Who We Are
"The best way to send information is to wrap it up in a person."
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Prospective PhD students and Postdocs: If you are interested in joining the Albecker lab at the University of Houston, please email Dr. Albecker with a CV and a brief statement describing your interests and motivation for joining the lab.
Undergraduate students, or Houston-area high schoolers are encouraged to fill out this form and get in touch with Dr. Albecker (email listed below).
Interested in joining the fun?
Dr. Molly Albecker - Principal Investigator
She/Her
Science Interests: Eco-evolutionary dynamics, life history evolution, natural history, modeling, frogs, coastal ecosystems.
Other Interests: My kids, tacos, traveling, running long distances, poetry, swamps, thinking deeply about shallow things, walking solo in nature.
Contact info:
Dr. Raquel Salla - Post-doctoral Scholar
She/Her
Science Interests: Amphibian physiology and histopathology, effects of environmental changes (salinity, contaminants, etc), Ecotoxicology, Amphibian diseases. Current research focuses on how coastal frogs physiologically respond to salinity variations.
Other Interests: Having and sharing fun in my Science Instagram Blog (@raquel.salla), learning Latte Art, having coffee with friends (specialty coffee), traveling, eating (japanese food, seafood, italian style gelatos, and pastries).
Contact info:
Aaron Devine - PhD Student
He/Him
Science Interests: Phenotypic plasticity, responses to environmental stress, biogeography, coloration, conservation biology, ecological genomics, aquatic ecosystems, eco-evolutionary dynamics, life history evolution, amphibians, mollusks, and other aquatic species.
Other Interests: Reading, art, exploring museums, eating food, basketball, and spending time with friends
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Camryn Kritzell - PhD Candidate
She/Her
Science Interests: Carry-over effects, climate change, urbanization, conservation biology, life history, predictive modeling, amphibians
Other Interests: Climbing, art, camping, bird watching, swimming, spending time with my dog
Maria Nava Martinez - PhD Student
She/Her
Science Interests: Climate change, conservation biology, eco-evolutionary dynamics, population genomics, and amphibians.
Other Interests: Traveling, trying new foods, going to the beach, and spending time with family
Alex Price - Graduate Student
He/Him
Science Interests: Metamorphosis, phenotypic plasticity, osmoregulation, intraspecific variation, and evolution in response to anthropogenic changes
Other Interests: Hiking, camping, trying new foods, and playing music
Kathy Li - Lab Manager
She/Her
Science Interests: Evolutionary developmental biology, Aquatic organisms, Environmental physiology
Other Interests: Sleeping, Gaming, Looking at quails, Staring into the abyss, Collecting random things, evading Baskin Robbins
"Lafayette"
Jesus Villalobos - STEGG-Interact Post-bac
He/Him
Science Interests: Conservation biology, climate change, life history biology, animal behavior, environmental effects on phenotypic traits
Other Interests: Rock climbing, hiking, listening to creepypastas, watching 3-hour videos on nerdy things
Melissa Bransford - Research Intern
She/Her
Science Interests: Comparative biology, amphibians, phenotypic plasticity, and sickle cell disease.
Other Interests: Movie marathons, hot pilates, reading, and being the best aunt.
Jose Alejandro Rodriguez Mejia - Undergraduate Honors Student
He/Him
Science Interests: Histology, Gene expression, biomarkers, proteomics,hormones and epigenetics
Other Interests: Dancing, traveling, reading, beaches and basketball
Cooper - Lab Mascot
Science Interests: Master of mud, dead fish, and poorly timed pounces.
Other Interests: Dragging Molly on her runs, terrorizing the cat, and looting countertops.
Lab Alumni
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Jessica Nguyen
Judy Koussayer
Dani Delgado