About the Team:

Austin Humbert

 

With roots in the Carolinas, Austin Humbert settled in Huntington, WV in the summer of 2013.  Working as a phlebotomist, she obtained her B.S. in Biological Sciences from Marshall University in December 2016.  With a strong interest in healthcare, Dr. Joy’s courses in medical entomology and parasitology were a natural choice as part of her Biology curriculum.  Just prior to graduation, she began studying the mouthparts of the mosquito, Aedes vexans, as a member of Dr. Joy’s lab.  While continuing this research, Austin is currently applying to graduate programs in pursuit of a career as a Physician Assistant.  

Emily Setser

A native of West Virginia, Emily Setser obtained her B.A. in Studio Art from Centre College in 2010.  Shortly after graduation, she returned home to pursue her interest in animal sciences at Marshall University.  While attending Marshall she has held internships with the Barboursville Veterinary clinic and the Valerie H. Schindler Rehabilitation Center at the North Carolina Zoo.  After excelling in both Parasitology and Medical Entomology courses taught by Dr. Joy, she was invited to join his research team in December of 2015.   Under the guidance of Dr. Joy, she has since been researching the foregut sensory structures of the horseflies, Hybomitra difficilis and Tabanus atratus.  

Mohammed Ranavaya II

Mohammed is a graduate of Marshall University Class of 2017. He started Marshall in the fall of 2014 entering as a microbiology major. Since then he has joined Dr. Joy's lab and worked with Dr. Joy on the deer fly species Chrysops exitans & Chrysops nigribimbo. He plans to start medical school in the fall of 2017 at Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. 

Presentations: 

2016:
       - West Virginia Academy of Science, Marshall University 
                  - Emily Setser: Putative sensory structures within the mouthparts of Hybomitra difficlis 
                  - Mohammed I. Ranavaya II: Glochidia symbionts of freshwater drum, Aplodinotus grunniens, from the Kanawha River, West Virginia, USA
2017: 
        - West Virginia Entomological Society, Winter Meeting at North Bend State Park
                  - Austin Humbert: Sensory sensilla associated with the foregut of Aedes vexans  (Diptera: Culicidae)
                  - Emily Setsert: Putative sensory structures within the mouthparts of Hybomitra difficlis  (Diptera: Tabanidae) 
                  - Mohammed I. Ranavaya II:  Sensory sensilla in mouthparts of the deer fly, Chrysops exitans (Diptera: Tabanidae)
        - Entomological Society of America, Southeastern branch meeting in Memphis TN
                  - Emily Setsert: Putative sensory structures within the mouthparts of Hybomitra difficlis  (Diptera: Tabanidae) 
        - West Virginia Academy of Science, Glenville University
                  - Austin Humbert: Sensory structures associated with the cibarial pump of Aedes vexans  (Diptera: Culicidae)
                  - Emily Setsert: Putative sensory structures within the mouthparts of Hybomitra difficlis  (Diptera: Tabanidae) 
                  - Mohammed I. Ranavaya II:  Sensory sensilla in mouthparts of the deer fly, Chrysops exitans (Diptera: Tabanidae)
        - Research Day, Marshall University
                  - Austin Humbert: Sensory structures associated with the cibarial pump of Aedes vexans  (Diptera: Culicidae)
                  - Emily Setsert: An SEM Examination of sensory structures within the foregut of the horsefly Tabanus Atratus (Diptera: Tabanidae) 
                  - Mohammed I. Ranavaya II: Morphology of sensory sensilla in the deerfly Chrysops nigribimbo  (Diptera: Tabanidae)