On Friday August 15, our graduate student, Bradley Scholten, successfully defended his PhD dissertation titled "Assessing the Spread of Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria in Songbirds at Bird Feeders". Bradley was co-Advised by both Drs. Burford Reiskind and Kays. He did an incredible job and we are so excited to congratulate Dr. Scholten! Bradley has been [...]
How does a guy co-advised by a geneticist and a mammalogist end up studying microbiology and birds? Well, it’s quite the journey! Like many biologists, I’ve been obsessed with animals and the outdoors since day one. Growing up in Byron Center, MI, my access to great trails and cool animals was relatively limited. So, my [...]
How did I end up studying flounder in the Burford Reiskind Lab at NC State? Well... I grew up in Dallas, TX. Despite being a five-hour drive from the ocean, I was fascinated with sea life from a young age. At eight years old I started telling my family and friends I was going to [...]
Discovering the intersection of science and art in Black Rock City.
