Lainey Pasternak

Lainey Pasternak is a Master's student at the University of Notre Dame in the Hellman Lab of Climate Change Adaptation. She is studying the effects of climate change on the phenology of the federally endangered Karner Blue Butterfly and synchrony with its host plant, Wild Blue Lupine. Her efforts for the Pieris Project include processing the Cabbage White samples you send in from all over the world for DNA sequencing and wing measurements. In her free time, Lainey enjoys playing soccer, ultimate frisbee, hiking, biking, camping, and exploring.

September 2014