| Name | Last Known Position | PhD Degree Year | Advisor | Dissertation Title |
| Will Tyburczy | Program Analyst, NOAA | 2015 | Tim Wootton | Multiple responses of an intertidal predator to seasonal variation in prey abundance, and their effects at different time scales |
| Aaron Kandur | Independent Researcher | 2014 | Tim Wootton | A multi-scale investigation of distributional limits in the mussel Mytilus californianus |
| Ben Krinsky (CEB) | Legislative Affairs Officer, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) | 2014 | Manyuan Long | The evolution of expression networks driven by a young gene in Drosophila |
| Chris Meyer | Field Automation Engineer, Tecan | 2014 | Joy Bergelson | The genetics, biogeography, and local adaptation of intraspecific variation in defense traits of Arabidopsis thaliana |
| Natasha Bloch | Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, University College London, UK | 2014 | Trevor Price | Evolution of visual pigments in passerine birds: From opsin genes to visual pigment function |
| Paul Grabowski | USDA Postdoctoral Scholar | 2014 | Justin Borevitz and Jonathan Pritchard | Using new genomic tools to characterize patterns of genetic diversity in switchgrass |
| Sophie McCoy | Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK | 2014 | Cathy Pfister | Effects of ocean acidicification on the ecology of crustose coralline red algae (Rhodophyta, Corallinales) |
| Matt Horton | Postdoctoral Fellow, Gregor Mendel Institute (Nordborg Lab) | 2013 | Joy Bergelson | The host-genetic factors that shape Arabidopsis thaliana's microbial community |
| Si Tang | PhD student in Statistics, University of Chicago | 2013 | Stefano Allesina | Stability, reactivity and persistence of large ecosystems |
| Bin He | Postdoctoral Scholar, Harvard University (O'Shea Lab) | 2012 | Marty Kreitman | Use of Drosophila natural variation to study the role of positive selection in cis-regulatory evolution and the genetic basis of a complex disease trait |
| David Wheatcroft (CEB) | Postdoctoral Scholar, Uppsala University, Sweden (Qvarnström Lab) | 2012 | Trevor Price | The evolution of cooperation in avian mobbing |
| Liz Scordato (CEB) | Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Colorado, Boulder (Safran Lab) | 2012 | Trevor Price | Geographical and temporal variation in sexually selected traits: Environmental variation, multiple signals, and consequences for population divergence |
| Libby Eakin | CEB Administrator, University of Chicago | 2012 | Greg Dwyer | The effects of host feeding behavior on insect-pathogen interactions and insect outbreaks |
| David Kennedy | Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Penn State | 2012 | Greg Dwyer | Assessing the potential for evolution in the insect baculovirus Lymantria dispar nucleopolyhedrovirus |
| Jun Wang | Postdoctoral Scholar, Wayne State (Fan Lab) | 2012 | Manyuan Long | Evolution of genes and genomes with different sex determination systems |
| Kevin Bullaughey | Founder of Wordswing | 2012 | Molly Przeworski | The evolution of gene regulatory architecture: Insights from modeling natural selection and biological function |
| Eric Hungate | Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Chicago Medical Center (Onel Lab) | 2011 | Chung-I Wu | Fine mapping factors involved in octanoic acid tolerance in Drosophila sechellia and reproductive isolation in D. melanogaster |
| David Turissini | Postdoctoral Scholar, University of North Carolina (Matute Lab) | 2011 | Chung-I Wu | Genomic evolution and incipient speciation in Drosophila melanogaster |
| Xiaochun Ni | Postdoctoral Scholar, Harvard University (Bulyk Lab) | 2011 | Kevin White | Evolution of gene regulation in Drosophila genomes |
| Sidi Chen | Damon Runyon Cancer Research Fellow, MIT (Sharp Lab) | 2011 | Manyuan Long | Origin of essential functions and evolution of phenotypes |
