This week was the CFAES Annual Research Forum and Poster Competition!

The Meuti lab was fortunate to have TWO undergraduates present at this event 🙂

Astery Maradiaga, our Undergraduate Visiting Scholar from Honduras, presented her work “Where do all the mosquitoes go in winter?”

Alma Anzalone presented her work, “Identifying seasonal differences in the transcript abundance of seminal fluid proteins in male tiger mosquitoes.” She was a 1st place winner in the insect category!

Our lab would not be the same without the hard work and creativity that undergrads bring to the lab 🙂 We are so happy they were able to share their work, and we are so proud of their accomplishments!

Alma (right) puts her poster up with Carly (left). Alma came in 1st place in her category!

Astery shares her work 🙂

The College of Arts and Science recently announced recipients of college-wide awards for research, teaching, mentoring, and service.

PhD student, Madison Von Deylen (Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology) won the Graduate Student Award for Teaching Excellence!

Madison is a dedicated lab instructor who has prioritized undergraduate education. We are so proud of all her work and the effort she applies to outreach and education. Congratulations, Madison! We are so happy you’ve been honored with this award!!

Congratulations to Hannah Dehus who successfully defended her Master’s thesis work, “Investigating urban mosquito ecology and mosquito management.” We are so incredibly proud of Hannah and all of her hard work over the years!!

She has been such a wonderful lab member and we’re going to miss her. However, we’re very excited to see her continue her research on mosquito management in urban areas as she pursues her PhD at OSU. Congratulations again, Hannah! Enjoy the bright future ahead of you! 🙂

Hannah prepares her thesis defense!

Hannah (left) with a very proud mom (center) and sister (right). Congrats, Hannah!

A huge congratulations to Chloe Chiu who successfully defended her Master’s thesis work, “Uncovering reproductive consequences of seasonal differences in mosquito ejaculate.” After graduating Chloe plans to pursue a career in the pest control industry, possibly in Singapore where she has extended family.

We are so incredibly proud of Chloe and all her hard work over the last 2 years. We are going to miss her terribly but we are looking forward to seeing all the amazing things she’s going to accomplish 🙂 Congrats again, Chloe!!

The faces of some VERY proud parents 🙂