People

Dr. Schulz
The Cone Master

Ph.D., UC San Diego
B.S., Indiana University

JP Flores
Biology, 2021

My focus is on the peptide biochemistry and molecular biology of venom peptides from our in-lab fish-hunting cone snails. I am interested in folding venom into their active forms from sequences we specifically select from deep amplicon sequencing.

Jalen Campbell
Biology, 2021

I focus both on the neurophysiology aspects of research as well as biochemical and genetic aspects. I am interested in looking at the effects of venom peptides on isolated spinal neurons of adult zebrafish as well as analyzing sequences of our cone snail’s venom.

Shanna Yeh
Biology, 2022

I focus on the neurophysiology aspects of our research, specifically the effects of venom peptides on adult zebrafish spinal neurons that I isolate via our novel primary cell culture preparation. I am interested in researching the A-superfamily of conotoxins and their molecular targets on the zebrafish model.

Danielle Shores
Biology, 2022

I am currently focused on the neurophysiology aspect of our research.  Currently, we conduct novel primary cell cultures on adult zebrafish spinal neurons and use those cells for a diverse array of electrophysiological studies. I am particularly interested in how these adult zebrafish neurons react to neurotoxins, such as those found in cone snails.