The Lab

Dr. Laura Grieneisen | PI

Laura Grieneisen is an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia Okanagan. Laura joined UBCO in 2022, after completing a Grand Challenges Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ran Blekhman’s lab at the University of Minnesota. She holds a Ph.D from the University of Notre Dame (Beth Archie lab), an M.S. from Bucknell University (DeeAnn Reeder lab), and a B.S. from the College of William & Mary (herbarium assistant).

  • Max Bailey

    UNDERGRAD THESIS STUDENT

    Hi, I am a 5th year BSc student pursuing a degree in zoology and plan to continue my education in conservation biology. This fall/winter, I am investigating migrating saw-whet owl diets and how they vary throughout the season, using a DNA barcoding approach.

  • Kendle Speers

    UNDERGRAD THESIS STUDENT | SUMMER RESEARCHER

    Kendle is a Biology major and Psychology minor at UBC Okanagan. For her honours project she is studying the connection between social stress and gut microbiome diversity in the Tree Swallow using descriptive statistics and visualizations in r studio and will be helping with nest boxes this spring. After she graduates, she hopes to pursue veterinary school with a goal to work in exotic animal and wildlife medicine.

  • Emma Talarico

    UNDERGRAD THESIS STUDENT | LAB VOLUNTEER

    I am a fourth year Honours Zoology student with a passion for wildlife and veterinary science, and I plan to pursue a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree following my studies at the University of British Columbia. My honours thesis focuses on the impact of shared water resources on the distribution of pathogenic gut microbiota between and among baboon social groups

  • Rachel Vaz

    UNDERGRAD THESIS STUDENT

    Rachel is beginning her fourth year at UBCO and is majoring in biology. She is doing her honours thesis with Dr. Grieneisen, and will be analyzing the microbiomes of saw whet owls. After graduation, Rachel hopes to go to medical school to become a physician one day.

  • You?

    GRADUATE STUDENT

    Do your research interests fit in here? Join the lab!

  • Sarah Edwards

    NESTBOX PROJECT MANAGER | LAB VOLUNTEER

    Sarah is a second year undergraduate student majoring in biology. She has a keen interest in everything biology related and hopes to pursue a career in research. As part of this lab, she has coordinated the construction and installation of nestboxes near campus as part of an initiative to study the local tree swallow population.