Simon Dawson is a junior from Rancho Cucamonga, California. He is pursuing a major in microbiology and a minor in psychology. He joined the lab during the spring 2021 semester and is working with Margaret. In Simon’s free time, he enjoys hiking, playing pickup basketball, and volunteering. After college, Simon wants to go to medical school where he can use his background in microbiology and psychology to help those afflicted with various diseases but can’t afford health care.
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Lab News
- New paper: Despite being an extreme diet generalist, D. discoideum suffer costs when switched between different prey species.
- New Paper: Multiple genetic routes toward predation-resistance in Pseudomonas lead to similar symbiont-like behavior with Dicty!
- New paper: Paraburkholderia aren’t fussy about who they infect.
- New NSF grant on predation funds the lab until 2027!
- New paper and preprints!
- Dr. Trey Scott defended his thesis!
- Undergraduates presented posters at the undergraduate research symposium!
- Photos from our outreach at the Ferguson Farmers Market
- Sindhuri Ivaturi wins Harrison D. Stalker Award!
- Israt Jahan wins 3 minute thesis competition!
Listen to Joan Strassmann’s latest talk about Slow Birding below!
Joan Strassmann elected to National Academy of Sciences
Dictyostelium
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