Extremophile Fishes: Ecology, Evolution, Conservation
Tobler Lab at the University of Missouri—St. Louis
Graduate student Ryan Greenway has been awarded an Honorable Mention from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Considering the volume of applications received by the program, this is a fantastic accomplishment. The program recognizes and supports outstanding…
The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has supported the conservation of sulfide spring fishes in Mexico with a research grant. The funds will support fieldwork in Mexico to conduct faunal inventories, quantify microhabitat preferences of sulfide spring endemics, assess...
Courtney Passow and Ryan Greenway have both received Research Awards from the Federation of Texas Aquarium Societies (FOTAS). These awards will provide students with support toward their research endeavors. Courtney will continue to work on physiological mechanisms underlying adaptation to...
Zach Culumber received a NIH postdoctoral award through the Kansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (K-INBRE). He was awarded over $37,000 to investigate molecular pathways mediating responses to toxic hydrogen sulfide exposure. Congratulations!
Under the leadership of Garrett Hopper, all graduate students in the lab participated in the Family STEM Night at Lee Elementary School in Manhattan, KS. Using fun activities and displays of fish and reptiles, the kids learned about animal adaptation to...
The U.S. Army Research Laboratory’s Army Research Office (ARO) has awarded $390,000 towards a project investigating the physiological effects and processing of hydrogen sulfide. The project focuses on comparative analyses between sulfide-tolerant and non-tolerant fish species and will be pursued...
Mattie Bieberly – an undergraduate researcher in our lab – was selected to receive an OURCI Research Award from KSU’s Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry during the Spring semester of 2015. Mattie will work closely with Dr. Zach...
Robbie Shone, who accompanied us on a recent trip to photograph the Cueva del Azufre in Mexico, was featured on National Geographic Weekend. On this radio show, he talked about his experiences working in one of the most poisonous caves...