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Jennifer RutkowskiJennifer graduated from Marist College in 2017 with a BS in Biomedical Sciences. During her undergrad, Jennifer worked in Dr. Luis Espinasa’s lab studying the incipient regressive evolution of the circadian rhythms of a cave amphipod and the divergent evolutionary pathways for aggression and territoriality in Astyanax cave fish. Jennifer has traveled to Mexico multiple of times to study this Mexican tetra. During the summer of her junior year at Marist she was accepted into the Stowers Institute for Medical Research Summer Scholars Program where she studied in Dr. Nicolas Rohner’s lab investigating the immune response of the astyanax mexicanus. Jennifer joined the Khanna Lab as the associate research technician shortly after graduating from Marist.
Awards/Accolades: Celebration of Undergraduate Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity-recognition of presenting scholarly work. Marist College, School of Science. 2017 Best Poster “Divergent Evolutionary Pathways for Aggression and Territoriality in Astyanax Cave Fish” Astyanax International Meeting for Cavefish Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico. 2017 Stowers Institute for Medical Research Summer Undergraduate Research Program. 2016 Fun Fact: Jennifer loves to compete in cross-country ski races and marathons. The winter season is her favorite time of the year. Every weekend she can be found on some mountain skiing in the winter and running the trails in the summer. But most importantly she loves spending time in nature within the Hudson Valley with her family. Hometown: Marlboro, NY B.S. Biomedical Sciences - Marist College - 2017 Currently a Senior Associate Scientist at Pfizer |
Publications |
Rutkowski, J.; Espinasa, L.; Collins, E.; Descoteaux, A.; Ornelas García, P.; Rétaux, S.; Rohner, N.; “Divergent evolutionary pathways for aggression and territoriality in Astyanax cave fish”, (in progress).
Rutkowski, J.; Espinasa, L.; Collins, E.; Finocchiaro, A.; Kopp, J.; Robinson, J.; “Incipient regressive evolution of the circadian rhythms of a cave amphipod”, Subterranean Biology, Oct. 7, 2016. |