The Entomological Society of America’s annual meetings attract entomologists from all over the United States and even international nations. This year’s annual meeting in Portland was a prime opportunity for former and current Lamp Lab members to connect. Rebecca Wilson-Ounekeo (Ph.D. 2020), Morgan Thompson (M.S. 2019), & Yasmine Helbling (lab manager) met for lunch in Portland and recounted their fond memories of their time in the lab.
After earning her doctorate degree, Dr. Wilson-Ounekeo relocated to the West Coast and is currently the undergraduate biological laboratory and stockroom coordinator at Portland State University. Dr. Thompson will also be relocating to the West Coast in January for her next position as an associate professor of chemical ecology and insect behavior for the Entomology Department at the University of California, Riverside.
Yasmine Helbling, the current lab manager, presented two talks at the annual meeting. Her first talk was for a workshop she was invited to participate in titled “Coming out of the Camouflage: How to Navigate Your First Meeting” that was aimed at new members who have never attended the conference before. The talk was titled “Becoming a Meeting Maestro” and suggested actions the audience members should undergo before, during, and after the meeting to ensure a positive experience. Yasmine’s second talk titled “Comparison of Aphidius ervi behavior on Medicago sativa stems with and without glandular trichomes” was awarded first place in the plant-insect ecosystems, behavior, biocontrol, and ecology section of the undergraduate 10-minute presentation competition.
Photo (left to right): Dr. Rebecca Wilson-Ounekeo, Yasmine Helbling, & Dr. Morgan Thompson
After earning her doctorate degree, Dr. Wilson-Ounekeo relocated to the West Coast and is currently the undergraduate biological laboratory and stockroom coordinator at Portland State University. Dr. Thompson will also be relocating to the West Coast in January for her next position as an associate professor of chemical ecology and insect behavior for the Entomology Department at the University of California, Riverside.
Yasmine Helbling, the current lab manager, presented two talks at the annual meeting. Her first talk was for a workshop she was invited to participate in titled “Coming out of the Camouflage: How to Navigate Your First Meeting” that was aimed at new members who have never attended the conference before. The talk was titled “Becoming a Meeting Maestro” and suggested actions the audience members should undergo before, during, and after the meeting to ensure a positive experience. Yasmine’s second talk titled “Comparison of Aphidius ervi behavior on Medicago sativa stems with and without glandular trichomes” was awarded first place in the plant-insect ecosystems, behavior, biocontrol, and ecology section of the undergraduate 10-minute presentation competition.
Photo (left to right): Dr. Rebecca Wilson-Ounekeo, Yasmine Helbling, & Dr. Morgan Thompson
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