Current Members of the Group
– Professor, Department of Entomology (Texas A&M University)
– Chair, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Program
– Member, Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience
Pierre Lesne (E-mail) – Postdoctoral Research Associate
– Nutritional physiology and collective behavior of invasive ants
Carrie Deans (E-mail) – Postdoctoral Reseach Associate (co-supervised with Greg Sword)
– Nutrient-Bt interactions in plant feeding insects
Wei Chen (E-mail) – Ph.D. student (co-chaired with Keyan Zhu-Salzman)
– Modification of plant sterol pathways to affect insect physiology
Trevor Steele (E-mail) – M.S. student
– The influence of food protein-carbohydrate profile on nutrient signaling in insects
Richelle Marquess (E-mail) – M.S. student
– Nutritional physiology linked to life-history trade-offs
Opportunities in the Behmer Lab
I am always looking for bright and motivated graduate students and postdocs to add to the lab. My philosphoy is to work hard, but have fun doing it. As an advisor I work with my students and postdocs both one-on-one as well as in a larger group, and encourage my students and postdocs to work together to assist each other in their individual development, as well as that of the lab as a whole.
Postdoctoral research
If you are interested in postdoctoral research on insect-plant interactions, insect nutritional physiology, insect physiological ecology, insect learning, or some combination, contact Spence Behmer by E-mail.
Graduate study
If you are interested in graduate research on insect-plant interactions, insect nutritional physiology, insect physiological ecology, insect learning, or some combination, please contact Spence Behmer by E-mail. Additional information on the Department of Entomology and Graduate admission to Texas A&M University can be found at the following links…
For application information to the Department of Entomology
For general information on Graduate Admissions to Texas A&M University
Funding is always a concern, but there are numerous fellowships available (both nationally and at Texas A&M University) if you have a high grade point average and strong GREs. There is also the possibility of support through teaching assistantships funded by the Deparment of Entomology (and sometimes other Departments on campus).
Interested PhD students are encouraged to come visit the lab. The Department of Entomology offers travel grants for prospective PhD students who are based in the continental United States (travel takes place in early February). These travel grants are awarded on a competitive basis, and applications become available during each fall semester.