CASTETTER HALL BUILDING ADDITION UPDATE Fbiology.unm.edu/news/2008Newsletter.pdfPoster topics ranged...

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the renovation of the UNMBiology Department’sCastetter Hall has produceda remarkable result. Thebasement now boasts a state-of-the-art teaching complexfor introductory-level bio-logy classes. And it’s just thebeginning for the 55-year-old building, constructed in1952 and expanded in 1967to its present size of 126,871square feet. With the $7Mbasement project now com-pleted, the department hasturned its attention to the$5.6M Addition ProjectPhase 1—a two-floor,15,000-sq.-ft. addition toCastetter for faculty researchlabs, P.I. offices, numeroussupport rooms, and a new

shipping/receiving room.Phase 1 began constructionin February, 2008, and isexpected to be substantiallycompleted in early 2009.Phase 2 is set to begin inJune, 2009. It will be a21,000-sq.-ft. structure withthree floors and a new

research greenhouse on theroof of the Phase 1 building.Passage of the 2008 GeneralObligations bond issue willprovide $5M for Phase II, togo along with $2.78M fromthe legislature and another$2.65M from UNM alreadyin hand, that will go most ofthe way towards completionof Phase 2. “We will end upwith a 36,000-sq.-ft. struc-ture that will be given overCastetter Hall UpdateCastetter Hall UpdateCastetter Hall UpdateCastetter Hall UpdateCastetter Hall Update ....................................................... 11111

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to biology research activi-ties,” says the Biology Dept.Chair, Dr. Eric Loker. “Withthe completion of the base-ment renovation and bothphases of the addition, wewill have several new teach-ing and research labs, and wewill have solved many of themore immediate problems ofantiquated facilities in theBiology Department.” Lokeradds, “Our ability to excel in

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research has significant im-pacts on the state economyand brings academic prestigeto UNM. Research is criticalfor generating jobs and creat-ing high levels of trainingthat students don’t necessar-ily receive at non-researchcolleges. It’s great trainingfor students. For everyresearch dollar generated,there’s a $3.30 return in thelocal economy.”

UNM BIOLOGY NEWSLETUNM BIOLOGY NEWSLETUNM BIOLOGY NEWSLETUNM BIOLOGY NEWSLETUNM BIOLOGY NEWSLETTERTERTERTERTER December 2008December 2008December 2008December 2008December 2008

FROM THE CHAIRMAN

Holiday Greetings, Alumni and FHoliday Greetings, Alumni and FHoliday Greetings, Alumni and FHoliday Greetings, Alumni and FHoliday Greetings, Alumni and Friends of the Biology Department!riends of the Biology Department!riends of the Biology Department!riends of the Biology Department!riends of the Biology Department!

Manuel Molles’ Ecology TManuel Molles’ Ecology TManuel Molles’ Ecology TManuel Molles’ Ecology TManuel Molles’ Ecology Teeeeextbookxtbookxtbookxtbookxtbookin Its Fifth Editionin Its Fifth Editionin Its Fifth Editionin Its Fifth Editionin Its Fifth Edition

conducted ecological research in Latin America, theCaribbean and Europe. He was awarded a

Fulbright Reseach Fellowship to conductresearch on river ecology in Portugal and hasheld visiting professor appointments in theDepartment of Zoology at the University ofCoimbra, Portugal, in the Laboratory ofHydrology at the Polytechnic University ofMadrid, Spain, and at the University ofMontana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station.

Throughout his career, Manuel has attempted tocombine research, teaching and service and sought

to involve undergraduates as well asgraduate students in his ongoing projects.He was named Teacher of the Year byUNM for 1995–96 the Potter Chair inPlant Ecology in 2000. The fifth editionof Manuel’s highly regarded textbook,Ecology: Concepts & Applications, has justbeen published by McGraw-Hill.

Manuel C. Molles, JrManuel C. Molles, JrManuel C. Molles, JrManuel C. Molles, JrManuel C. Molles, Jr..... is an Emeritus Professor ofBiology at UNM, where he was a long-timemember of the faculty and the curator of theDivision of Arthropods in the Museum ofSouthwestern Biology. He received his B.S.from Humboldt State University and his Ph.D.from the Dept. of Ecology & EvolutionaryBiology at the University of Arizona. Originallytrained as a marine ecologist and fisheries biologist,Manuel has worked mainly on river and riparian ecology.His research has covered the areas of behavioral ecology,population biology, community ecology, ecosystem ecol-ogy, biogeography of stream insects, and the influence of alarge-scale climate system (El Niño) on the dynamics ofsouthwestern rivers and riparian ecosystems. Seeking tobroaden his geographic perspective, he has taught and

In many respectsn many respectsn many respectsn many respectsn many respects, the past year has been challenging.The global economy hasslipped into a recessionwith attendant effects onour prospects for securinggrant funding from federalagencies such as NSF andNIH. Our state and univer-sity budgets have suffered,jeopardizing our ability torecruit new faculty andcreating concerns aboutretaining our many excel-lent faculty members.

