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This spring several Todgham lab members participated in three outreach events to share our research with the public. At the annual UC Davis campus open house, Picnic Day, we had a station all about sturgeon. We had both tiny 1 month old sturgeon to view and larger 11 month old sturgeon in a touch tank so guests could experience sturgeon up close. 

Lab members also visited two elementary schools. We had a station at Marguerite Montgomery Elementary School’s Science Expo here in Davis. Activities focused on the lab’s Antarctic research from current threats facing Antarctic fish and how we study physiology to the challenges of conducting research in Antarctica.

At Marion Mix Elementary in Elk Grove we visited a 6th grade classroom. We had a lot of fun teaching this enthusiastic class about salmon conservation, Antarctic fish physiology, and how we came to be graduate students.

Two of our stellar undergraduates were awarded scholarships from the Department of Animal Science and honored at the Animal Science Spring BBQ. Lorenzo was awarded the Gary P.  Moberg Memorial Award and Gabi received the Elizabeth Graves Hosselkus Scholarship. Congratulations!

Todgham lab undergraduate student Gabi Mukai was selected for the 2018 class of NOAA Hollings Scholars. Through the Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship she will receive financial aid as well as research experience at a NOAA facility. Congratulations Gabi!

Three Todgham lab undergraduate students presented posters of their research at the 29th annual Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Conference.  Gabi Mukai and Lorenzo Olano presented their study of inducible stress tolerance in juvenile Chinook salmon. Bryan Puentes discussed a project studying the effects of temperature and feed restriction on white sturgeon. Andrew Naslund shared his work on the effects of ocean acidification on the growth of otoliths (ear bones) in juvenile Antarctic fish. They all worked very hard on their research projects this year and did a great job presenting!

Gabi (L) and Lorenzo (R)

Bryan

Andrew (L) and mentor Brittany Davis (R)

Graduate student Tinh Ton was awarded a competitive 2018 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship that will support his work studying KEYSTONEin in relation to mussel physiology and behavior. Congratulations Tinh!

Todgham lab member Brittany Davis successfully completed her PhD in the Animal Biology graduate group. Her dissertation “Susceptibility of Juvenile fishes to environmental change: Linking physiological responses to behavioral outcomes” focused on research conducted all the way from Antarctica to the California coast at the Bodega Marine lab to the local Bay Delta estuaries. We wish Britt the best of luck as she begins her new job at the California Department of Water Resources.