Recent lab happenings
June 18-19, 2019: QBI Arthropod-borne Diseases symposium at the Gladstone Institutes was co-organized by Dr. Andrea Swei and Seemay Chou of UCSF. This symposium brought together vector biologists who work on microbiology, gene function, proteomics, ecology, and evolution to discuss common threads, methods, and goals of vector biology and disease control.
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June 18, 2019 - Andrea Swei is interviewed by Alie Ward of the Ologies podcast about ticks and Lyme disease ecology. Podcast here: https://www.alieward.com/ologies/diseaseecology
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May 2019 - Samantha Sambado and Jordan Salomon both successfully defended their Master's theses and are PhD bound in the fall!
KQED Deep Look visited the Swei Lab to understand how a tick bite works. Check out the video below.
Ixodes pacificus nymphal ticks are the primary vector of Lyme disease in western North America. This EM image shows the piercing mouthparts that this tick uses to attach and feed on its hosts.
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This western fence lizard is being checked for for juvenile ticks to better understand the role of habitat fragmentation on tick burdens and disease transmission in Californian habitats.
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These black tailed deer came to investigate our wildlife cameras. Motion sensor cameras across a habitat fragmentation gradient document species richness and relative abundance.
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