Cole Meier

(Kuh-ol My-er)

Postdoctoral Fellow

Birthplace: Syracuse, NY
Hometown: Syracuse, NY

Education:

  • Undergraduate: Kenyon College, Gambier, OH; High Honors in Biochemistry; BA; 2015-2019
  • Graduate: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; Department of Biological Sciences; Thesis Advisor: Julian Hillyer; PhD Thesis: “Photosensitive insecticides for mosquito control”; 2019-2024

Awards/Fellowship/Grants:

  • Smriti Bardhan, Ph.D. Scholarship, Vanderbilt University, 2024
  • 2nd place in Joint Annual Meeting Student Competition, Entomological Society of America, 2023
  • Meritorious Student Paper Award, American Society of Parasitologists, 2023
  • Marc Dresden Student Travel Award, American Society of Parasitologists, 2023
  • 1st place in Joint Annual Meeting Student Competition, Entomological Society of America, 2022
  • Meritorious Student Paper Award, American Society of Parasitologists, 2022
  • Gisella Mosig Best Presenter Award, Vanderbilt University Department of Biological Sciences, 2022
  • Vanderbilt University Hickory Stick Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant, Vanderbilt University Department of Biological Sciences, 2022
  • Best Poster Award, Biological Sciences Departmental Retreat, 2021
  • Gordon L. Johnson Excellence in Research Award, Kenyon College, 2021

Research Interests:
Mosquito biology, vector control, olfaction, host seeking behavior, pesticides, repellents

Interests outside the lab:
Pickleball, volleyball, board games, reading (especially Brandon Sanderson), Survivor

Fun fact:
Currently in a race against time to try to learn how to juggle for my niece before she’s too old to be entertained by juggling