Biology Student Publications

UofL Biology Student Publications
Graduate students are in blue bold, Undergraduates are in bold red, *co-first authors

• *Anner SC, *Frese N, Lackey ACR. (2026) Walnut-infesting flies have higher survival when reared with host fruit husk. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 174: 74-80. https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.70025 featured as journal cover image

• Lackey ACR, Damron K, Gebhardt A, Anner SC, Alizadeh M. (2025) Species differences in reproductive timing and egg load in two fly species adapted to different host plants. Physiological Entomology 50(3), 245–252. https://doi.org/10.1111/phen.12488

• Haydon, A., Elder, C., Reddy, S. S. J., Hardy, M., & Menze, M. A. (2025). Are effective erythrocyte lyophilization techniques transferable to HEPG2 cells? Cryobiology, 121, 105448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryobiol.2025.1054

• Haydon, A., Elder, C. A., Demarco, R. S., & Menze, M. A. (2025b). Crowding in anhydrobiosis. In Sub-cellular biochemistry/Subcellular biochemistry (Vol. 109, pp. 375–414). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-03370-3_17

• Elder, C. A., Skaggs, H. M., Dirk, L. M., Grimm, D. F., Belott, C. J., Wolkers, W. F., Oldenhof, H., Uversky, V. N., Downie, A. B., & Menze, M. A. (2025). Biomolecular Condensates – Prerequisites for Anhydrobiosis?. Protein Science, 34(7): e70192. Selected as journal cover (August 2025 issue). https://doi.org/10.1002/pro.70192

• Elder, C. A., Moore, J., Janis, B. R., Shacklette, S., Jones, C., Cantrell, R., Grimm, D. F., Pantalos, G., Kopechek, J. A., & Menze, M. A. (2024). Rehydration Outcomes for Freeze-Dried Red Blood Cells in Reduced Gravity. Acta Astronautica, 214: 64-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2023.10.006

• Elder, C. A., Smith, J. S., Almosawi, M., Mills, E., Janis, B. R., Kopechek, J. A., Wolkers, W. F., & Menze, M. A. (2024). Cryopreserved red blood cells maintain allosteric control of oxygen binding when utilizing trehalose as a cryoprotectant. Cryobiology, 114: 104793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryobiol.2023.104793

• *Welsh GW, *Anner SC, Westwood ML, Rockwell V, O’Toole H, Holiday M, Tinghitella RM. (2023) Consistent traffic noise impacts few fitness-related traits in a field cricket. BMC Ecology and Evolution 23, 78. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-023-02190-2

• Sember, E., Chennakesavula, R., Beard, B., Opoola, M., Hwangbo, DS. (2024). Dietary restriction fails to extend lifespan of Drosophila model of Werner syndrome. G3(Bethesda),14(5). https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkae056.

• Beard, B., Bohn, A., Opoola, M., Hwangbo, DS. (2024). Con-DAM: Simultaneous measurement of food intake and sleep in Drosophila. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.001200.

• Qu, C., Rozsa, J.L., Jung, H., Williams, A.R., Markin, E.K., Running, M.P., McNamara, S. & Walsh, K.M. (2023). Bio-inspired antimicrobial surfaces fabricated by glancing angle deposition. Scientific Reports, 13(207). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-27225-4. 

• Elder, C.A., Almosawi, M., Mills, E., Shah, B., Kopechek, J.A., & Menze, M.A. (2022). Decreased red blood cell degradation during freeze-drying, storage, and rehydration. Cryobiology, 109, pp. 70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryobiol.2022.11.226. 

• Lawhorn, K.A. & Yanoviak, S.P. (2022). Variation in larval thermal tolerance of three saproxylic beetle species. Environmental Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvac091. 

• Barnes, L.A., Lawhorn, K.A. & Yanoviak, S.P. (2022). Thermal tolerance in the millipede Euryurus leachii Gray (Polydesmida: Euryuridae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 115(4), pp. 360-364. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saac010. 

• Garces, K.R., Sage, H.E., Christian, N., & Emery, S.M. (2022). Epichloë increases root fungal endophyte richness and alters root fungal endophyte composition in a changing world. Journal of Fungi, 8(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8111142. 

• Fitzgerald, S.L., Anner, S.C., Tinghitella, R.M. (2022). Varied female and male courtship behavior facilitated the evolution of a novel sexual signal. Behavioral Ecology, 33(4), pp. 859-867. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arac049. 

• Paxton, W.F., Rosza, J.L., Brooks, M.M., Running, M.P., Schultz, D.J., Jasinski, J.B., Jung, H.J. & Akram, M.Z. (2021). A scalable approach to topographically mediated antimicrobial surfaces based on diamond. Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12951-021-01218-3. 

• Fuselier, L.C. & McCool, M.R. (2021). Rhizoidal tuber production in a non-native, male-biased population of Gemmabryum klinggraeffii (Schimper) J.R. Spence & H.P. Ramsay. Journal of Bryology, 43(4), pp. 368-375. https://doi.org/10.1080/03736687.2021.2008197. 

• Garces, K. (2021). Battling entrenched stereotypes with science and thorough reporting. Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. https://casw.org/news/journalists-and-researchers-share-challenge-of-spotlighting-connections-between-health-and-racism/.

• Cawthon, S.M., Rozsa, J.L. & Running, M.P. (2021). The Sterilization of Escherichia coli with Black Diamond-Coated Silicon. The Cardinal Edge, 1(1). https://ir.library.louisville.edu/tce/vol1/iss1/10. 

• Aramati Casper, A.M., Rubert-Nason, K.F., Recart, W. & Garces, K.R. (2021). Human dimensions: Journey and future of the inclusive ecology section. The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 102(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.1880.