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Louise Cominassi Presents at SEB Prague 2024

Post doc Louise Cominassi presented at the 2024 SEB Conference this past summer. Louise presented her amazing work on building a framework to understand the behavioral and physiological effects of DDE, bifenthrin and fipronil on juvenile Chinook Salmon. Way to go Louise!

Jackie Lang Presents at SETAC Europe 2024

PhD student Jackie Land presented this spring at the SETAC Europe conference. Jackie talked about the effect of 6PPD-Quinone, a toxic chemical formed when 6PPD in tires reacts with ozone in the air. Jackie’s presentation highlighted the effect of 6PPD Quinone on delta fish species of concern including delta smelt, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, longfin smelt and steelhead trout. (Wow! What a list!)

Jackie Lang and Louise Cominassi: 2024 IEP Best Presentation

At the 2024 Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) Conference, PhD student Jackie Lang won best presentation with her work on the effect of tire wear particles on California fish species of interest. Post Doc Louise Cominassi followed up in second place with her presentation on the effect of pesticides on juvenile Chinook Salmon. Recordings of both presentations can be found on the IEP Playlist on the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s YouTube Channel. A huge congratulations to both of these wonderful researchers from the Segarra Lab!

Welcome Zoha!

Last week a new post doc, Zoha Siddiqua, joined the Segarra Lab! Zoha will be focusing on studying the effect of air pollutants on Zebrafish embryos. Click here to learn more!

Segarra Lab at NorCal SETAC 2023

Both Dylan Lin (undergraduate) and Jackie Lang (PhD Student) presenting their awards for winning NorCal SETAC Research Scholarships. Dylan also placed 3rd in the Student Poster Awards!