Graduate Students

Rasel Ahmed

Starting Year: 2022

Program Specialization:

Microbial Interactions
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Hugh McCullough

Starting Year: 2018

Program Specialization:

Microbial Interactions
Hugh McCullough

Laboratory Association(s):

Dr. Auchtung

Research Description:

He is a member of the Auchtung Laboratory and is working with simplified bacterial communities and bioreactors to investigate how starvation and nutrient rescue shape community structure over time.

 In his undergraduate studies he became interested in the gut microbiome largely due to its complexity and the growing implications it has with health. Following his undergraduate studies, he came to the University of Nebraska - Lincoln to pursue a PhD in the Complex Biosystems program in the Nebraska Food for Health Center.

Armando Lerma Fuentes

Starting Year: 2020

Program Specialization:

Microbial Interactions
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Alison Neujahr

Starting Year: 2020

Program Specialization:

Microbial Interactions
Alison Neujahr

Alison is a PhD candidate in Dr. Samodha Fernandos lab housed in the Animal Science Department. Her research entails mitigating infectious diseases in production livestock and investigating alternative methods for prophylactic antibiotic usage. She also manages the Non-Ruminant Research Lab within the Animal Science building where she enjoys mentoring and teaching both graduate and undergraduate students.