2022-present

Research interests: Genetics, ecology, and evolution.

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You?

If you are interested in joining the lab (postdoc/PhD/undergrad) please contact me via email! Please include:

1) CV
2) Short statement of past and current interests

Follow the link for more information on applying to the EEB graduate program at IU. I will be recruiting students for Fall 2026.

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Lab Alumni

Postdocs:
Tereza Veselská . 2024-2025. Currently Postdoc at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.

Research associates:
Medhavi Verma. 2022-2024. Currently PhD student at Arizona State University.

Graduate students:
​​Yahir De Jesus Campusano. 2023-2025 (MS in Bioinformatics). 

Undergraduates:
Camille Pushman. 2022-2024. Currently Molecular Biologist at ATL
Isabel Brock. 2022-2024. Currently at WonderLab in Bloomington, IN.
Dana Smits. 2023-2025. Currently MS student at IU Indianapolis.