Two Integrative Biology students in Dr. Paula Cushing's lab won best presentation awards during the 2024 American Arachnological Society meeting in Chetumal, Mexico, state of Quintana Roo.
Congratulations to Goran Shikak for winning best poster presentation for, “Comparing ethanol rehydration techniques: effects on spider morphology and DNA integrity”
Congratulations to Ryan Jones for receiving the runner up award for his oral presentation, “The biogeography and diversity of the North American solifuge family Eremobatidae”
(Goran and Ryan pictured left to right, respectively.)