Our lab, through the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists (AAVP) TAMU student chapter, hosted a Parasitology Bingo at the Veterinary Medical Complex.
Veterinary students, graduate students, and veterinary enthusiasts had a chance to test their parasite identification skills and win fun prizes!
This event, led by Dr. Tiana Sanders the president of the AAVP-TAMU, was a collaboration with Dr. Patricia Burbano from Merck. Thank you to Merck Animal Health for sponsoring this event!
Our lab participated in this year’s Darwin Day event at Texas A&M University, held at The Gardens. The event highlights biology for the public and emphasizes the importance of science outreach.
We showcased our research on Veterinary Parasitology and diagnostics through hands-on demonstrations and interactive displays. We engaged members of the public with fun activities ranging from games like “Guess the Number of Worms in the Jar’ to crayon art for kids. And of course, Candy!
Darwin Day provides an important opportunity to share science directly with the community, from little kids to adults, and to inspire people throughout the globe to reflect on and act on the principles of intellectual bravery, perpetual curiosity, scientific thinking, and a hunger for truth, as embodied by Charles Darwin. For our students, it also develops their public speaking skills, essential for explaining complex research in lay language.
Recently, Dr. Verocai visited the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), northeastern Brazil from October 22nd to 29th. The campus is located in Recife, the capital city of the State of Pernambuco. This visit was supported by the CAPES-PrINT program of the Brazilian government through a competitive process. Dr. Verocai was hosted by Drs. Leucio Câmara Alves (UFRPE) and Rafael Antonio do Nascimento Ramos from the Federal University of the Agreste of Pernambuco (UFAPE), who recently spent one year at Texas A&M University.
During his stay as a visiting professor, Dr. Verocai lectured in a graduate course “Special Topics in Diagnostic Parasitology” and had the chance to closely interact with graduate students and veterinary students interested in Parasitology.
Dr. Verocai meet with the upper administration, including Dr. Rinaldo Aparecido Mota, Dean of Research and Graduate Studies; Dr. Ana Paula Monteiro Tenório, head of the Department of Veterinary Medicine; and Dr. Fábio Mendonça, coordinator of the Graduate Program in Animal Biosciences. Naturally, there were also opportunities to discuss future collaboration with various parasitologists, including Drs. Alves and Ramos, and Drs. Renata Bandeira de Melo and Gílcia Aparecida de Carvalho.
