- Eyuel Seyoum (’18) graduated with a degree in Cell Biology/Biochemistry. In his spare time, he enjoys playing soccer, pool and table tennis. In addition to spending a summer on Middleton Island, AK working with kittiwakes in the field, he explored using transcriptomics to study the effects of developmental stress on black-legged kittiwake chicks. After graduating, he moved to Vermont and bicycled across the country. Eyuel is currently working in IT at Cornell University (2022).
- Nicole Rupnik (’19) moved on to UC Davis Veterinary school after graduating with honors in Biology from her research in Dr. Judge’s lab on metacognition in capuchins. She was a field hockey player She spent a year in the ZMBF lab conducting behavioral analysis of black-legged kittiwake chicks, presenting her research at the Kalman Symposium at Bucknell in 2017. She is currently a practicing veterinarian in Colorado.
- Ben Skalla (’18) is applying to medical school. He graduated with a double major in Biology and German, including an entire academic year spent abroad in Germany. He snowboarded for the Ski Team at Bucknell. In his free time, he enjoys running, skateboarding, and playing various intramural sports. He worked on a project exploring testosterone levels in developing chicken follicles.
- Julia Mammone (’17) joined the lab in Fall 2015. is an Animal Behavior major. She is also a Presidential Fellow who previously conducted research in the Psychology department, studying how learning and motivation affect the appetites of rats. She hasn’t yet decided what she wants to do after college, but she expects that it will be something science-related. Her favorite two things in the world are animals (otters in particular) and eating (especially trying new foods).
