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California killifish hatching video 14 Jul 2013 | 06:47 am
For my dissertation research I am looking at how two trematode parasites manipulate the personality and physiology of California killifish (their second intermediate host) following infection. Because...
Symposium: Parasitic manipulation of host phenotype, or how to make a zombie 7 Jun 2013 | 11:56 pm
Zen Faulkes and I are co-organizing a symposium for the 2014 SICB conference to be held in Austin on January 3-7th. The symposium is called “Parasitic manipulation of host phenotype, or how to make a ...
SciFund Challenge outreach course 7 Jun 2013 | 11:35 pm
I recently helped to organize and run a free outreach training course through the SciFund Challenge. Working with Jai, Siouxsie, Anthony, and all of the scientist participants was a really amazing exp...
My nerdy love story 10 Feb 2013 | 11:10 pm
Zach and I were invited by The Story Collider to come to NYC to tell our nerdy love story to a live audience. The performance was turned into a podcast, which can be heard below, on The Story Collider...
#SciFund Round 3 is live! 12 Nov 2012 | 08:22 pm
The third round of the #SciFund Challenge has begun! There are some really amazing projects this round, and you can find them here. There are a few parasite/pathogen related projects this round, which...
#SciFund Challenge: Sign-up for Round 3! 23 Sep 2012 | 12:38 am
Round 3 of the #SciFund Challenge is kicking in to gear, and now is the time for interested scientists to sign up! This #SciFund Challenge is an excellent way to crowdfund your next project while educ...
Parasitic Fungi and Zombie Ants 5 Dec 2011 | 02:46 am
This post is written in honor of my SCIENCE FUNDING SUPERHERO, Eli Stickgold. Eli contributed to my #SciFund proposal, and is helping to support my zombie fish research. Eli teaches middle-school and ...
My SciFund Proposal is LIVE! 1 Nov 2011 | 04:43 pm
I’m a participant in the SciFund Challenge, which is a big experiment to see if scientists can harness the power of crowd funding to cover the expenses of relatively small (that is, a few thousand dol...
New Projects 1 Nov 2011 | 12:06 pm
Hello! As I’m sure you’ve noticed, I’ve fallen off the face of the blogging planet. This is because I have been heavily involved in 3 super-exciting things: 1) I have become a regular contributor to...
SciFund: Mobilizing crowd funding of science projects while connecting scientists with the public 9 Aug 2011 | 04:36 pm
Dr. Jai Ranganathan and Dr. Jarrett Byrnes are organizing SciFund, a challenge to young scientists to collect up to ~$1,000 to fund one of their projects through crowd funding. Their goals are to harn...
