Letting the world know about peculiar worms from fish in PR!
My Travel Story
The early results of my master's thesis have been accepted to be presented at the following international parasitology symposia: XIII Parasitology Research Meeting in Belo Horizonte, Brazil and the International Symposium on Fish Parasites. I am a first year graduate student from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, focused on isolating and characterizing parasites from marine fish.
As possibly one of the only labs focused on parasitology in Puerto Rico, my labmates and I rarely have opportunities like these to share our work with fellow parasitologists. Attending these events will allow me to network with international parasitologists and also meet future mentors/advisors. These two symposia will be visited by leading experts in my topic of interest, a group of bizarre flatworms known as the Didymozoidae that are found in tuna, mackerels, groupers, and other deep sea fish.
The UPRM is dedicated mostly to engineering and does not have funds allocated for grants to biology students. This is why I'm looking for funds outside of my university to sponsor this trip. I want to show the rest of the parasitology world that Puerto Rico also has blossoming researchers open to collaboration. Any help is greatly appreciated!
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