2018 Photo Gallery

Teisha presents poster at SICB
Julie presents poster at SICB
Julie gives talk at SICB
Karen presents poster for Karen Jr. at SICB

The lab presents 3 posters and 1 talk at the annual Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) conference in San Francisco, CA. Teisha wins best DNNSB poster & Julie wins honorable mention in DNNSB for her presentation!

 

Julie, Teisha, and Karen at SICB
Teisha, Karen, Suzie, Julie, and colleagues at SICB

Teisha, Julie, and Karen hang with other cool cichlid scientists at SICB!

 


 

Sarah and other LSU Discover Scholar Award winners group picture
Sarah receives her LSU Discover Scholar Award

Undergrad researcher Sarah Whitlow receives her LSU Discover Scholar Award!

 


 

Julie with other TEDxLSU presenters
Julie tells an engaging story about Burt, Toni, and fish senses to a packed house at TEDx LSU

Julie tells an engaging story about Burt, Toni, and fish senses to a packed house at TEDx LSU!

 


 

Karen Jr. presents some of her research at the LSU BioGrads Symposium
Teisha presents some of her research at the LSU BioGrads Symposium
Julie presents some of her research at the LSU BioGrads Symposium

Great job by Karen Jr., Teisha, and Julie presenting some of their research at the LSU BioGrads Symposium.

 


 

Julie and Karen picture

Julie receives an Esprit de Femme Student Leadership Award for her work on the LSU Women in Science group and other activities.

Julie and colleagues receives an Esprit de Femme Student Leadership Award

Julie and colleagues receives an Esprit de Femme Student Leadership Award

Brandon presents a poster at 2018 LSU Discover Day Symposium

Ashley presents a poster at 2018 LSU Discover Day Symposium

Undergrad researchers Brandon, Ashley, and Sarah present their research at the 2018 LSU Discover Day symposium.

Congrats to Brandon for receiving the 2nd place poster price in the STEM category!

Sarah presents a poster at 2018 LSU Discover Day Symposium

 


 

Brandon presenting his research to LSU President King Alexander.

Brandon presenting his research to LSU President King Alexander.

Karen chatting with some Deans at the newly tenured and promoted reception at the LSU Faculty Club.

Karen chatting with some Deans at the newly tenured and promoted reception at the LSU Faculty Club.

Lab Spring ice cream field trip to the LSU Dairy Store.

Lab Spring ice cream field trip to the LSU Dairy Store.

Creativity day at lab meeting: Making fish art for hallway decor with all lab members

Creativity day at lab meeting: Making fish art for hallway decor.

 


 

Spring Lab Party: May the Fourth Be with You / Cinco de Mayo!

 

Karen Jr., Makayla, Victoria, and Julie group picture

Maruska lab members talking on Karen's back porch

Teisha and undergrad playing Catch-Phrase

Karen Jr. swings at the pinata

Alex and Sarah playing corn hole

Karen Jr. and Alex with lightsabers and star wars masks

Darth Vader pinata

Karen Jr. blindfolding Makayla before the pinata

Julie, Teisha, Karen Jr., and Makayla playing corn hole

Karen Jr. with a lightsaber and Chewbacca mask

Lab undergrad swinging a stick at a pinata

lab graduate members: Teisha, Julie, and Karen Jr.

Karen and Makayla play corn hole

Karen Jr. and Chase talking on the living room couch

Julie and Victoria talking on the living room couch

 


 

Group picture before Karen's Wednesday Night NS&B lecture at MBL: students from Mensinger Lab, Margot, and Jackie

Before Karen's Wed. Night NS&B lecture at MBL: students from Mensinger Lab, Margot, and Jackie.

Arohan and Chase in the lab

Arohan presenting a maternal care poster

Arohan (from ULM) spent the summer in the LBRN program working in the lab on the maternal care project.

 


 

Julie, Karen Jr., Karen, and Teisha in the lab after Karen Jr. defended PhD

Karen Jr. successfully defends her PhD dissertation - woohoo Dr. Field!

Karen Jr. opening champagne
Karen and Karen Jr. in graduation ceremony clothing

Karen gives a symposium talk at the International Congress on the Biology of Fish (ICBF) in Calgary, Canada

Karen gives a symposium talk at the International Congress on the Biology of Fish (ICBF) in Calgary, Canada.


2018 Lab Holiday Party

Chase with brain coasters
Rose opening gift

Junior with cajal painting

 

Lab gift exchange
Julie and Junior at holiday party
Ian candy cane game
Making pizza
Teisha candy cane game
Lab group holiday photo

Maruska Lab Happy Holidays 2018!