Dr. Christopher L. Parkinson
Principal Investigator
Current Positions:
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Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences & Dept. of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University
Previous Positions:
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Professor, Dept. of Biology, University of Central Florida (UCF)
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Special Assistant to the Provost on Faculty Cluster Initiatives, UCF
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Chair, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), Office of Research and Commercialization, UCF
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Provosts Faculty Fellow, Academic Affairs, UCF
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Associate Professor, Dept. of Biology, UCF
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Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biology, UCF
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Post-Doctoral Fellow, Section of Amphibians and Reptiles, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
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Post-Doctoral Fellow, Dept. of Biology, Indiana University
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Ph.D., University of Louisville, Environmental Biology, 1996.
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B.S. and B.S., Ohio University, Wildlife Biology and Field Botany, 1990.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Ph.D. Students
Diego Quirola
Ph.D. Student
My main research interests are focused on toxic animals and the study of their evolution, ecology, behavior, systematics, biogeography, venomics and toxinology. I am also interested in venom resistance and the adaptations involved in the process.
John Henry Fowler
Ph.D. Student
I am interested in many aspects of reptile evolution, ecology, and behavior. These include venom composition, predator-prey relationships, and the exploitation of ecological niches. Specifically, I am interested in researching prey-specific venom adaptation and the possibility of an ensuing evolutionary arms race between predator and prey species.
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M.S. Students
Taryn Cornell
My primary interest is in using genomic data to inform our understanding of the evolution and conservation of at-risk reptile species. More broadly, I am interested in reptile ecology and adaptation.