RHETT M. RAUTSAW, PH.D.
Postdoc, Washington State Univ. & Univ. of South Florida
Evolution | Ecology | Genomics | Conservation
ALUMNI / PAST MENTEES
GRADUATE STUDENTS
TUCKER HEPTINSTALL
M.S. Student
Clemson University
Mentored 2022 –
Trained on bioinformatics and next-generation sequencing for thesis work on garter snake (Thamnophis) venom evolution.
RAMSES A. ROSALES-GARCIA
Ph.D. Student
Clemson University
Mentored 2020 –
Working on the venom gland transcriptomics of montane pitvipers (Cerrophidion).
N. JADE MELLOR
M.S. Student
Clemson University, Summer 2022 Graduate
Mentored 2020 – 2022
Working on the evolution of venom and Mojave toxin in rock rattlesnakes (Crotalus lepidus). Currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Alabama Birmingham.
TRISTAN SCHRAMER
M.S. Student
Clemson University, Fall 2022 Graduate
Mentored 2019 – 2022
Working on the venom gland transcriptome of the road guarder (Conophis lineatus) and evolutionary history of Nerodia. Currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan.
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
FAITH SHUPARD
B.S. Student
Clemson University
Mentored 2020
Worked on the venom gland transcriptomics of hog-nosed pitvipers (Porthidium). Currently finishing her B.S. at Clemson University in veterinary sciences.
BRADY O'BOYLE
B.S. Student
Clemson University, Spring 2020
Mentored 2020
Worked on the venom gland transcriptomics of jumping pitvipers (Atropoides). Currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Georgia on rotation.
BRIDGET VINCENT
B.S. Student
University of Central Florida, Class of 2019
Mentored 2016 – 2017
Helped with data collection, organization, and manuscript write-up of a project examining the impact of railways on Gopher Tortoise movement and behavior. Currently a Ph.D. student at the University of California Santa Barbara in Dr. Todd Oakley’s lab.
KATELYN LANCTOT
B.S. Student
University of Central Florida, Class of 2019
Mentored 2016 – 2017
Helped with data collection, organization, and manuscript write-up of a project examining the influence of roads on Gopher Tortoise movement patterns. Currently a veterinary student at the University of Florida.
CHRISTOPHER YANICK
B.S. Student
University of Central Florida, Class of 2018
Mentored 2015 – 2016
Helped with the first year of M.S. thesis research involving Gopher Tortoise movement ecology. Currently attending graduate school to research biomedical aspects of neurodegenerative diseases.
STEFFANY MEDINA
B.S. Student
University of Central Florida, Class of 2018
Mentored 2015 – 2016
Helped with the first year of M.S. thesis research involving Gopher Tortoise movement ecology.