Tammy Haselkorn recently joined the Jaenike lab as a Postdoctoral fellow.  Tammy is interested in endosymbiotic relationships, and is an expert on Spiroplasma that associate with Drosophila.  She received her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at Iowa State University, then worked as a research technician with Daniel Promislow, among others.  Tammy then entered graduate school at the University of Arizona, in the lab of Teri Markow.  Tammy studied the bacterial endosymbiont Spiroplasma and its interactions with cactophilic Drosophila in the Markow lab.  In the Jaenike lab, Tammy will continue to study Spiroplasma, including its interactions with dipterans and their nematode parasites.  Besides bacteria and flies, Tammy enjoys hiking, movies, dancing, and live music.  She is a lot of fun to have in the lab.  Welcome Tammy! – Quinn McFrederick