In early 2008, we under-took our decadal externalprogram review (I thankDr. Diane Marshall for herassistance in preparing ourself-study for the reviewprocess). In general, ourexternal reviewers found agreat deal about which tobe positive, but also notedsome concerns, includingthe need to move forwardwith faculty hires in thecell/molecular area, and toinitiate replacements of ourthree Distinguished Profes-sors (Drs. James H. Brown,

Eric L. Charnov, and RandyThornhill) before their plan-ned retirements, so as not tolose the momentum theyhave generated. The need tomake these hires poses amajor challenge to our driveto retain and sustain excel-lence, at a time when univer-sity budgets are flat or losingground.

Yet, there is also much tobe optimistic about. We nowhave fully occupied our newbasement teaching complex,we have the first phase of ouraddition to Castetter Hallwell underway and set to beconcluded in early 2009,and, happily, with the pass-age of the General Obliga-tions Bond Issue—thanks toall of you New Mexico votersfor your support of thebond!—the Biology Depart-ment has secured another$5M in funding to proceedwith Phase II of the addi-tion, which will commencein mid-2009 and conclude ayear later. Both Phases I andII are devoted to faculty

research labs andspaces and shouldincrease dramaticallyour capacity to engagein new research pro-jects and initiatives.The addition also willafford some spectacu-lar new views of theUNM campus, socome by and see foryourself! We also havesecured some signifi-cant new gifts, includ-ing a very generousdonation from Ms.Mollie Hayes tohonor Professor EdwardCastetter. We have madesome important new hires,including Ms. HeatherPaulsen as our DepartmentAdministrator, who also willhelp us to move forward.The new year holds theprospect of many excitingchanges, from national todepartmental levels. Early inthe year, we will elect a newBiology Department chair,who will take over the reinson July 1. After six fascinat-

ing and rewarding yearson the job as a chair, I amlooking forward to return-ing full-time to my scho-larly pursuits—teaching,thinking more about myresearch in tropical para-sitology and comparativeimmunology, and becom-ing more involved inmuseum matters.

Biology Department chairBiology Department chairBiology Department chairBiology Department chairBiology Department chair,,,,,DrDrDrDrDr. Eric Lok. Eric Lok. Eric Lok. Eric Lok. Eric Lokererererer,,,,,

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SSSSSustainability Studiesustainability Studiesustainability Studiesustainability Studiesustainability Studies ad-dresses problems associ-

ated with climate change,carbon emissions, acid rain,nuclearism (defined as howpositively or negativelynuclear weapons and powerplants affects our lives),energy dependency, resourcedepletion, poverty, ecosystemcollapse, and war with solu-tions that are equally acces-sible to all. In SustainabilityStudies, we research anddevelop technologies anddecision-making processesthat not only meet our needsin this wide range of issues,but also include the interestsof all communities, all thewhile protecting our environ-ment and fostering economicvitality for everyone.

A new minor degree insustainability gives studentsthe tools—in the form ofexperiential learning, re-

A MINOR DEGREE IN SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES

search, and service activi-ties—to shape a sustainablesociety in which we meet ourpresent needs without com-

promising the lives of futuregenerations. Meeting thesedemands requires a certainamount of self-reflection and

TTTTThis yearhis yearhis yearhis yearhis year, 39 students from UNM(29 IMSD [Initiatives to Maximize

Student Diversity] scholars and threementors/staff and 10 MARC [MinorityAccess to Research Careers] scholars)attended the Society for the Advance-ment of Chicanos/Latinos and NativeAmericans in the Sciences (SACNAS)national meeting in Salt Lake City, Utahwith more than 2,500 other students andattendees from around the country. Thetheme of this year’s conference was theInternational Polar Year and each key-note speech related to this topic—fromvideos of research teams crossing theAntarctic on huge vehicles to satelliteimages of the polar ice caps, and, per-haps most inspiring, a panel discussionwith elders from many Alaskan tribes.The panel’s topic, “Why Is Indigenous,Local and Traditional Ecological Knowl-edge Important to Western Science?”allowed the elders to speak about therelationship between culture and educa-tion and their changing environment,which they have noticed since the 1960s,

UNDERGRADS ATTEND THE 2008 SACNAS NATIONAL MEETING

and its effect on their traditionalways. For example, the Gwichin tribecan no longer herd reindeer becausethe ice is too thin. One importantstatement from all of them—Aleut,Yupik, Inupiat, Gwichin and Athabas-can—was that they have a right to becold!

