Ori Regn joined the lab in Summer 2022 as a PhD student. Ori is originally from the northwest suburbs of Chicago and received a B.S. in Zoology and a B.A. in Chemistry from Miami University in Ohio. During their undergrad work, they did research identifying zooplankton in lakes of southeastern Ohio and studied the effect of atrazine on sex ratios of Daphnia parvula neonates for an REU project. They also participated in bird banding and worked on a Doctoral-Undergraduate Opportunity for Scholarship project analyzing pesticides in avian tissue.
Ori went on to complete their Master’s degree at Arkansas State University, developing a non-lethal method for sampling small amounts of fat from migrating songbirds and evaluating the short-term impacts of the method on Gray Catbirds (Dumetella carolinensis). For their PhD, Ori plans to examine how cultured zooplankton species are affected by switching from fluorescent to LED light. They are also working on research in native bees and madtom catfish as a part of their full-time job as a Research Associate in the Ecotoxicology Research Facility at Arkansas State University. In their spare time, Ori likes to write, read, and create audiobooks. They also volunteer for the non-profit Random Acts as a grant writer. Dissertation: The ecotoxicological, economic, and environmental implications of switching from fluorescent to light emitting diode (LED) lighting for cladoceran culturing and whole effluent toxicity (WET) testing
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