<![CDATA[Michael Riehle's Lab - The Riehle Lab Blog]]>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:49:52 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Ava wins second place for her oral presentation at ESA 2025]]>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:27:36 GMThttps://www.riehlelab.org/riehle-lab-blog/ava-wins-second-place-for-her-oral-presentation-at-esa-2025
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Congratulations to Ava for receiving second place in the Student Presentation Competition at the 2025 Entomological Society of America meeting in Portland, OR!!
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Thanks to everyone who helped with the Backyards Vampire booth! Pictured is Ava Bartlett-Miller, Brendan Riske and Chase Johnson.
]]><![CDATA[It was great to have the pima county health department visit Dr. Paulina Maldonado-Ruiz's and our lab!]]>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 22:08:41 GMThttps://www.riehlelab.org/riehle-lab-blog/it-was-great-to-have-the-pima-county-health-department-visit-dr-paulina-maldonado-ruizs-and-our-lab
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]]><![CDATA[Thank you to Fabian Melton who joined us this summer as a 2025 keys student!]]>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 22:55:05 GMThttps://www.riehlelab.org/riehle-lab-blog/thank-you-to-fabian-melton-who-joined-us-this-summer-as-a-2025-keys-student
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]]><![CDATA[Another excellent BVBD course in 2025! Thanks to everyone who participated!]]>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 22:52:08 GMThttps://www.riehlelab.org/riehle-lab-blog/another-excellent-bvbd-course-in-2025-thanks-to-everyone-who-participated
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]]><![CDATA[Congratulations to Kelly mcclafferty for completing her MS in molecular & cellular biology!!!]]>Wed, 21 May 2025 20:45:07 GMThttps://www.riehlelab.org/riehle-lab-blog/congratulations-to-kelly-mcclafferty-for-completing-her-ms-in-molecular-cellular-biologyPicture
Kelly completed her MS research examining Pantothenate Kinase isoforms and their sub-cellular localization. In addition, she identified the genomic insertion site of PanK transgenes in multiple mosquito lines. Congratulations and best wishes for the next stage of your career!
]]><![CDATA[Brendan Riske presenting his work at the ALVSCE Research Showcase]]>Wed, 21 May 2025 20:42:33 GMThttps://www.riehlelab.org/riehle-lab-blog/brendan-riske-presenting-his-work-at-the-alvsce-research-showcase
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]]><![CDATA[Brendan Riske and Megan Dobson win at the 2024 Entomological Society of America meeting!]]>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:23:27 GMThttps://www.riehlelab.org/riehle-lab-blog/brendan-riske-and-megan-dobson-win-at-the-2024-entomological-society-of-america-meeting
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Brendan received first place for his oral presentation in the 10-minute competition in PBT: Biocontrol and Invasive Species.
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Megan received second place for her oral presentation in the 10-minute competition in MUVE: Ecology and Vector Biology and Management.

Congratulations to both!!!
]]><![CDATA[High ph in the anterior mosquito midgut]]>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 23:23:36 GMThttps://www.riehlelab.org/riehle-lab-blog/high-ph-in-the-anterior-mosquito-midgutAedes aegypti and Anopheles stephensi larvae were provisioned with m-cresol purple (0.02%) to stain the high pH anterior portion of the larval mosquito midgut.
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]]><![CDATA[Brendan presenting at the 2023 GIDP Student Research Showcase]]>Sun, 24 Dec 2023 15:06:19 GMThttps://www.riehlelab.org/riehle-lab-blog/brendan-presenting-at-the-2023-gidp-student-research-showcase
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