Sascha joined UC Davis’s Aggie Jumpstart and Aggie Ambassadors organizations for a student-faculty networking mixer at the Student Community Center, sharing insights on environmental toxicology research, career pathways, and personal advice with first-generation and low-income CAES students. The event brought faculty and students together in an informal roundtable setting designed to spark mentorship and open doors to new academic opportunities.
UC Davis Assistant Professor Sascha Nicklisch, left, and USDA-ARS research entomologist Julia Fine stand with bee hives. The duo partnered to investigate a treatment that targets varroa mites without harming honey bees.
Sascha (right) mingling with colleagues (Evan Tjeerdema, left) and presenting a 10-year long research synthesis on the molecular mechanism underlying yellowfin tuna pollutant bioaccumulation at the SETAC North America 46th Annual Meeting. A collaborative projects between the Hamdoun lab (SIO/UCSD), the Change lab (UCSD), and the Nicklisch Lab (UCD).
The 2025 North American Microplastic Symposium at UC Davis on “Microplastic Pollution: Impact on the SF Bay Delta and Remediation Strategies“. Organizers Christina Pasparakis, Amelie Segarra, and Sascha Nicklisch pulled together a fantastic team of expert speakers to discuss the current state and future directions of microplastic research in aquatic ecosystems.
Sascha gives his presentation on “Smarter Mite Control: Blocking Varroa’s Chemical Defenses to Improve Treatment Effectiveness” at the 2025 Joint ABF/ABRC Conference in Reno, NV. (Left to right: Diana Cox-Foster, Julia Fine, Sascha Nicklisch)
Sascha joins the “Honey Bee Health” Task Force at the 2024 NAPPC conference and gives his Member Moment presentation on “Developing Synergistic Mite Control and Bee-Safe Screening Tools“. (Left to right: Clint, Sascha, Dewey Caron, Mike Studer)
Angela received the highly competitive 2022 PAm-Costco USA Scholarship for outstanding scholars who are dedicated to making an impact on honey bee health and the sustainability of beekeeping. Her project won first place for 3 years of full scholarship.
Presenting our recent study on the first biochemical characterization of Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) ABCB1 transporter (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2021.109101) at the 2022 SOT Annual Meeting in San Diego.
PhD student Angela Encerrado received the 2021 Fumio Matsumura Graduate Award for her research proposal on the “Effects of Pesticides/PFAS co-exposures on queen and worker bee gut microbial community structure and health“.
Amara receives the 2021 ASBMB Graduate Student Researcher Award to present her poster on “Effects of pesticide mixtures on xenobiotic efflux transporter P-glycoprotein in the European Honeybee” at the 2021 Experimental Biology Meeting (virtual due to COVID-19).