Working like a dog

 They're only the size of your thumbnail, but Zebra and Quagga mussels could cause irreversible damage to Alberta's waterways. Although these mussels are not native to North America, they can hitch a ride on boats and other watercraft  from areas where they have successfully invaded, such as the Great Lakes and Mississippi Basin. A single female...

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Parasite Party! for Adults Only

HPI Adult Only Night at the Telus Spark On Thursday, January 14th, trainees from the Host-Parasite Interactions (HPI) Program hosted a “Party with Parasites” at the TELUS Spark Science Centre.  After regular hours at the TELUS Spark Centre, the Adults-Only Night was a special evening open for adults to get up close and personal with...

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Canadian Center for Behavioural Neuroscience: Society for Neuroscience Poster Session

In advance of the Society for Neuroscience conference in 2019, the Canadian Center for Behavioural Neuroscience (CCBN), located at the University of Lethbridge, is hosting a poster session to showcase the research of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. My current research is showcased in the research poster below (I hope the text is large enough to read). Please feel free to contact me with any comments or questions. Enjoy!

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Goodnight, blueberry

We announced it at a family gathering, via a shirt on our two-year old son: I am being promoted to big brother. Little did we know, through the congratulations, celebrations, and inevitable wondering about what the sex might be, that the baby was already dead.Technically, it was an embryo, but therein lies the dichotomy that I wrestled with throughout my miscarriage and beyond. Two versions of me responded to the same event. If I wasn't…

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