Lab Members

Anna Snyder is a graduate student who received her B.A. in Cell and Molecular Biology
at Washington and Jefferson College, in Washington, PA.  She is interested in the
field of molecular/ comparative genetics and working with animals used in agriculture.
While working towards her bachelors, she also worked as a veterinary technician
in a small animal practice. 
Anna grew up in a suburb of Pittsburgh, PA and has always ridden horses. 
She currently competes in western pleasure at the collegiate level.  Other
hobbies include playing her oboe, watching both football and hockey, and
going on fishing excursions with family.

benpic Ben McCormick-I am a junior honors biology major studying
the endosymbiotic flora of the European Medical Leech, specifically when
they become established in the host's gut and bladder. I am the president/captain
of the WVU Men's Crew Team (www.menscrew.studentorgs.wvu.edu) and I love to cook
and do PCR's!