fish ecology lab
about us
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favorite cartoon
captain tsubasa
santiago salinas
Santiago is an associate professor in the Biology Department at Kalamazoo College. He teaches various courses on physiology, ecology, and evolution, and studies thermal evolutionary ecology, mostly on fishes. He swears without meaning to and finds it weird to write about himself in the third person. You can find more about him here and his CV here
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favorite movie
fantastic mr. fox
miyani sonera
Miyani Sonera is a Biology Major with a minor in Spanish and concentration in environmental sciences. She is on the board of SAAC and is the JEDI representative. When not playing soccer, she is either climbing, watching movies, or spending time with friends!
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fun fact
hardcore willie nelson fan
mia crites
Mia is a Biology major. She is a co-founder of the climbing team at K, loves to play soccer, and also refs soccer (which she does not love). She is often found somewhere outside. In her free time, she enjoys snowboarding, skimboarding, and playing euchre.
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fun fact
played field hockey for 10 yrs
kaitlyn grice
Kaitlyn is a Biology and Mathematics double major. She is also a member of the women's lacrosse team. In her free time she loves being outside, reading, and watching Tigers baseball.
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favorite artist
amy winehouse
leslie santos
Leslie is a Biology and Psychology double major with a concentration in Community Global Health on the premed track. In the future she hopes to be a doctor and mental health advocate. Leslie spends her free time weightlifting, making art, and exploring her local neighborhood!
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favorite tv show
river monsters
noah pyle
Noah is a Biology major with a minor in Mathematics and a concentration in Environmental Studies. When not in classes, Noah is a member of the Kalamazoo College Singers and a board member of the college’s Environmental Conservation Organization. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, weightlifting, and photography.
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fun fact
loves trivia
emma frederiksen
Emma is a Biology major with a minor in German and a concentration in Environmental Studies. She is a board member of the Kalamazoo College Council of Student Representatives and of Disability Rights Education Activism and Mentoring’s Kalamazoo College chapter. In her free time, she enjoys looking for sick bugs, trail running, and spending way too much time in the Dow atrium
alumni
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loves
quokkas
shelby golden
Shelby graduated from K with a Biology major. She is from the Windy City and spent five months studying abroad in Perth, Western Australia. She has two dogs: a soft-coated wheaten terrier named Willie, and a wheaten terrier-poodle mix named Violet.
Thermal tolerance of fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) in response to acute heatwaves -
fun fact
sings classical music
claire schertzing
Claire majored in Biology and Spanish. When not studying for classes, Claire spent her time in the pool coaching and diving. She has a passion for travel and is always looking for her next adventure.
The effect of rare and novel temperature regimes on the release of cryptic variation in the fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas -
fun fact
came very close to winning mammal march madness 2016
shannon irvine
Shannon double-majored in Biology and Spanish, with a concentration in African Studies. She enjoys backpacking, running, arranging music, and can often be seen re-reading Ken Follett novels. If you don't know where she is, check the nearest library.
The effects of constant and fluctuating thermal environments on life history traits of the fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas -
fun fact
was head ball boy at usta boys natl champ
kento hirakawa
Kento graduated in 2020 with a major in biology. In his spare time, he loves to play tennis, watch Netflix, and play video games. He loves animals and hopes to pursue a career working with them someday.
Are laboratory-reared populations similar to the ones in the wild? Lab domestication of fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) -
fun fact
has racked up 13 yellow cards in his k career
nick kraeuter
Nick majored in Biology and Business. He did not study abroad on an official trip but, through his time at K, traveled to South Korea, South Africa, and Spain. Nick loves to play soccer, video games, and explore the outdoors when he is not in the library or lab. In the future, he hopes to find a happy intersection between biology and business.
Evaluating trade-offs in soccer performance with tools from evolutionary ecology -
fun fact
has watched Finding Nemo, like, 50 times
anna gambetta
Anna (left) graduated with a major in biology and a minor in English. She elected not to study abroad in favor of being an RA (read: a part-time mom) in DeWaters Hall. In rare moments of free time during her K tenure, she was either browsing the internet for memes or hanging out at a barn and annoying the resident animals.
Re-evaluating ecotoxicology with thermal fluctuations -
fun fact
she's in a bluegrass band
grace hancock
Grace majored in Biology and minored in Spanish in 2022. She studied abroad for a short-term program in the Dominican Republic and a longer one in Ecuador. To stay busy she enjoys swimming and playing violin (but not at the same time). She hopes to pursue some form of conservation biology in the Pacific Northwest and is especially excited by marine biology.
The effect of temperature fluctuations on the sex ratio of the Atlantic silverside (Menidia menidia), a species with temperature-dependent sex determination -
fun fact
she's deadly afraid of spiders
erin portillo
Erin is a biochemistry major on a premed track. In the future she hopes to be a doctor and continue to do research. Erin spends her rare free time dancing on the Kalamazoo Dance Team or coaching for Swim for Success. She has a passion for painting, swimming, and going on hikes.
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favorite movie
A river runs through it
shun yonehara
Shun is pursuing a major in Biology and a minor in Computer Science. He plays soccer for the men's team at K and plays volleyball recreationally, both on the beach and indoors. In the future, he hopes to conduct biomedical research.
The soccerbiome: how individual talent influences team ecology