Nic Wheeler @wheelerlab.bio · 02/12/2025In response to the SNAP lapse and the ensuing rush on food banks, students in my lab organized a food & fund drive for a local food bank, Feed My People. Our goal is to raise 500 lbs of food and $500, which would amount to thousands of meals. We'd appreciate your generosity! 010
Nic Wheeler @wheelerlab.bio · 21/08/2025Our next question was if these differences have effects on miracidia behavior (what we study). The answer is (unfortunately) yes. Most quantitative track features from unstimulated miracidia are different. Aggregated feature summaries show distinct clusters based on tissue origin as eggs. 121
Nic Wheeler @wheelerlab.bio · 21/08/2025We wondered - do these differences dissipate over time? Are miracidia transcriptomes synchronized after hatching? The answer is no. Even after hatching and equilibrating at room temperature for a few hours, miracidia transcriptomes can still be distinguished by their tissue origin as eggs. 110
Nic Wheeler @wheelerlab.bio · 25/04/2025Our annual Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Activity is a yearly highlight of mine. Proud of the students and their 5 poster presentations! 120
Nic Wheeler @wheelerlab.bio · 17/11/2024Printing custom arenas for behavioral assays with schistosome miracidia. 030
Nic Wheeler @wheelerlab.bio · 17/11/2024The best thing about research at a PUI is getting to do whatever I want. Excited to see how 3D printing capabilities broadens the types of experiments we can do. 160