Spencer was awarded a small grant from the American Ornithological Society to support the work on malaria parasites. Specifically, the Werner and Hildegard Hesse Research Award- Supports graduate student research (Masters or Doctorate), with preference given to those studying birds in the wild. Congrats!

Congrats to Dr. Rachel Curtis for being named the CVM’s 2020 ‘Outstanding Postdoctoral Research Associate’.  This Award is presented to a postdoctoral research associate who demonstrates excellence in research, publications, and secured
research funding.  Award includes a cash prize!

Outdoor lab meeting at the TAMU Teaching Gardens followed by a bluebonnet photo!  L to R: Sujata Balasubramanian, Sarah Hamer, Rachel Busselman, Lisa Auckland and Jordan Salomon. Joined by Zoom includes Ed Davila, Juan Pablo Fimbres Macias, Italo Zecca.

Excited to host a Chagas workshop with the goal of educating community health workers in the Rio Grande Valley.  Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this workshop will be postponed until further notice.

Hamer Lab members will be demonstrating wildlife trapping, chemical immobilization, and blood sampling techniques on wild rodents, mesomammals, and birds this weekend. In attendance will be zeveral veterinary students from many different schools, all participating in the Zoo, Exotics, and Wildlife ‘Wetlabs’ event.  Fingers crossed for great captures!

 

Thanks Jordan for putting our lab forward to be featured in the February edition of EEB newsletter!    Learn about the research interests of lab members inside the newsletter.

Congrats Dr. Alyssa Meyers on being selected for the Ethyl Ashworth-Tsutsui Award for Mentoring, given to a postdoctoral associate.  The award is organized by Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) and was presented at the 2020 Ethel Ashworth-Tsutsui Memorial Lecture and Awards Ceremony.  The award consisted of a $500 monetary award, certificate and plaque. The award was received by Lisa Auckland, as Alyssa couldn’t attend in person.  CVM write-up about the award is here: https://vetmed.tamu.edu/news/press-releases/hamer-lab-researcher-receives-campus-wide-mentoring-award/

Spencer takes home the second place platform presentation award at the 2020 CVM Trainee Research Symposium!  His presentation was called ‘Tracking Malaria Parasite Infection and Ectoparasite Infestation in Migratory Birds Arriving to Coastal Texas Over a 6-Year Period’.  Congrats!

Alyssa’s work with the border patrol dogs, in collaboration with cardiologist Dr. Saunders and the Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases, was featured in the CVM Today (pages 26-29) and the TAMU Research Bulletin!

Italo was covered in GPSG social media after he was awarded a GPSG travel grant.  Nice write-up available here!