Influx of New Lab Members

Andrew Turnernews

With the start of the new academic year, we have added a slew of new volunteers to the lab roster. In total there are 7 new undergrads on the Bird Project and 4 new undergrads working on more general lab activities. Welcome All! The lab also welcomes a new Post-Doctoral Researcher, Dr. Lauren Nadler. Lauren will be working on the Euhaplorchis-Killifish-bird … Read More

Kate Attends Waterbirds Meeting

Andrew Turnernews

Kate attends the Waterbird Society annual meeting in New Bern, NC (www.waterbirds.org). This is a meeting geared towards research, conservation, and management of waterbirds. Kate presents work showing that the metabolic theory of ecology can explain the total amount of ectoparasites living on California coastal birds.

Lab goes to ASP in Edmonton, Canada

mchadwicknews

Several of us go to the American Society of Parasitologists annual meeting, to give talks, chair sessions, and hang out with colleagues.

Post-doc opportunity in lab

mchadwicknews

The position will involve taking on a 1.5 year project in the Hechinger Lab at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. The project is part of a larger, international project. Collaborators include Dr. Øyvind Øverli (Norwegian University of Life Sciences) and Dr. Kelly Weinersmith (Rice University). The overall project weds parasitology, ecology, behavior, neurobiology, and omics. This … Read More