Overview
UNR has a strong interdisciplinary PhD program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology (https://environment.unr.edu/eecb/). Graduate students accepted into the EECB program are guaranteed financial support through Teaching Assistantships (TAs) which includes health insurance and an out-of-state tuition waiver. In addition, funds are available to seed doctoral dissertation projects, for example through paying for high throughput sequencing costs, and Research Assistantships (RAs) will be periodically become available.
University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) is a Tier I research university located in a spectacular environment at the confluence of the Great Basin and the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The faculty and graduate students at UNR are highly interactive and include an internationally known group of evolutionary biologists and ecologists. A complete renovation of the Parchman lab has just been finished, and we are now equipped with ample (and new) molecular and computational resources for modern genome sequence analysis. We are also located in an ideal setting for field-based projects in the Great Basin and Sierra Nevada regions, allowing enviable access to spectacular montane and desert ecosystems. Reno is only 40 minutes from Lake Tahoe, offers a high quality of living, an excellent climate, and is a large enough city to offer diverse activities and amenities. World class rock climbing, skiing, and mountain biking opportunities are in extremely close proximity.
Those interested in the lab can contact me at tparchman@unr.edu with a description of your interests, qualifications and preliminary application materials (e.g., CV, GRE scores, names and contact information for three references). More information on applying to the Graduate School at UNR can be found at https://www.unr.edu/grad/admissions/apply
Meet Our Lab
Shipley Parchman
Tom Parchman
Email: tparchman@unr.edu
Phone: (775) 784-4484
Fax: (775) 784-1302
Office: Max Fleischmann Agriculture Building 140D
Mail Stop: 0314
Degrees
Post Doctoral, University of Wyoming, 2008-2013
Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, New Mexico State University, 2007
M.S., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, New Mexico State University, 2002
B.S., Environmental Biology, Ohio University, 1999
Josh Jahner
Post Doctoral Research Associate, 2015-present
Ph.D., Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, 2015
B.S., Biological Sciences, Colorado Mesa University, 2009
Lanie Galland
M.S., Chromosome Biology, Cal Poly State University, 2014
B.S., Microbiology, University of Georgia, 2009
Josh Hallas
Ph.D. student, Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, 2015-present
M.S., Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, San Francisco State University, 2014
B.S., Zoology, San Francisco State University, 2010
Katie Uckele
Ph.D. student, Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, 2016-present
B.S., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, 2013