Dr. Nunez is an Assistant Professor of Biology and population geneticist interested in understanding the genetic basis of adaptation. Learn more about his work by clicking here, or visiting his UVM profile.

Katie is the Lab Manager of the Nunez Lab. She began working as a lab technician in the Biology Department at the University of Vermont in 2017, after completing her studies in environmental science at NVU-Johnson. She is an avid gardener, reader, and amateur forager.

Andrew is an NSF GRFP fellow. His research focuses on the adaptive responses of marine organisms to multifactorial stressors. He uses echinoderms to investigate selection responses to thermal and immune stressors. 

Eliza is a 2024 Leahy Summer Fellow. She is studying the effects of chromosomal inversions on adaptive evolution. She will be examining thermal tolerance in embryos of overwintering Drosophila.

Miles is a 2024 Summer Research Fellow. Miles is interested in genetic variation resulting from social phenotypes arising due to environmental differences. They will be analyzing gene mutations in ant populations across various environments.

Luke is a 2024 Kay, Klieman, and Larrabee Fellow and a Summer Research Fellow. Luke investigates the impact of seasonally oscillating chromosomal inversions in various feeding behaviors in flies.

Kit is a 2024 Food Summer Research Fellow. Kit is interested in the genetics and ecology of how invasive insects adapt to new environments. Kit will be focusing on Drosophila suzukii as a study system.

Emma is investigating the genetic basis of salinity acclimation on marine organisms. She is exploring the organismal and developmental cost of variations in salinity using green sea urchins. Emma is the recipient of a 2024 APLE award from the College of Arts and Sciences.

Olin is an undergraduate researcher. He will be examining thermal tolerance in embryos of overwintering Drosophila.

Devon is an undergraduate researcher with a major in Biology. She'll be examining the tolerance of adult Drosophila to thermal heat shock stress.

Jack is an undergraduate researcher majoring in Biology. He is exploring various aspects of Drosophila population biology, with an emphasis in Drosophila suzukii.

Thomas is an undergraduate student researcher majoring in Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences. He will be a member of the lab team investigating the effects of environmental salinity on sea urchin populations and marine pathogens.

Ethan is an undergraduate student majoring in plant biology. He will be providing logistical support to the students and staff in urchin and fly care