Kilmer’s article studying the gut microbiota of hybrid honey bees is out now!

Check out Kilmer’s cool new article in Microbiology Spectrum highlighting how host phylogeny, hybridization, and honey bee ecology have shaped the gut microbiota of the Africanized honey bee, which is a hybrid derived from a cross between European and African honeybees.

Are you my mother? When host genetics and gut microbiota tell different phylogenetic stories in the Africanized honey bee hybrid (Apis mellifera scutellata × sspp.)

Bravo to all involved!

Ilana Richter develops SOPs for Primate Sanctuary

Ilana Richter successfully defended her culminating project toward her MPH/VPH! Her project was titled “Developing Standard Operating Procedures to Promote Human and Animal Health in an Ohio Primate Sanctuary.” Ilana developed over 65 pages of protocols for For the Love of Primates, a non-profit primate sanctuary in Ohio lead by Dr. Tessa Wilde. The protocols cover biosecurity, animal care welfare, and emergency preparedness.

Below: Dr. Tessa Wilde (left), Dr. Vanessa Hale (center), Ilana Richter (right)

 

Jordan heads up the Block O Cheering Section for OSU Men’s Volleyball!

Jordan Mason leads the Block O student cheering section for Men and Women’s Volleyball at OSU. His cheering lead our Men’s Team to victory at a recent game against the Purdue Ft. Wayne Mastodons. Go Jordan and go Men’s Volleyball!

Final Victory for Ohio State University (3 out of 5 games)! Final score of 5th game: 15 to 6 against the Purdue Ft. Wayne Mastodons.

Jaleea and Vanessa attend Stamps Eminence Lunch

Jaleea Gamble is a Stamps Eminence scholar at OSU. These scholars are awarded a full cost-of-attendance scholarship and the vision of this scholars program is to cultivate leaders that effect positive change within their professions and communities locally, nationally, and globally. So proud of you Jaleea!