Seventeen IMSD scholars present-ed posters or gave oral presentations.Poster topics ranged from mathe-matical models of virus infection toDNA repair, heart muscle develop-ment, bioinformatics, evolution, andfunctional genomics.

SACNAS provides for many ofour students their first experience ofa scientific meeting and gives themmany contacts for graduate schoolsall over the U.S. Students also meetpeople working in government, in-dustry and academia as well as manyinfluential faculty and administrators,both minorities and non-minorities,who have highly successful careers inscience and academia.

UNM STUDENTS TOOK HOME SEVEN

AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING POSTERS.Winners included (see photo above):Antonio AbeytaAntonio AbeytaAntonio AbeytaAntonio AbeytaAntonio Abeyta (Jac Nickoloff, MARC),Billy EdelmanBilly EdelmanBilly EdelmanBilly EdelmanBilly Edelman (Kelly B. Miller, IMSD),Thai LeeThai LeeThai LeeThai LeeThai Lee (Richard M. Cripps, IMSD),Charles SanchezCharles SanchezCharles SanchezCharles SanchezCharles Sanchez (Mary Anne Nelson,IMSD), Nick SantistevanNick SantistevanNick SantistevanNick SantistevanNick Santistevan (Xinyu Zhao,MARC), Phillip TPhillip TPhillip TPhillip TPhillip Tapiaapiaapiaapiaapia (Margaret Werner-Washburne, IMSD), and AleAleAleAleAlex Wx Wx Wx Wx Washburneashburneashburneashburneashburne(Helen Wearing & Eric Toolson,MARC).

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critical analysis of the humanrole in our current planetarycrisis. It also requires theimmediate implementationof solutions so that our workwithin the university hasrelevance for the communityat large.

Every student will benefitwith a minor in Sustainabil-ity Studies! They can choosefrom a menu of electives thatfocus a major within the sus-tainability paradigm, andthey work together withother Sustainability Studiesstudents in a set of three corecourses in which they explorethe integrity and productivityof the themes, paradigms,concepts and practical appli-cations of sustainability.

For more information,please visit http://sust.unm.edu

UNM’s Minor in Sustainability Studies is a multidisci-plinary degree that integrates knowledge and method-ologies from the sciences, humanities, and arts to trainstudents in the critical areas of:

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at Bosque del Apacheat Bosque del Apacheat Bosque del Apacheat Bosque del Apacheat Bosque del Apachefor food-web surfor food-web surfor food-web surfor food-web surfor food-web surveys.veys.veys.veys.veys.

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UUUUUndernderndernderndergraduate Opportuni-graduate Opportuni-graduate Opportuni-graduate Opportuni-graduate Opportuni-ties (UNO)ties (UNO)ties (UNO)ties (UNO)ties (UNO) is enabled by a

$1 million grant fundedthrough the National Sci-ence Foundation’s Under-graduate Research Mentor-ing Program that is aimed atincreasing the participationof traditionally under-repre-sented groups in the sciences.Drs. Joseph CookDrs. Joseph CookDrs. Joseph CookDrs. Joseph CookDrs. Joseph Cook (Director)and WWWWWilliam Gannonilliam Gannonilliam Gannonilliam Gannonilliam Gannon (co-Director) and a host ofBiology faculty are helpingto engage UNM’s under-graduate students in re-search. In addition to facultymentors, the programincludes a Graduate Mentor,Peer Mentors from theHonors Program, and eachstudent is assigned a Gradu-

ate Mentor to help themnavigate course work andresearch demands.

A multi-level mentoringapproach is used so UNOparticipants can more easilyidentify and choose success-

MMMMMonica Tonica Tonica Tonica Tonica Tellezellezellezellezellez, one of the UNO students, presented her project at the North American Benthologi-

cal Society (NABS) meeting held in late May 2008 inSalt Lake City. She is involved in a stream ecologyproject in Dr. Thomas Turner’s laboratory. “The NABSmeeting was fun and very intense,” Monica reports.“It was great to see what other people are workingon, as well as getting feedback on my project. It’sgood to see that all the names on the articles I’vebeen reading for so long are real people. At first, itwas a little overwhelming, but later I felt like I waspart of the community. I also thought it was good to

A NEW PROGRAM: UNO (UNDERGRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES)

ful paths to graduate school.UNO immerses undergradu-ate biology majors in an inte-grated set of long-term envi-ronmental research projectsthroughout the West:$ regional climatologicalpatterns and large-scale land-scape studies; $ ecosystemprocesses and nutrient cycles;$ community and popula-tion dynamics of animals,plants, and microbes;$ investigations in systemat-ics, molecular ecology, con-servation genetics andmorphological evolution of avariety of species.