| Daniel Matute | Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina | 2011 | Jerry Coyne | Postzygotic isolation in Drosophila: Genetic basis and evolutionary consequences |
| Emma Greig | Project Leader, Cornell Lab of Ornithology | 2010 | Stephen Pruett-Jones | Vocal Communication in Splendid Fairy Wrens (Malurus splendens) |
| Alison Anastasio | Manager of Graduate Research, Education, and Outreach, University of Chicago | 2009 | Joy Bergelson | The role of local adaptation in natural populations of Arabidopsis thaliana |
| Julie Collens | Manager, Market Development (Complex Disease), Illumina | 2009 | Cathy Pfister | Interactions Between Mating System, Dispersal and Genetic Structure in Kelp |
| Erin Grey | Assistant Professor, Governor's State University | 2009 | Cathy Pfister | Abiotic and Biotic Drivers of Exotic Species Success in Marine Fouling Communities of Washington, U.S.A. |
| Michael Fitzsimons | Senior Application Scientist, Maverix Biomics | 2009 | Tim Wootton and Mike Miller | Environmental Determinants of Microbial Community Composition and its Relevence to Ecosystems |
| Andrew Ole Shelton | Research Fishery Biologist, Northwest Fisheries Science Center | 2009 | Tim Wootton | Persistence in foundational seagrasses : genetics, demography, and community implications |
| Mark Novak | Assistant Professor, Oregon State University | 2008 | Tim Wootton | Trophic omnivory and the structure, strength, and nonlinear nature of species interactions across a productivity gradient |
| J. Roman Arguello (CEB) | Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Lausanne (Benton Lab) | 2008 | Manyuan Long | Evolutionary Dynamics of Gene Families and the Fourth Chromosome in Drosophila |
| Melissah Rowe | Researcher, University of Oslo Natural History Museum | 2008 | Stephen Pruett-Jones | Sexual selection and sperm competition in the Australian Maluridae |
| Susan Lott (CGGSB) | Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Berkeley | 2008 | Marty Kreitman | Robustness and evolution of segmentation in Drosophila |
| Jian Lu | Principal Investigator, Center for Life Sciences, China | 2008 | Chung-I Wu | Natural selection on the coding and non-coding genes at the genome level |
| Lis Castillo Nelis (CEB) | Senior Scientist, Exponent | 2008 | Tim Wootton | An Investigation of Synergistic Interactions Among Invasive Species |
| Liping Gao | Director of Analytics, TMX Credit | 2008 | Joy Bergelson | Polymorphism and fitness effects of resistance genes in Arabidopsis thaliana |
| Megan Dunning (CGGSB) | Manager of Community Education and Outreach, Morton Aboretum | 2008 | Joy Bergelson | Effects of host genotype and population structure in the interaction between Arabidopsis thaliana and its natural bacterial pathogens |
| Jake Byrnes | Population Genomics Senior Analyst, Ancestry.com | 2008 | Wen Hsiung Li | Statistical analysis and probabilistic model development in evolutionary genomics |
| Geoffrey Morris | Assistant Professor, Kansas State University | 2007 | Wen Hsiung Li | Inferring mechanisms of regulatory evolution in yeast from expression patterns and genome sequence |
| Pauline Fujita | Bioinformatics Programmer, UCSF Institute for Human Genetics | 2007 | Greg Dwyer | Combining models with empirical data to examine dispersal mechanisms in the gypsy moth-nucleopolyhedrovirus host-pathogen system |
| Joshua Shapiro | Assistant Professor, Bryn Mawr College | 2007 | Chung-I Wu | Selection and structure in Drosophila populations during the process of speciation |
| Karen Abbott | Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University | 2006 | Greg Dwyer | Consumer-resource interactions, population synchrony, and cycles : population dynamics in time and space |
| Susan Harrell Yee | Ecologist, EPA Gulf Ecology Division | 2006 | Greg Dwyer | Combining spatio-temporal models with data to understand the spatial dynamics of a treehopper population |
