Three AgChem PhD students received the 2025-2026 Jastro-Shields fellowship award for their research proposals on:
Angela (left)- “Tracing Pesticide Flow in Honey Bee Colonies Using Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS): Mapping Physical and Biological Hotspots”
Eli (middle)– “Mechanisms of Cellular Uptake and Toxicity of Inhaled Pollutant-Absorbed Nanoplastics”
Zeke (right)– “Determining the Extent to Which Microplastics have Infiltrated a Protected Marine Ecosystem”
Spyros Tamvakopoulos graduated with a Master of Science from the Forensic Science Graduate Group. During his time at UCD Spyros worked on fingerprint detection and visualization in crime scenes.
All the best wishes in his future endeavors for M.S. Spyros Tamvakopoulos!
In-House and Collaborative Research Updates – thanks to all our collaborators. We invite you to take a look at the publications!
Eli received the Comparative Lung Biology and Medicine Training Grant (T32) from the National Institutes of Health. His proposal on “Mechanisms of Biodistribution and Toxicity of Inhaled Pollutant-Absorbed Nanoplastics (PANs)” was funded to conduct research in collaboration with the Carney lab for a year.
Leo will be part of the 2025 EVE Scholars Program. This 10-week summer program will allow Leo to pursue his research interests in aquatic toxicology at the Bodega Marine Laboratory under the mentorship of Dr. John J. Stachowicz and Graduate student Serina Moheed.
PhD student Zeke Spooner received the 2025 George Alexeeff Memorial Fellowship for his research proposal on “Determining the Extent of Microplastics Infiltration Into a Protected Marine Ecosystem”. From left to right Zeke Spooner, Jean Ackerman and Christina Pasparakis.
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.
The Nicklisch Lab participated at the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences 2nd Annual College Symposium Poster Gallery with their poster on “Enhancing knowledge of chemical exposures and fate in honey bee hives: Insights from colony structure and interactions”. From left to right Sascha Nicklisch and Angela Encerrado.
Nicklisch Lab participates at the ETOX booth during Picnic Day. Lisa and Vickey were able to showcase their work in protein expression, while the lab also put together a Jeopard-bee to share fun facts about honey bees with the community.