Meet Our Team
Nikki Camlin, Ph.D.
Nina Bell Suggs Endowed Professor School of of Biological, Environmental and Earth Sciences - Cell and Molecular Biology Email: [email protected] |
I am originally from Australia, I received my B.S in Medical Science (Pathology) from Charles Stuart University before getting my honours in Biomedical Science from the University of Newcastle. During my honours, I fell in love with reproductive biology and all things oocyte. I then got my PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of Newcastle (2017), where I investigated the impact of transgenerational cigarette smoke exposure and aging on female fertility. After this, I moved to the States for my postdoc exploring M-Phase regulation of oocyte meiosis under the advisement of Dr. Janice Evans, first at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2017-2019), then at Purdue University (2019-2023). The Camlin lab started in the School of Biological, Environmental and Earth Sciences at the University of Southern Mississippi August 2023.
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Graduate Students
Elizabeth Lawrence
Master's Program 
Paige Wilson
PhD Program |
Moses Chen
PhD Program |
Sergio Valdivia
Master's Program |
Undergraduate STUDENTS
Neta Nnabuenyi
Biological Sciences (Biomedical) - Honors 
Shriya Raut
Biological Sciences (Biomedical) |
Saniyah Saddler
Biological Sciences (Biomedical) - Honors 
Sneha Rai
Biological Sciences (Biomedical) |
McKenzie James
Biological Sciences (Biomedical) |
Lab Alumni
Undergraduate Researchers
- Addison Sonntag (2025-2026) - Biological Sciences
- Kaylee Martinez (2025-2026) - Biological Sciences (Biomedical) (Honors)
- Anna Grace Randall (2025-2026) - Biological Sciences (Honors)
- Avrea Boothe (2023-2025) - Biological Sciences (Conservation)
- Deanna Freeman (2023-2025) - Biological Sciences (Biomedical)
- Kylie Sutphin (2026) - William Carey University (Biology)
- Morgan Sands (2025) - Alcorn State University (Molecular Biology)
- Godspower Okeke (2024-2025)