Already UNO hasstrengthened UNM’spartnerships for future

recruitment and programswith the SouthwesternIndian Polytechnic Instituteand Central New MexicoCommunity College. Thefunding for UNO wasreceived after the start of theFall 2007 semester, and theprogram is off to a solidstart: all six students madeexcellent progress in estab-lishing research projects inthe first year, and threepresented their work at theBiology Dept.’s AnnualResearch Day in April, 2008.Our second cohort ofstudents have enrolled, andwe now have a total of 15students engaged in hands-on research.

DrDrDrDrDr. Joseph Cook. Joseph Cook. Joseph Cook. Joseph Cook. Joseph Cook

see what graduate students were doing. The differencebetween ‘work from my master’s thesis’ and ‘a chapter inmy dissertation’ was interesting. I also liked hearing whatother labs are doing at different universities and trying toimagine myself doing my grad work at different places.Overall, it was a very valuable experience, and I lookforward to future meetings.”

Monica typifies the kinds of hands-Monica typifies the kinds of hands-Monica typifies the kinds of hands-Monica typifies the kinds of hands-Monica typifies the kinds of hands-on learning eon learning eon learning eon learning eon learning experiences the students are having.xperiences the students are having.xperiences the students are having.xperiences the students are having.xperiences the students are having.


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NSF–RCN CONFERENCE SPOTLIGHT

TTTTThe Department of Biologyhe Department of Biologyhe Department of Biologyhe Department of Biologyhe Department of Biologyhosted its biannual

National Science Founda-tion–Research CoordinationNetwork (NSF–RCN) Con-ference in Santa Fe on Octo-ber 23-27, 2008. This year’smeeting was entitled, “Inte-grating MacroecologialPattern and Processes AcrossScales” (IMPPS). This meet-ing brought together ecolo-gists from around the worldto address scientific ques-tions of importance to mam-malian macroecology. Thisconference has been very suc-cessful due to the endeavorsand participation of severalinternationally renownedscientists. UNM BiologyAssociate Professor FFFFFELISAELISAELISAELISAELISA

SSSSSMITHMITHMITHMITHMITH is responsible fororganizing this scientific col-laboration.

The IMPPS WorkingGroup examined the macro-ecological patterns ofmammals across multiplescales. The body size of anorganism reflects complextrade-offs among numerousprocesses. Nevertheless,certain size-dependentrelationships are observedrepeatedly for mammals andother taxa. For example, the

distribution of mammalianbody sizes (i.e., minimum,maximum and modal size) isremarkably similar acrosscontinents, despite littlespecies overlap. Moreover,distributions appear to havebeen similar for the past 50million years.Do patternsarise because ofcommonancestry, be-cause organismsexist in similarenvironments,or because theyface similardesign or lifehistory con-straints? Theproject assem-bles an interna-tional and dis-tinguished team

of scientists with expertisespanning the full spectrum oftime and space and variousdisciplines (e.g., paleontol-ogy, marine and terrestrialecology, evolutionary biol-ogy, genetics). Anticipatedresults include the develop-

ment of a comprehensiveglobal database on life his-tory, body size, geography,and phylogenetic relatednessfor mammals, as well as thedevelopment of novel analyt-ical and statistical tools.

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COSTA RICA: INTRODUCTION TO TROPICAL BIOLOGY

TTTTThere is a grhere is a grhere is a grhere is a grhere is a growing consensusowing consensusowing consensusowing consensusowing consensus that we are in the midst of asixth mass extinction in the Earth’s history, with various

lines of evidence suggesting that this event is due to anthro-pogenic factors. Yet, at the same time, there are new speciesbeing recognized and added to the annals of science, and newecological and evolutionary discoveries that are broadeningour understanding of life on Earth. Tropical forests form abelt around the Earth and are home to most of the estimated10–100 million plant and animal species. The loss of specieswill be most evident and exemplified in this region. UNMlies just 1,500 km from this imperiled ecosystem and bastionof discovery and evolution. Because we have this cathedral ofevolution in our background and strong ties to Latin Ame-rica, UNM has a long tradition of immersing students in thewilds of the species-rich countries of Central America, likeCosta Rica.

