Teaching projects

SIMSCOPE

Applications of simulated microscopy and video editing for the development of multimedia teaching tools in biological sciences

Identification of Freeliving Nematodes

Identification of Freeliving Secernentean Nematodes: A one week course offered through the UCR Extension Center

Identification of Plant Parasitic Nematodes

Identification of Plant Parasitic Nematodes: A one week course offered through the UCR Extension Center

Identification of Nematode Genera Using Point-and-Click Visual Matching

NemaScope an online jargon-free, pictorial key to assist with nematode identifications

Research projects

Nematode phylogeny

• ATOL: Phylum Nematoda: Integrating Multidisciplinary Expertise and Infrastructure for Resolving Relationships in a Major Branch of the Tree of Life (current)

Desert springs and oases

• A biological inventory of nematodes from Joshua Tree National Park springs and oases (current)

Vernal pools

• Structure and seasonal changes of nematode communities from vernal pools (Santa Rosa Plateau) (current)

Plant parasitic nematodes

• Are there Variants to Mesocriconema xenoplax in California? (current)

Marine nematodes

• Collaborative bioinventory of intertidal nematode meiofauna to advance systematics and monitor ecological change in the Northern Gulf of California (current)

• Bolsa Chica (current)

Mulches and thrips control

• Assessing organic mulches for thrips control in avocado orchards

UCR Botanic Gardens

• Survey of Soil Nematodes in the UCR Botanic Gardens

• Survey of sequence polymorphisms of the internal transcribed spacer region in nematodes from the Botanic Gardens