Congratulations to Jenna Hulke, who has received Forum Grant funding for her proposal, “Variable testis number and ovarian development in male schistosomes.” This project will explore the...
We had a wonderful time celebrating Ann’s 25th anniversary at Texas Biomed. It was a special opportunity to reflect on her many years of dedication, hard work, and invaluable contributions to the Ande...
Our Lab was well represented at the annual American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) in Toronto (9-13th November). Michael Nipper presented two oral presentations on his malaria work...
From September 28 to October 2, we were delighted to host Dr. Tom Pennance in our lab. Dr. Pennance is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Natural History Museum in London with extensive expertise in...
Dr. Frédéric Chevalier presented the Anderson Lab’s latest research on schistosomes at the Molecular Helminthology meeting in St. Louis. His talk, “Surveillance for praziquantel resistance alleles in...
We were excited to welcome Dr. Hannah C. Justen, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Davis, to our lab meeting via Zoom this week. Hannah delivered an engaging presentation...
From August 9–17, we were delighted to host Dr. Yves-Nathan Tian-Bi, Associate Professor at the University Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Côte d’Ivoire, and an expert in the genetics of schistosome host...
Welcome Elijah Jauregui, our Valero Young Scientist summer bridge intern. Elijah recently graduated from Sonia Sotomayor High School and has plans to study biology at Northwest Vista College this fall...
Dr. Jenna Hulke and Dr. Neal Platt, in collaboration with our partners at KEMRI, have returned to Texas Biomed with both exposed and uninfected Bulinus snails, as well as schistosome parasites: Schist...
In this study, we investigated the microbiome of several organs in Biomphalaria snails, vector of the blood fluke. These organs (hepatopancreas (i.e., liver), stomach, gut, ovotestis) harbor specific...
