Posts Tagged: Shahid Siddique
Don't Miss the Nematode Collection at UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day Feb. 10
Can you link nematodes, aka roundworms, with tomatoes, sugar beets, peaches, dogs, horses, whales and even Mormon crickets? You'll see specimens and get to talk to nematologists during the 13th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum...
Nematologist Alison Blundell, a graduate student in the Shahid Siddique lab, shows nematode specimens at the 2023 UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Professor Shahid Siddique and his graduate student Alison Blundell talk to visitors at the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Adler Dillman: Of Monarchs, Toxins, and Nematode Parasitism of Insects
"Target-site insensitivity (TSI) is an important mechanism of animal resistance to toxins," says nematologist Adler Dillman of the University of California, Riverside. "TSI evolved in parallel in the monarch butterfly and other...
Monarch butterfly nectaring on milkweed in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Shahid Siddique Lab Shines at International Society of Nematologists' Meeting
Congrats to the lab of nematologist Shahid Siddique, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, for excellent presentations at the 62nd annual meeting of the Society of Nematologists (SON), held July 9-14 in Columbus,...
The UC Davis Shahid Siddique lab excelled at the international Society of Nematologists' 62nd annual meeting, held in Columbus, Ohio. Pictured with Siddique are doctoral students in his lab. From left are Ching-Jung Lin, Veronica Casey, Pallavi Shakya and Alison Coomer Blundell, all award winners.
UC Davis nematologist Shahid Siddique participated in a session titled "Nematology Faces of the Future" and presented this graphic showing his career stops.
Nematologist Shahid Siddique discussed the research underway in his lab at the Society of Nematologists' meeting in Columbus, Ohio.
Perfect Timing for Publication of Important Research Paper on Root-Knot Nematodes
Perfect timing. Today, during the 62nd annual international conference of the Society of Nematologists, being held July 9-14 in Columbus, Ohio, The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) published a UC Davis...
An illustration from the PNAS paper: Rice infected by root-knot nematodes (stained in red). (Illustration by Shahid Siddique)
Don't Miss the Nematodes at UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day
Don't miss the nematodes at the 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 18. The daylong event, known as a "Super Science Day"--and free and family friendly--will showcase 11 museums or collections. It's an opportunity to ask...
Nematologist Shahid Siddique explains some of the display items during a previous UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)