Tanya Renner

Principal Investigator

I'm an organismal biologist that uses integrative methods in studying biodiversity, molecular evolution, genomics, biochemistry, physiology, and morphology. I'm especially interested in the evolution of chemical and structural defense mechanisms. My favorite study systems are plants and insects.

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APPOINTMENTS

2023 - current | Associate Professor, Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University

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2017 - 2023 | Assistant Professor, Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University

2015-2017 | Assistant Professor, Evolutionary Biology, San Diego State University

2012-2015 | NIH Postdoctoral Excellence in Research and Teaching Fellow (PERT), IRACDA Program, University of Arizona.

2012 | Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley

2012 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of California, Berkeley

EDUCATION

2011 | Ph.D. Plant Biology, University of California, Berkeley

• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow

• Chang-Lin Tien Graduate Fellow in Environmental Sciences

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2006 | Biology, summa cum laude, San Diego State University

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