2026 Whitman Scientists
Benning, Friederike
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
“Systematic identification of the diversity and distribution of intracytoplasmic membranes in marine bacteria”
fbenning@stowers.org
Rowe Laboratory 220/221
8/16/2026-8/30/2026
Brady, Scott
University of Illinois at Chicago
“Molecular Mechanisms of Axonal Transport and Neurodegeneration”
stbrady@uic.edu
Rowe Laboratory 211/210
6/1/2026-8/1/2026
Busch, Karin
University of Münster
“Mitochondrial ion channels and synaptic plasticity”
buschkar@uni-muenster.de
Rowe Laboratory 213
7/13/2026-7/31/2026
Chang, Fred
University of California San Francisco: School of Dentistry
“Novel mechanisms of ultrafast cellular movements in ciliates and fungi”
fred.chang@ucsf.edu
L-118B
6/29/2026-8/1/2026
Cocas, Laura
Santa Clara University
“The Role of Neuroligin Synaptic Adhesion Proteins on Oligodendrocyte Development, Synapse Formation, and Myelination”
lcocas@scu.edu
Lillie Building 118
7/6/2026-7/19/2026
Colin, Sean
Roger Williams University
“Beyond Colloblasts: Fast-acting predation for trophic success in ctenophores.”
scolin@rwu.edu
Rowe Laboratory 301
3/1/2026-12/31/2026
Collepardo Guevara, Rosana
University of Cambridge
“Genome organization by liquid-liquid phase separation”
rc597@cam.ac.uk
Lillie Building 104/105
7/13/2026-8/16/2026
Costello, John (Jack)
Providence College
“Beyond Colloblasts: Fast-acting predation for trophic success in ctenophores”
costello@providence.edu
Rowe Laboratory 301
3/1/2026-12/31/2026
Evans, Ben
Mcmaster University
“Sex determination in Xenopus”
evansb@mcmaster.ca
Rowe Laboratory 423/NXR
5/18/2026-5/20/2026
Farina, Stacy
Howard University
“Biomechanics of Marine Fishes”
stacy.farina@howard.edu
Lillie Building 108
6/13/2026-8/15/2026
Galloway, James
University of Virginia
“Nitrogen Footprints as a Management Tool”
jng@virginia.edu
Starr
7/1/2026-10/1/2026
Gerlich, Daniel
Institute of Molecular Biotechnology
“Genome organization by liquid-liquid phase separation”
daniel.gerlich@imba.oeaw.ac.at
Lillie Building 104/105
7/13/2026-8/11/2026
Gibson, Bryan
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
“Genome organization by liquid-liquid phase separation”
bryan.gibson@stjude.org
Lillie Building 104/105
7/13/2026-8/11/2026
Halfmann, Randal
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
“Investigation of protein supersaturation in Nostoc punctiforme”
rhn@stowers.org
Rowe Laboratory 220/221
7/13/2026-7/18/2026
Hall, Richard (Nelson)
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
“Sampling of Macrostomids in the Woods Hole / Falmouth Region”
nh2894@stowers.org
Rowe Laboratory 220/221
6/5/2026-6/13/2026
Hardwick, J. Marie
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
“Mitochondrial bioenergetic functions of BCL-2 family proteins”
hardwick@jhu.edu
Rowe Laboratory 213
8/2/2026-8/23/2026
Harris, Matthew
Harvard University: Harvard Medical School
“Investigation of bivalve genetics and genomics towards understanding the regulation of longevity”
harris@genetics.med.harvard.edu
Rowe Laboratory 222
9/1/2026-6/15/2026
Herbert, Amy
University of Chicago
“Sea robins as a model for dramatic evolutionary innovations in vertebrates”
herbert6@uchicago.edu
Lillie Building 223
5/26/2026-7/6/2026
Hershko, Avram
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
“Control of cell division by ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation”
hershko@technion.ac.il
Rowe Laboratory 309
7/12/2026-9/8/2026
Holford, Mandë
Harvard University
“Mapping brain, bite, and biomes in cephalopods and ctenophores: Characterizing defensive adaptions in ancient marine animals and the biomes of their venom glands.”
mholford@fas.harvard.edu
Marine Resource Center 306
6/20/2026-8/22/2026
Holmgren, Miguel
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
“Squid Giant Axon Biology”
holmgren@ninds.nih.gov
Rowe Laboratory 210/217/219
5/1/2026-10/31/2026
Jonas, Elizabeth
Yale School of Medicine
“Mitochondrial ion channels in synaptic plasticity”
elizabeth.jonas@yale.edu
Rowe Laboratory 213
6/12/2026-9/14/2026
Kaczmarek, Leonard (Len)
Yale University
“Regulation of mitochondrial morphology by ion channels during synaptic plasticity”
leonard.kaczmarek@yale.edu
Rowe Laboratory 213
6/12/2026-9/14/2026
Lowe, Christopher (Chris)
Stanford University
“A single cell analysis of early embryonic development in hemichordates”
clowe@stanford.edu
9/1/2026-9/30/2026
Luo, Liqun
Stanford University
lluo@stanford.edu
Rowe Laboratory 201
7/15/2026-7/29/2026
Mensinger, Allen
University of Minnesota: Duluth
“Sensory Physiology of Fishes”
amensing@d.umn.edu
Lillie Building 108
5/15/2026-9/15/2026
Moreno, Jorge
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
“Investigating the evolutionary origins and genomic basis of developmental plasticity in the immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii)”
jmoreno@stowers.org
Rowe Laboratory 220/221
6/16/2026-6/23/2026
Musser, Jacob
Yale University
“Investigating larval settlement and metamorphosis in the Homoscleromorph sponge Oscarella.”
jacob.musser@yale.edu
Lillie Building 118
6/22/2026-7/4/2026
Obenhaus, Horst
Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience at NTNU
“Investigation of sleep in cephalopods”
hobenhaus@gmail.com
Rowe Laboratory 206
2/13/2026-9/30/2026
Oesterle, Adair
MICROTUL
adairoesterle@gmail.com
Lillie Building 118F
1/17/2026-12/31/2026
Ramani, Vijay
University of California San Francisco
“Genome organization by liquid-liquid phase separation”
vijay.ramani@ucsf.edu
Lillie Building 104/105
7/15/2026-7/24/2026
Seraphin, Sally
Trinity College
“Wrapping-Up & Planning Forward: E. E. Just, Evo-Devo, and Beyond”
sally.seraphin@trincoll.edu
Rowe Laboratory 423/NXR
6/30/2026-7/30/2026
Stern, David
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
dstern.princeton@gmail.com
Rowe Laboratory 220/221
5/20/2026-5/22/2026 & 6/15/2026-7/1/2026
Terasaki, Mark
University of Connecticut
“Organization of endoplasmic reticulum in mouse brain tissue”
markterasaki@me.com
Lillie Building 217
3/1/2026-12/31/2026
Ward, Daniel
Ward Aquafarms
“Microalgae nutritional efficacy and improvements to shellfish yield”
dan@wardaquafarms.com
Rowe Laboratory 109
2/2/2026-4/30/2026
Zakas, Christina
North Carolina State University
Comparative embryonic development in species of the annelid Streblospio
czakas@ncsu.edu
Lillie Building 118
7/6/2026-7/31/2026
Zottoli, Steven (Steve)
MBL
Striped Bass Initiative
steven.j.zottoli@williams.edu
Lillie Building
3/5/2026-12/31/2026