Here is where I will be posting my updates about my research opportunity in Dr. Rebecca Trout Fryxell’s Lab!
2019 Recap:
What a whirlwind of action these past 6 months have been! I joined Dr. Trout Fryxell’s team, began ovitrapping (and learned what exactly that meant), helped with MEGA:BITESS a community-driven surveillance program, counted more eggs and raised more mosquitoes than I can even think about, and presented my research at a conference!
Note: More info coming soon, once I am back on campus. I will do a monthly update on what I am working on. In the meantime, remember to wear your bug spray!
2020 Recap:
Even though COIVD-19 has impacted research activity on the University of Tennesse’s Campus, our team is still doing mosquito collections and continuing to run the MEGA:BITESS Program.
2021 Recap:
Mosquito collections and testing continue. I was not as involved in the lab this year as I have been in years past due to schedule conflicts and beginning independent research.
2022 Recap:
I am coming to the end of my time in Dr. Trout Fryxell! I have been helping with the creation of an infographic and video about PCR testing to help with MEGA:BITESS and other lab training.
Presentations and Awards:
October 2019 – 1st Place Recognition in the Tennessee Entomological Society Competition for Undergraduate Presentations.
April 2020 – EUReKA at the University of Tennessee – Had to withdraw due to COVID-19.
August 2021 – Virtual Presentation at Discovery Day
April 2022 – EUReCA: UTK Undergraduate Research Symposium