# Lab Members ## expand\_more ## Current Members [### Gonzalo Giribet ](/people/gonzalo-giribet-0) Principle Investigator My primary research focuses on the evolution and biogeography of invertebrate animals. In the lab we use genomic, transcriptomic, and morphological data from living and extinct animals to better understand evolution. A large body of of work focuses on... ![gonzalo_giribet_0.jpeg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5781/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/giribetlab/files/gonzalo_giribet_0.jpeg?itok=TuwxJLlq) [### Katherine Angier ](/people/katherine-angier) Graduate Student My research is on the ecology and evolution of social invertebrates, with a focus on termites. I am studying how Central African rainforest termites adapted to savanna conditions. Using phylogenetics and behavioral ecology, I will explore the evolution of... ![K.A. Prof. Pic](/sites/g/files/omnuum5781/files/styles/hwp_scale_small/public/giribetlab/files/k.a._profpic.jpeg?itok=PLq0u-uY) [### Ella Frigyik ](/people/ella-frigyik) Researcher I am a researcher in the lab, originally from Kenya, broadly interested in the molecular phylogenomics and biogeography of a wide range of invertebrate taxa. While I love all inverts (except house centipedes), I have a particular fondness for harvesters... ![Photo of Ella Frigyik](/sites/g/files/omnuum5781/files/styles/hwp_scale_small/public/giribetlab/files/e_frigyik.jpg?itok=PCzuP4RC) [### Meadow Hall ](/people/meadow-hall) Undergraduate Student I am a senior at the College, studying Integrative Biology. I am passionate about marine biology and biodiversity conservation. Currently, I am researching cosmopolitan intertidal crabs of the genus Percnon and assembling their first molecular phylogeny... ![Photo of Meadow Hall](/sites/g/files/omnuum5781/files/styles/hwp_scale_small/public/giribetlab/files/img_9312_-_meadow_hall.jpg?itok=cpG-NKrt) [### Breanna Jordan ](/people/breanna-jordan) Graduate Student In the past I have studied the behavior ecology of various spider groups. Now I am taking a plunge into the world of marine biology and studying to pycnogonids. Transitioning from my ecological background to understand the evolution of this group. Using... ![b.j.jpeg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5781/files/styles/hwp_scale_small/public/giribetlab/files/b.j.jpeg?itok=MPA27S4s) [### Elio Kennedy-Yoon ](/people/elio-kennedy-yoon) Undergraduate Student Elio (he/him) is a junior at the college and is currently working on porcelain crab DNA extractions. He loves all invertebrates and wants to make friends with all of them. ![Photo of Elio Kennedy Yoon](/sites/g/files/omnuum5781/files/styles/hwp_scale_small/public/giribetlab/files/img_2698_-_elio_kennedy-yoon.jpg?itok=ET2wtkF5) [### Arianna Lord ](/people/arianna-lord) Graduate Student I am interested in understanding how earth and environmental processes influence the distributions and diversification of invertebrate groups. I use genomic and phylogenetic techniques to investigate these questions in both marine and terrestrial... ![e076ebcd-b84e-4f3e-a838-19e8314b8f27](/sites/g/files/omnuum5781/files/styles/hwp_scale_small/public/2024-12/e076ebcd-b84e-4f3e-a838-19e8314b8f27.jpeg?itok=RyIc1_h2) [### Daniel Pinckney ](/people/daniel-pinckney)Undergraduate Student I'm a senior at the College, currently studying New Caledonian mite harvesters in the genus Troglosiro for my thesis. I love all things outdoors, but especially those underappreciated things that creep or crawl! I'm passionate about learning more about... ![Photo of Daniel Pinckey](/sites/g/files/omnuum5781/files/styles/hwp_scale_small/public/giribetlab/files/img_2691_-_daniel_pinckney.jpeg?itok=C-DIR9D4) [### Bridget Power ](/people/bridget-power) Faculty Coordinator Bridget is the Faculty Coordinator for the Girbet lab handling all admistrative duties for Professor Giribet and Giribet lab members. Bridget is also a liason between the Giribet lab and the OEB Administration Department. ![Bridget Power](/sites/g/files/omnuum5781/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/giribetlab/files/screen_shot_2023-06-20_at_12.56.39_pm.png?itok=8G1x9a5q) [### Lily Shapiro ](/people/lily-shapiro) Graduate Student I am broadly interested in the evolutionary history of terrestrial invertebrates and understanding mechanisms of biodiversity genesis, specifically in island systems. I study a variety of animals (spiders, myriapods, velvet worms), and use phylogenomics... ![Photo of Lily Shapiro](/sites/g/files/omnuum5781/files/styles/hwp_scale_small/public/giribetlab/files/img_5687_5.32.11_pm_-_lily_shapiro.jpg?itok=l-fLtTTv) ## Lab Alumni [### Tauana Cunha ](/people/tauana-cunha) Graduate student My interest in biology is driven by the incredible diversity and beauty of marine invertebrates. A major goal of my PhD work is to resolve evolutionary relationships among gastropods at different levels, particularly clades of vetigastropods. Working with... ![Tauana Cunha](/sites/g/files/omnuum5781/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/giribetlab/files/tauana_cunha.jpeg?itok=P9GmkbRy)