Current Lab Members
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Ryan Shartau
Assistant Professor I am an integrative comparative physiologist who is interested in how animals tolerate natural and human induced environmental change. Much of my work focuses on acid-base physiology, and how adaptations of physiological systems associated with acid-base homeostasis drive evolutionary transitions, and using physiology to address conservation related questions. I use experimental and quantitative approaches that include molecular and biochemical, and whole animal measurements, field-based research, and modeling to integrate the effects of biotic and abiotic stress from gene expression through to ecosystem change. My training was conducted at the University of Calgary (BSc & MSc), University of British Columbia (PhD), with post-docs at Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the University of Prince Edward Island. |
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Trent Furr
Investigating the impact of dissolved gas supersaturation on neonate salamanders. |
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Adrian Alvarez
In 2023, I earned my BS in Wildlife Biology from Texas State University. In undergrad, I was President of the Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society for a semester. In this role, I established a partnership with Delta Waterfowl University to promote waterfowl conservation and ethical hunting practices through practical field experiences. Here at UT Tyler's master program, I am researching the status of crayfish species in Texas. This research will be conducted using a combination of museum vouchers, literature surveys, and some field work. |
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Andy Walker
I completed my BS in Environment and Natural Resources at The University of Wyoming in 2020. My master's program at UT Tyler will be a physiology study on the environmental tolerances of 3 species of crayfish endemic to Southeast Texas. The results of this study will help to inform future management decisions as the environment and climate change." |
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Lab Alumni - Graduate Students
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Dillon Flowers - M.S. 2024
Thesis: Investigating the cellular mechanisms of intracellular pH regulation during exposure to high CO2 Current position: PhD student at Oklahoma State University |
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Brandon Ellingson - M.S. 2023
Thesis: Identification of biomarkers of sub-lethal algal toxin exposure in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) and Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) using differential gene expression analysis Current position: Contractor for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
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Lab Alumni - Undergraduate Students
- 2024: Allison B. - Environmental monitoring of an East Texas lake
- 2023: Angela M. - Literature review on fish acid-base physiology
- 2023: Michael D. - Algal toxins in Texas wetlands
- 2022: Lauren F. - Literature review on sturgeon physiology