The Wiegmann Lab

Dipteran Molecular Systematics at North Carolina State University

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- PEOPLE -

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR:

Name: Brian M. Wiegmann, Ph.D.

Hometown: Baltimore, MD

Research Interests: Higher-level fly phylogenies; relationships of Empidoidea and lower Brachycera

LABORATORY RESEARCH TECHNICIAN:

Name: Brian Cassel

Hometown: Raleigh, NC

Research Interests: Higher-level fly phylogenies & lab techniques; Cerambycidae collecting

POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS:

Name: Shelah Morita, Ph.D.

Hometown: Anaheim, CA

Research Interests: Phylogenetics, systematics and taxonomy of flies, especially Tabanidae and Nemestrinidae; evolutionary ecology and macroevolution of long-proboscis flies; pollination biology and plant-insect interactions

Name: Isaac Winkler, Ph.D.

Hometown: Denver, CO

Research Interests: Research interests: Molecular systematics, phylogeny, and diversity of higher flies, including relationships between the "acalyptrate" families and also relationships within several families (especially Agromyzidae, Empididae, and Asteiidae). I am also interested in biodiversity and historical patterns of diversification in hyperdiverse fly genera such as Phytomyza, Empis, and Rhamphomyia.

GRADUATE STUDENTS:

Name: Michelle Trautwein

Hometown: Austin, TX

Research Interests: Higher-level fly phylogenies; relationships of Asiloidea families (Asilidae, Therevidae, Bombylyiidae, Mydidae, etc.) and subfamilies of Bombyliidae

Name: Whitney Swink

Hometown: Raleigh, NC

Research Interests: Empidoidea (particularly Empididae) of Madagascar; museum curation.

Name: Keith Bayless

Hometown: South Orange, NJ

Research Interests: Phylogenetics of Diptera; evolution of ecological specialization, especially in the genus Dasychela (Diptera: Tabanidae).

Name: Daniela Ramírez

Hometown: Tecate, Baja California, México

Research Interests: Systematics and taxonomy of Diptera, especially Tabanidae; museum curation, public outreach.

ALUMNI & PAST VISITORS:

- POST DOCS -

Jungwook "Woogie" Kim

Shaun L. Winterton

J. Kevin Moulton

Sonja J. Scheffer

Shun-chern Tsaur

Norman Barr

-GRADUATE STUDENTS-

Jason R. Cryan

Longlong Yang

Ken Collins

Hilary Hill

 Matthew Bertone

- VISITORS -

Martin Hauser

Kevin Holston

Steven Gaimari

Jade Savage

Frederik Petersen

Matt Petersen

Owen Lonsdale

Guilherme Schnell E Schueli

Daniela Takiya

Torsten Dikow

Sujatha Kutty

CONTACTS:

Brian M. Wiegmann

Professor

Department of Entomology

Box 7613

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC 27695

Phone: 919-515-1653 - Fax: 919-515-7746 - Email: brian_wiegmann@ncsu.edu

Brian Cassel

Phone: 919-515-3429 - Fax: 919-515-7746 - Email: brian_cassel@ncsu.edu

Shelah I. Morita

Phone: 919-515-3429 - Fax: 919-515-7746 - Email: simorita@ncsu.edu

Michelle Trautwein

Phone: 919-515-3429 - Fax: 919-515-7746 - Email: mdtrautw@ncsu.edu

Keith Bayless

Phone: 919-515-3429 - Fax: 919-515-7746 - Email: kmbayles@ncsu.edu

Daniela Ramirez

Phone: 919-515-3429 - Fax: 919-515-7746 - Email: deramire@ncsu.edu