Group Members

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Staff

Lily C. Hughes

Curator of Ichthyology (NCMNS) & Research Assistant Professor (NCSU)
email: lily.hughes@naturalsciences.org

  • PhD, George Washington University, 2018

Gabriela M. Hogue

Collections Manager of Ichthyology
email: gabriela.hogue@naturalsciences.org

  • MS, University of Illinois, 1995

Researchers

Bryn Tracy

Research Adjunct
email: fieryblackshiner@gmail.com

Madigan Clossick

Conservation Genetics Research Assistant
email: madigan.clossick@naturalsciences.org

  • MS, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2023

Students

Tyler Muller

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  • North Carolina State University
  • MS, University of Minnesota, 2023

Taya de Blonk

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  • North Carolina State University
  • BS, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2022

Alumni

Mary Erickson


Role: Collections Technician

Ashlee Somol


Role: State of NC Summer Collections Intern

Casey Bielefield


Role: Collections Intern (Funded by NCAFS)

Nathan Vaughan


Role: Undergraduate Researcher

Erimi Kendrick


Role: Undergraduate Researcher