Research in the Dikow Diptera Lab at the Smithsonian NMNH is focused on taxonomic and phylogenetic research on Diptera employing cybertaxonomic tools, morphological, and molecular/phylogenomic data.
Past Postdoctoral Fellows:
- Dr Mauren Turcatel 2014--2016 - Asilidae phylogenomics (doi:10.7717/peerj.2951) - now at Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, IL, USA (link, Twitter)
- Dr Eliana Buenaventura 2016--2018 - Oestroidea phylogenomics (doi:10.1111/syen.12443) - now at Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Germany (link, Twitter)
- Dr John Hasch 2017--2018 - Asiloidea + Nemestrinoidea morphological phylogeny - (link, Twitter)
Past Undergraduate Research Interns:
- Chris Cohen 2013 - NHRE Asilidae: Leptopteromyia - now East Carolina University (Twitter)
- Kevin Moran 2013, 2014 - Asilidae: Euscelidia, Syrphidae - now Carlton University, ON, Canada
- Allan Cabrero 2014 - NHRE Asilidae: Acronyches - now University of California Berkeley (Twitter)
- Charlotte Alberts 2014, 2016 - Nearctic Asilidae collection, Asilidae: Ablautus - now University of California Davis (Twitter)
- Stephanie Castillo 2016 - NHRE Mydidae: Plyomydas (doi:10.1016/j.rbe.2017.03.002) - now University of California Riverside
- Brandon Claridge 2017 - South American Apioceridae - now Utah State University
- Even Dankowicz 2017 - NHRE Mydidae: Cacatuopyga - now
- Amanda Markee 2018 - NHRE Asilidae: Microphontes (doi:10.3897/AfrInvertebr.59.30684) - now University of Florida (Twitter)
- Claire Boschert 2019 - NHRE Mydidae: Eremohaplomydas + Lachnocorynus - now
Past Undergraduate Interns:
- Kyle DeMarr 2013 - Megaloptera Internship
- Mollie Cohen 2014 - Fly Collection Internship
- Veronica Johnson 2014 - Fly Collection Internship
- Sally Weiner 2014 - Fly Collection Internship
- Brittany Wingert 2014--2015 - Alberta Smithsonian Internship Program
- Taylor Becker 2015 - Alberta Smithsonian Internship Program
- Karine Camacho 2015 - Fly Collection Internship
- Jonathan Chen 2015 - Fly Collection Internship
- Suma Cheru 2015 - Fly Collection Internship
- Charlotte Hovland 2016 - Fly Collection Internship
- Megan Gisonda 2016 - Fly Collection Internship
- Lucas Ferrier 2018 - Fly Collection Internship
- Andy Goodman 2019 - Fly Collection Internship
- Will Hamlin 2020 - Fly Collection Internship
