People

Colin Kremer

I study interactions between ecology, evolution, and physiology in variable and changing environments, using math, statistics, and experiments. One of my favorite parts of science is collaborating – please contact me if you’re interested in my research, or have ideas or data you’d like to discuss!

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Email: colin (dot] kremer (at] uconn (dot] edu

Postdoctoral Researchers

David Anderson

I am a quantitative evolutionary ecologist interested the causes of variation in individual life histories, and the consequences of this variation for populations. My dissertation research in the Gillooly lab at the University of Florida focused on broad-scale variability in life histories and population dynamics, including variation across large temperature gradients and diverse species. In the Kremer lab, I’m examining how individual phytoplankton respond to changes in temperature, and how these responses affect population dynamics.

Natalie Lozano-Huntelman

I am a microbial evolutionary biologist interested in what can affect evolvability –the ability of populations to adapt. I prefer to take an integrative approach by combining experiments in the lab with mathematical models. I performed my dissertation work in the Yeh lab at the University of California, Los Angeles. I examined the interactions within antibiotic combinations (typically, combinations with three or more antibiotics) and the evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. In the Kremer lab, I am interested in how the life history traits of phytoplankton (mortality rates in particular) are affected by temperature and how these traits can influence the adaptation rates of populations.

Graduate students

Brandon Chan – PhD Student

brandon (dot] w (dot] chan (at] uconn (dot] edu

I study how phytoplankton and bacteria interactions are impacted by the effects of climate change and the consequences for their environment and their ecosystem. In particular, I’m interested in how phytoplankton and bacteria mutualisms are impacted by warming temperatures. I also examine antibiotic resistance in marine bacteria and how this affects bacteria thermal tolerance.

Hannah Larson – PhD Student

hannah (dot] larson (at] uconn (dot] edu

I am broadly interested in using quantitative methods to study the effects of environmental changes on species interactions within communities. My work currently investigates the effects of these environmental factors on negative population growth processes, such as mortality and dormancy.

Undergraduate Students

Maya Chari – Variation in phytoplankton thermal performance traits

Aarshi Jain – Modeling the coevolution of phytoplankton-bacteria mutualisms

Alice Simon – Phytoplankton culturing & incubator design

Lab Alumni

Piper Wallingford – Postdoctoral Associate (2020-22) – now at The Nature Conservancy

Amanda Klingler – M.S. student (2021-22) – now at University of Denver

Kelsey Warren – Undergrad – Predicting phytoplankton phenology in the CA current system