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Nicolas Alexandre
PhD Student

University of California, Berkeley
Department of Integrative Biology

Office: 4095 Valley Life Sciences Building
nalexandre [at] berkeley [dot] edu
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EDUCATION   

University of California, Berkeley, Department of Integrative Biology
Ph.D. Student, Graduate Advisor: Dr. Noah Whiteman
2016-Present 

University of Arizona, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
B.S. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology with Honors (completed with Magna Cum Laude and Honors 12.20.15)
B.S. Minor in Biological Anthropology (completed 12.20.15)
Undergraduate advisors: Dr. Deanna Grimstead, Dr. Barnet Pavao-Zuckerman, and Dr. Noah K. Whiteman.
2011-2016 
 
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

Top-Off Award (UC Berkeley) 2016  
National Science Foundation Grant (via Whiteman Lab) 2013-2015     
John Templeton Foundation Grant (via Whiteman Lab) 2013-2015     
Honors Undergraduate Research Grant ($1412) 2014               
NSF Returning REU Fellowship (3100$ Krakauer Endowment). 2014       
NSF REU student (5100$ RMBL Endowments) 2013
            
PUBLICATIONS
 
Alexandre, N. M., Parris T. Humphrey, A.D. Gloss, J. Lee, H.A. Affeldt, J. Frazier, K. Miazgowicz, A.C. Nelson Dittrich & N.K. Whiteman. (In Preparation) “Herbivore behavior drives bittercress plants into the shade.”
 
Humphrey, P.T., A.D. Gloss, N.M. Alexandre, M.M. Villalobos, S.C. Groen, M. Fremgen, L.N. Meihls, G. Jander & N.K. Whiteman (2016) Aversion and attraction to harmful plant secondary compounds jointly shape the foraging ecology of a specialist herbivore. “accepted, Ecology and Evolution”. Volume 6, Issue 10. May 2016. Pages 3256–3268
 
​Yule, K.M., J.A.H. Koop, N.M. Alexandre, L.R. Johnston & N.K. Whiteman (2016) Population genetic structure of a vector-borne plant parasite. “accepted, Molecular Ecology” Volume 25, Issue 14. July 2016. Pages 3332–3343
 
Simon C. Groen, Erika R. LaPlante, Nicolas Alexandre, Joseph Hernandez, Anurag A. Agrawal, Susanne Dobler, Noah K. Whiteman (2016) Multidrug transporters and organic anion transporter polypeptides protect insects against the toxic effects of cardenolides. “accepted, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology”.
 
Nicolas M. Alexandre. “Insect Behavior Determines Alpine Plant Distribution”. Honors Thesis. University of Arizona Honors College.
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  • Home
  • Group Members
    • Principal Investigator, Dr. Noah Whiteman
    • Susan Bernstein
    • Postdoctoral Researchers >
      • Dr. Rebecca Duncan
      • Dr. Marianna Karageorgi
      • Dr. Teruyuki Matsanaga
    • Graduate Students >
      • Jessica Aguilar
      • Nicolas Alexandre
      • Tim O'Connor
      • Julianne Pelaez
      • Hiromu Suzuki
      • Kirsten Verster
    • Undergraduate Students >
      • Judith Okoro
      • Bridget Cheng
      • Shivani Sundaram
      • William Farley
    • Former members >
      • Dr. Cathy Rushworth
      • Andy Gloss
      • Benjamin Goldman-Huertas
      • Alana Augur
      • Hoon Pyon
      • Julianne Ray
      • Dr. Simon "Niels" Groen
      • Dr. David Hembry (PERT Postdoctoral Fellow)
      • Dr. Jennifer Koop (PERT Postdoctoral Fellow)
      • Dr. Anna Nelson Dittrich (PERT Postdoctoral Fellow)
      • Dr. Rick Lapoint (PERT Postdoctoral Fellow)
      • Dr. Paul Nabity (USDA-NIFA Postdoctoral Fellow)
      • Parris Humphrey
      • Lea Flechon
      • Research Specialist, Tim Rast
      • Amir Abidov
      • Allan Castillo
      • Matt Cravens
      • Mitchell Feldmann
      • Jason Giles
      • Lauren Johnston
      • Noel Kitchen
      • Erika LaPlante
      • Matthew J. Velasquez
    • Internal page >
      • Protocols
      • Recommended Reading
  • Research
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