| Alison Adams (CGGSB) | Clinical Data Analyst, Oklahoma Health Care Authority | 2006 | Dick Hudson | Inferring Human Demography from Patterns of Genetic Variation |
| Nathaniel Pearson | Senior Director, Scientific Engagement & Public Outreach, New York Genome Center | 2006 | Bruce Lahn | Evolution of a gene divided : sequence variation within XG : a gene spanning the great ape pseudoautosomal boundary |
| JJ Emerson | Assistant Professor, University of California at Irvine | 2006 | Manyuan Long | Evolution of genomic novelties |
| Jing Yang | Portfolio Manager, PIMCO | 2005 | Wen Hsiung Li | Determinants of gene duplication and evolution of gene expression |
| Hua Tang | Associate, Credit Suisse | 2005 | Chung-I Wu | Some rules in protein evolution |
| Douglas Nutter | Director of Institutional Research, Bowie State University | 2005 | Tim Wootton | Disturbance components and the structure of tidepool communities : independent and interactive effects of area, magnitude, and temporal variability |
| Peng Zhang | Financial Analyst, Capitol One | 2005 | Wen Hsiung Li | Evolutionary dynamics and fate of young duplicate genes in eukaryotes |
| Erica Goss | Assistant Professor, University of Florida | 2005 | Joy Bergelson | Ecology and evolution of the interaction between the plant host Arabidopsis thaliana and its natural bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas viridiflava |
| Kevin Drury | Assistant Professor, Bethel College | 2004 | Greg Dwyer | Effects of movement behavior, space and nonlinearity on interaction rates within and between populations |
| Jianming Zhang | Research Fellow, Harvard University | 2004 | Manyuan Long | Evolution of new functionalities in a young chimerical drosophila gene, Jingwei |
| Pamela Geddes | Assistant Professor, Northeastern Illinois University | 2004 | Mathew Leibold | Effect of terrestrial subsidies on structure, functioning, and dynamics of food webs in pond ecosystems |
| Spencer Hall | Associate Professor, Indiana University | 2003 | Mathew Leibold | Species sorting and biomass partitioning along light : nutrient predation risk gradients in planktonic pond ecosystems |
| Eli Stahl (CGGSB) | Research Scientist, Brigham and Women's Hospital | 2003 | Marty Kreitman | Gene Conversion and Natural Selection at Duplicate Loci in Drosophila melanogaster |
| Zhenglong Gu | Associate Professor, Cornell University | 2003 | Wen Hsiung Li | Expression divergence and functional redundancy between duplicate genes in yeast |
| Kevin Britton-Simmons | Residing Scientist, Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington | 2003 | Cathy Pfister | Establishment, spread, and impact of the introduced Japanese seaweed, Sargassum muticum, in the San Juan Islands, Washington |
| Sha Sun | Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital | 2003 | Chung-I Wu | Functional analysis of the hybrid male sterility gene Odysseus in Drosophila |
| Karl Polivka | Research Fisheries Biologist, Pacific Northwest Research Station | 2002 | Cathy Pfister | Foraging theory, habitat selection and the ecology of a guild of benthic estuarine fishes |
| Tonia Korves | Principal Investigator, MITRE | 2002 | Joy Bergelson | Fitness consequences and the evolution of R gene resistance to pathogen infection |
| Casey Bergman | Senior Lecturer in Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics, University of Manchester | 2001 | Martin Kreitman | Evolutionary analyses of transcriptional control sequences in Drosophila |
| Julie Alipaz (CEB) | Associate Director of Consumables Production at Fluidigm Corporation | 2001 | Chung-I Wu | The Nature of Incipient Speciation in Drosophila |
| Amy Downing | Professor of Zoology, Ohio Wesleyan University | 2001 | Mathew Leibold and Tim Wootton | The role of biological diversity for the functioning and stability of pond ecosystems |
| Jeffrey Wall | Assistant Professor, Division of Biostatistics, UCSF | 2001 | Dick Hudson | Recombination and human demography |
| Jordan Karubian | Assistant Professor, Tulane University | 2001 | Stephen Pruett-Jones | Evolution and adaptive significance of sexual dimorphism in birds |
| Jonathan Shurin | Associate Professor, UCSD | 2000 | Mathew Leibold | Local and regional influences on the structure of freshwater zooplankton communities |
| Molly Przeworski (CEB) | Professor, University of Chicago | 2000 | Dick Hudson | Natural selection and patterns of genetic variability in Drosophila and humans |
| Jean Tsao | Associate Professor, Michigan State University | 2000 | Tim Wootton | Vertebrate host community composition and the dynamics of Borrelia burgdorferi, the etiologic agent of lyme disease : theory and experiments |
| Andrew Crawford (CEB) | Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of the Andes, Colombia | 2000 | Marty Kreitman and Michael Wade | The Evolution and Maintenance of a Color Pattern Polymorphism in Neotropical Frogs. |
| Stephanie Rollmann | Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Cincinnati | 2000 | Marty Kreitman | Courtship pheromone effects on female receptivity in a plethodontid salamander |
| Mark Allen Jensen | Director, Genomic Data Programs, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research | 2000 | Brian Charlesworth and Marty Kreitman | Population genetic investigations in Drosophila and Saccharomyces |
| Soojin Yi | Associate Professor of Biology, Georgia Tech | 2000 | Manyuan Long | Molecular variation and the evolution of newly developing sex chromosomes of Drosophila miranda |
| Irene Shonle | County Director, Natural Resources, Colorado State University Extension | 1999 | Joy Bergelson | The evolutionary ecology of tropane alkaloids |
| Catherine S.C. Price | 1999 | Jerry Coyne | Sperm precedence and the evolution of cryptic reproductive differences between species of Drosophila | |
| Thomas Juenger | Associate Professor, Section of Integrative Biology, UT Austin | 1999 | Joy Bergelson | The ecology and evolution of species interactions in the scarlet gilia, Ipomopsis aggregata, system |
| Satie Airame (CEB) | Assistant Dean for Academic Programs, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, UC Santa Barbara | 1999 | Mathew Leibold/ Cathy Pfister | Population structure and viability of stream-dwelling frogs from Borneo |
| Jonathan Chase | Research Ecologist, Biodiversity Synthesis Laboratory | 1999 | Mathew Leibold and Tim Wootton | Size-structured interactions and multiple domains of attraction in pond food webs |
| Fengli Liu | 1998 | Deborah Charlesworth and Marty Kreitman | The effect of breeding system on the level and pattern of molecular variation in plant populations | |
| Philip Johns | Assistant Professor of Biology, Bard College | 1997 | Stephen Pruett-Jones | Sexual cannibalism, sexual selection, and the mating system of a sexually cannibalistic praying mantid |
| Yujun Xu (CGGSB) | Assistant Professor of Reproductive Biology Research, Northwestern University | 1997 | Chung-I Wu | The X chromosome and spermatogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster : a molecular and genetic analysis |
| Katarzyna Kubzdela | Research Scientist, National Center for Education Statistics | 1997 | Jeanne Altmann | Sociodemography in diurnal primates : the effects of group size and female dominance rank of intra-group spatial distribution, feeding competition, female reproductive success, and female dispersal patterns in white sifaka, Propithecus verreauxi verreauxi |
| Guoping Shu (CGGSB) | Senior Vice President, Beijing Lantron Seed, China | 1997 | Laurens Mets | Cell type-specific expression of C4 photosynthetic genes in Flaveria species : developmental and genetic control |
| John Dumbacher | Curator and Department Chair, Department of Ornithology and Mammalogy, California Academy of Sciences | 1997 | Stephen Pruett-Jones | The ecology and evolution of chemical defense in the avaian genus Pitohui |
| Mohamed Noor | Professor, Dept. of Biology, Duke University | 1996 | Jerry Coyne | The evolution of mating discrimination between Drosophila pseudoobscura and D. persimilis |
| Shaibal Mitra (CEB) | Assistant Professor, CUNY Staten Island | 1996 | Stephen Pruett-Jones | Sexual dimorphism and plumage elaboration in socially-monogamous birds |
| John Kelly | Professor, University of Kansas | 1996 | Michael Wade | Kin selection in plants : theory and experiments with Impatiens capensis |
| Hiroshi Akashi | Professor, National Institute of Genetics, Japan | 1996 | Marty Kreitman | Natural selection and the population genetics of synonymous DNA mutations in Drosophila |
| Alan J. Molumby | Clinical Assistant Professor, Biology Department, University of Illinois at Chicago | 1996 | Michael Wade | The evolutionary ecology of a gregariously nesting wasp, Trypoxylon politum |
| Michael Palopoli | Associate Professor and Chair of Biology, Bowdoin College | 1995 | Chung-I Wu | Molecular and evolutionary genetics of the Segregation Distorter system of meiotic drive in Drosophila melanogaster |
| Shyril O'Steen | Life Scientist and Educator, Seattle WA | 1995 | Stevan Arnold | Evolutionary physiology of energy use in reptiles |
| Daniel Perez | 1994 | Chung-I Wu | Genetics of postmating reproductive isolation in Drosophila : investigation of an X-linked hybrid male sterility region | |
| Andrew W. Davis | 1994 | Chung-I Wu | Genetic and phenotypic analysis of hybrid sterility between three sibling species of Drosophila : D. simulans, D. mauritiana, and D. sechellia | |
| Martin Morgan | Senior Staff Scientist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | 1993 | Selection and evolution of plant reproductive characters | |
| Kevin Allan Dixon | Assistant in Biological Science, Florida State University | 1993 | Stevan Arnold | Microgeographic variation in sexual selection in the mountain spiny lizard, Sceloporous jarrovi |
| Kathleen Donohue | Professor, Duke University | 1993 | Ellen Simms | The evolution of seed disperal in Cakile edentula var. lacustis |
| Susan C. Alberts | Professor, Duke University | 1992 | Jeanne Altmann | Maturation and dispersal in male baboons: (Papio cynocephalus) |
| John Willis | Professor, Duke University | 1991 | Doug Schemske/ Deborah Charlesworth | The role of inbreeding depression in the evolution of two partially self-fertilizing populations of Mimulus guttatus |
| Susan E. Gresens | Associate Professor, Towson University | 1990 | Monte Lloyd | Pattern and process in an aquatic invertebrate community |
| H. Allen Orr | Shirley Cox Kearns Professor of Biology, University of Rochester | 1990 | Jerry Coyne | The genetics of postzygotic reproductive isolation in Drosophila |
| Rafael Marquez | Founder and Director of the Animal Sound Library of the National Museum of Natural Sciences (CSIC) of Madrid | 1990 | Stevan Arnold/ Lynne Houck | Male parental care, sexual selection, and the mating systems of the midwife toads : Alytes obstetricans and Alytes cisternasii |
| Samuel Flores | Associate Professor, Universidad del Turabo, School of Science and Technology | 1989 | Doug Schemske | Reproductive biology of Ludwigia peploides peploides and Ludwigia peploides glabrescens |
| Janet Sherman (CEB) | Associate Professor, Pennsylvania College of Technology | 1984 | Leigh Van Velen | Functional morphology of the forelimb in Nothrotheriine sloths (Mammalia: Edentata) |
| John Damuth (CEB) | Research Biologist, UC Santa Barbara | 1982 | Leigh Van Valen | The Evaluation of the Degree of Community Structure Preserved in Assemblages of Fossil Mammals |
| Gary Galbreath (CEB) | Distinguished Senior Lecturer and Associate Director, Northwestern University | 1980 | Leigh Van Valen | Aspects of natural selection in Dasypus novemcinctus |