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Union University

Biology

Jeremy BlaschkeJeremy Blaschke

Associate Professor of Biology

Office: WH 139, 731-661-5678
jblaschke@uu.edu

Mailing Address:
1050 Union University Dr
Jackson, TN 38305

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Blaschke Lab

Education

  • Ph.D. Entomology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. August 2013–August 2015
  • M.S. Entomology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. January 2012–August 2013
  • B.S. Biology, Bryan College, Dayton, TN. August 2006–May 2010

Courses Commonly Taught

  • BIO 210/210-L: Zoology/Zoology Lab
  • BIO 301/301-L: Invertebrate Zoology/ Invertebrate Zoology Lab
  • BIO 355: Environmental Ethics
  • BIO 295: Parasites, God, and the Problem of Evil
  • BIO 397: Special Topics in Cell and Molecular Biology: Phylogenetics, Evolution, and Speciation

Undergraduate Research Projects Supervised

  • Charis Murrey. 2022. Differentiating Clades of Cricket Assassin Wasps
  • Nicholas Lewis. 2022. Extraction of Degraded Genomes from Cricket Assassin Wasps (Rhopalosomatidae) Using Non-Destructive Enzymatic Techniques
  • Hannah Juliussen. 2022. Diversity and Seasonal Abundance of Ichneumonid Parasitoids at Cypress Grove Nature Park
  • Nick Lewis. 2020. DNA barcoding of parasitoid flies from Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
  • Christopher Johnson and Bailey Krebs. 2020. Molecular phylogenetics of the cricket-assassin wasps (Hymenoptera: Rhopalosomatidae).
  • Darius Mullin. 2020. Identifying a new species of Rhopalosoma wasp from Cypress Grove Nature Park.
  • Alexis Enriquez-Jones. 2020. Innate color preference and learning in the blue bottle fly (Calliphora vicina).
  • Claire Hamblen. 2020. Cicada wings as a biocidal surface. Union University, Jackson, TN.
  • Edward Sickle. 2019. The first recorded host for the assassin fly (Xanthomelanodes atripennis) and a phylogenetic analysis of the genus.
  • Taylor Lewelling. 2019. Examining the antibacterial surface properties of blue dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) dragonfly wings.
  • Deryn St. James. 2019. Measuring the melanization cascade in infected tobacco hornworms (Manduca Sexta).
  • Hannah Shea. 2019. Antibiotic effects of immunized Manduca Sexta hemolymph on Gram positive bacteria.
  • Jacob Lemon. 2019. Differential immune response in parasitized and non-parasitized squash bugs (Anasa tristis).
  • Lance Miller. 2019. A new host record and evidence of cryptic species in Nearctic Rhopalosoma.
  • Madeline Smith. 2018. Antibacterial effects of assassin bug venom on Escherichia coli. Union
  • Sarah Lounsbury. 2018. Life history notes on the rare ectoparasitoid wasp Rhopalosoma nearcticum.
  • Sawyer Duffey. 2018. The immune response of the tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta) and its effect on bacterial growth.
  • Tori Benefield. 2018. Discovery and identification of parasitoid wasps (Rhopalosomatidae) and their hosts (Gryllidae) from Cypress Grove Nature Park.
  • Erin Noel. 2017. Using DNA barcoding to accurately identify species of the parasitoid fly Cylindromyia.
  • Jacob Whitney. 2017. Antibacterial assays using secretions of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens).
  • Joey Bakeer. 2017. Antibiotic effects of hemolymph from parasitized and immune challenged green stink bugs (Chinavia hilaris).
  • Kaitlyn Inman. 2017. Detection of antibacterial properties in secretions of blowfly Lucilia sericata.
  • Katherine Caid. 2017. Determining cryptic species diversity in feather-footed flies (Trichopoda spp.).