People

Current lab members

Eaqan Chaudhry

Ph.D. candidate
Ecological Physiology of
New England Cottontails

Carolyn Miller

Master's student
Ecoimmunology of Mule Deer

Ben Aker

Ph.D. student
Effects of West Nile Virus on Ruffed Grouse Populations in New York

Past lab members

Julie Fletcher

Master's student

Topic: Scaling of Immune Defenses

Currently: A research assistant at Lesley University

Emily Cornelius Ruhs

Post-doc; co-advised by Lynn (Marty) Martin at USF

Topic: Scaling of Immune Defenses

Currently: A post-doc at University of Chicago


Post-doc; co-advised by Lynn (Marty) Martin at US

She currently the Assistant Director of Undergraduate Research and Honors at Cornell University

Downs Lab - Fall 2018

Lab meeting were held in the dining hall this semester.

Downs Lab - Summer 2018

Visit to the Utica Zoo where we have an outreach project

Downs Lab - Spring 2018

Lab picnic with all of the dogs.

Downs Lab - Fall 2017

Beginning of the semester photo

Downs Lab - Summer 2017

Taking a break for immune assays to wrangling alligators

Downs Lab - 2016/17

End of year brunch

Downs Lab Seniors - Fall 2016

Beautiful Fall Day

Downs Lab - Summer 2016

Rodent Trapping

Downs Lab - 2015/16

Picnic on a cold sprig day