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Most of the lab attended the Theobald Smith Society meeting last week. Faith, DiemQuynh and Ian all presented posters, and DiemQuynh presented a brief talk on her work.

We all learned a lot, received great feedback and had great conversations with other attendees. @njmicrobe.bsky.social
A woman smiles, making a peace sign, in front of a poster titled "Characterizing the gut microbiome of (Myrmecocystus spp.) honeypot ants A woman stands, smiling, making a peace sign, in front of a poster titled, "Evolutionary and Ecological Contributions ot the Honeypot ant Gut Microbiome" A man stands, smiling, holding a peace sign, in front of a poster titled, "Developing a Genome Scale Metabolic Model (GEM) for Fructilactobacillus in Honeypot Ants (Myrmecocystus mexicanus)" A woman stands at a lecturn in front of a projected presentation, giving a talk in a dark room. The slide on the screen has hand-drawn images of various insects, with the title Host-Associated Microbiomes
November 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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The team is all here! Faith, DiemQuynh and Bianca (PhD students), Lashon (undergrad), Lily (PI) and Ian (postdoc).

Excited for a lot of great science from a group of excellent people.
Six people smiling at the camera in a cinder block hallway
September 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Good fun in the field with DiemQuynh who is learning how to collect honeypot ants while hanging upside down
A person is face down in a hole in the desert surrounded by shovels and other tools of various sizes The same person is now facing up. She's wearing a headlamp and holding a spoon, with a pained smile on her face
July 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM