By Emily Greenhalgh This image from Grass Fellow Carola Städele, Illinois State University, shows the “brain” of an adult male dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis). Städele is interested in learning what sensory cues ticks use to find and select hosts, with an emphasis on identifying the neuronal process involved in detecting those sensory cues. According to […]
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Since 1893, students from around the world have congregated at the Marine Biological Laboratory for the popular Embryology Advanced Research Training Course. The students in this year’s course, Embryology Concepts & Techniques in Modern Developmental Biology, have produced some eye-catching images during their time in Woods Hole. This image of the arthropod Springtail (Collembola) was […]
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The United Nations observes the International Day of Biological Diversity annually on May 22 to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues and how human impacts such as climate change are affecting the health, vitality, and longevity of ecosystems around the globe. By Emily Greenhalgh A changing climate means changing habitats. For the Plum Island […]
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Edwin Munro, associate professor of molecular genetics and cell biology at the University of Chicago, has been awarded the 2021 Nikon Fellowship at the Marine Biological Laboratory for his work on two research projects: the dynamics of gastrulation and neurulation in an ascidian; and cortical septin dynamics during polarization in early C. elegans embryos. Since […]
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Indu Sharma, associate professor of biological sciences at Hampton University, has been awarded the Marine Biological Laboratory’s 2021 E. E. Just Fellowship. Sharma is a microbiologist and biotechnologist with a background in molecular microbiology and parasitology. Arriving at the MBL in late May, her research will focus on the role of bacterial cell shape and […]
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