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Showcasing Animal and Plant Parasitic Nematodes

Nematologists answered scores of questions at the 13th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Day, a "Super Science Day" held Feb. 10. The Nematode...

Ready to greet the crowds are (from left) Emma Kraft, undergraduate intern; Nick Latina, doctoral student, Plant Pathology; Shahid Siddique, associate professor and principal investigator; Alison Blundell, doctoral candidate, Plant Pathology; Pallavi Shakya, doctoral candidate, Plant Pathology; Bardo Castro, postdoctoral fellow; Veronica Casey, doctoral student, Entomology; and Ching-Jung Lin, doctoral candidate, Plant Pathology. (Photo courtesy of the Siddique lab)

Ready to greet the crowds are (from left) Emma Kraft, undergraduate intern; Nick Latina, doctoral student, Plant Pathology; Shahid Siddique, associate professor and principal investigator; Alison Blundell, doctoral candidate, Plant Pathology; Pallavi Shakya, doctoral candidate, Plant Pathology; Bardo Castro, postdoctoral fellow; Veronica Casey, doctoral student, Entomology; and Ching-Jung Lin, doctoral candidate, Plant Pathology. (Photo courtesy of the Siddique lab)

Alison Blundell, doctoral candidate, Department of Plant Pathology, answers a question. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Alison Blundell, doctoral candidate, Department of Plant Pathology, answers a question. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Talking to the attendees are (back, from left) doctoral student Nick Latina, Plant Pathology; and doctoral candidates Pallavi Shakya and Alison Blundell, Plant Pathology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Talking to the attendees are (back, from left) doctoral student Nick Latina, Plant Pathology; and doctoral candidates Pallavi Shakya and Alison Blundell, Plant Pathology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Doctoral student Nick Latina of Plant Pathology discusses the diversity of animal parasitic nematodes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Doctoral student Nick Latina of Plant Pathology discusses the diversity of animal parasitic nematodes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Doctoral student Veronica Casey of Entomology displaying free-living nematode C. elegans, via a microscope and discussing their movements. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Doctoral student Veronica Casey of Entomology displaying free-living nematode C. elegans, via a microscope and discussing their movements. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Crowds lined up from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 10 to talk to the nematologists at UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Crowds lined up from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 10 to talk to the nematologists at UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Don't Miss the Nematode Collection at UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day Feb. 10

Can you link nematodes, aka roundworms, with tomatoes, sugar beets, peaches, dogs, horses, whales and even Mormon crickets? You'll...

Nematologist Alison Blundell, a graduate student in the Shahid Siddique lab, shows nematode specimens at the 2023 UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Nematologist Alison Blundell, a graduate student in the Shahid Siddique lab, shows nematode specimens at the 2023 UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Professor Shahid Siddique and his graduate student Alison Blundell talk to visitors at the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Professor Shahid Siddique and his graduate student Alison Blundell talk to visitors at the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Adler Dillman: Of Monarchs, Toxins, and Nematode Parasitism of Insects

"Target-site insensitivity (TSI) is an important mechanism of animal resistance to toxins," says nematologist Adler Dillman of the...

Monarch butterfly nectaring on milkweed in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Monarch butterfly nectaring on milkweed in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Shahid Siddique Lab Shines at International Society of Nematologists' Meeting

Congrats to the lab of nematologist Shahid Siddique, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, for excellent presentations at the 62nd...

The UC Davis Shahid Siddique lab excelled at the international Society of Nematologists' 62nd annual meeting, held in Columbus, Ohio. Pictured with Siddique are doctoral students in his lab. From left are Ching-Jung Lin, Veronica Casey, Pallavi Shakya and Alison Coomer Blundell, all award winners.

The UC Davis Shahid Siddique lab excelled at the international Society of Nematologists' 62nd annual meeting, held in Columbus, Ohio. Pictured with Siddique are doctoral students in his lab. From left are Ching-Jung Lin, Veronica Casey, Pallavi Shakya and Alison Coomer Blundell, all award winners.

UC Davis nematologist Shahid Siddique participated in a session titled "Nematology Faces of the Future" and presented this graphic showing his career stops.

UC Davis nematologist Shahid Siddique participated in a session titled "Nematology Faces of the Future" and presented this graphic showing his career stops.

Nematologist Shahid Siddique discussed the research underway in his lab at the Society of Nematologists' meeting in Columbus, Ohio.

Nematologist Shahid Siddique discussed the research underway in his lab at the Society of Nematologists' meeting in Columbus, Ohio.

Perfect Timing for Publication of Important Research Paper on Root-Knot Nematodes

Perfect timing. Today, during the 62nd annual international conference of the Society of Nematologists, being held July 9-14 in...

An illustration from the PNAS paper: Rice infected by root-knot nematodes (stained in red). (Illustration by Shahid Siddique)

An illustration from the PNAS paper: Rice infected by root-knot nematodes (stained in red). (Illustration by Shahid Siddique)

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