Costa Rica is about the size of Virginia, but within itsborders one can find more than 800 birds species, 400 am-phibian and reptiles, 240 mammals, and more than 9,000plants! The country is topographically diverse from beachesto peaks greater than 3,800 m, and has been one of the mostconservation-oriented countries in the New World tropicswith almost a third of the country’s land area in some form ofconservation protection. Thus, this small country is ideal forintroducing students to what is being done to protect andstudy tropical life. In March 2008, Drs. Joe Cook and BlairWolf and graduate student Mason Ryan led 21 UNM stu-dents enrolled in our Tropical Biology course to Costa Rica

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is to have lived onis to have lived onis to have lived onis to have lived onis to have lived onthe fringe of the world.”the fringe of the world.”the fringe of the world.”the fringe of the world.”the fringe of the world.”

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distance. As we meandered down the trail in the dark, wefollowed a small group of Kinkajous, medium-sized arborealmammals that bear a strong resemblance to large, cute teddybears. As the night was coming to end, we headed back toour vans and made three exciting discoveries that are signifi-cant to conservation efforts in the area. First, we found twospecies of frog that have not been seen in this region in 45years. A student located a leopard robber frog—a jet blackfrog with large white spots on the groin and legs—and Dr.Cook found a gliding frog—a large green bodied from withbright red eyes and fringes in its arms and limbs that allow itto glide when chased by predators. Both are rather gaudyspecies that elicited oohs and awes from the group! After wethought the night couldn’t get any better, near the trail head,Dr. Wolf spotted a small, black-faced, snail-eating snake, arare and secretive species that is only known from this regionof Costa Rica! Eventually, that evening came to end withmore discoveries to come as we traveled north to hike intothe Children’s Preserve near Monte Verde.

The tropical biology c1ass provides students at UNM witha unique opportunity to appreciate, see, touch, hear and feel(e.g., mosquito bites) the diversity of tropical life, to learnabout on-the-ground conservation efforts. As instructors,there is no better classroom or lab to introduce students tobiology and allow them to follow their own curiosity inpursuit of knowledge. The complexity and wonder of tropicalforests allows students the first-hand opportunity of newdiscoveries and a small understanding of what is happeningelsewhere in the world.

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for nine days to get a taste of this very diverse country. Wewere fortunate to have two mammal specialists from the Uni-versity of Costa Rica travel with us as we caught bats andlooked for frogs and lizards during the tropical nights. Dur-ing the days, we looked for birds and were awed by the diver-sity of flowers and fruits, and tied together observed ecologi-cal interactions. The students were astute and aspiring biolo-gists and, as a group, we observed more than 120 birdspecies, 45 mammal species, 23 amphibian species and 30reptile species. Our best night was at a mid-elevation cloudforest on the Pacific coast. We arrived at this site at dusk andwere greeted by the primeval calls of Howler Monkeys in the


WHAT’S NEW WITH THE UNDERGRADUATE & GRADUATE STAFF?

TTTTThere have been many changeshere have been many changeshere have been many changeshere have been many changeshere have been many changes in theBiology Dept.’s Main Office.

CherCherCherCherCheryl Martinyl Martinyl Martinyl Martinyl Martin joined Biology inDecember, 2007 as our StudentProgram Specialist to coordinateour Graduate Program. Cheryl’sduties include graduate students,graduate assistantships, class sched-ules, scholarships and admissions,along with supervising the FrontDesk area. Paul BraultPaul BraultPaul BraultPaul BraultPaul Brault joined Biologyas an Administrative Assistant II inMay 2008. Paul has been at UNMfor about eight years as a staffmember and/or as a student. In theafternoons, Paul assists Cheryl withgraduate student needs, courseschedules, textbook orders andadmissions. Paul is always lending a helping hand with asmile and a solution. Patricia BacaPatricia BacaPatricia BacaPatricia BacaPatricia Baca, our receptionist, began her

career in the Biology Departmentin July, 2006. She is responsiblefor managing the Front Desk,which includes greeting anddirecting guests, students, facultyand staff, answering the tele-phone, sorting the mail, anddealing with the fax and copiers.We also have excellent work-studystudents Amanda, Jackie, Natalia andScott who help us in this area.

Cheryl worked in at UNM’sCommunity & Regional Planningfor almost 14 years. She looksforward to another long career inBiology, and would like to takethis opportunity to thank everyonein the department for helping her

in her first year in the Biology Department.

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Paul, Patricia & CherPaul, Patricia & CherPaul, Patricia & CherPaul, Patricia & CherPaul, Patricia & Cherylylylylyl

SSSSSHANNONHANNONHANNONHANNONHANNON is our newest Program Advisement

Coordinator (undergraduatestudent advisor), taking theplace of Maria Ruby. Shan-non began working in theBiology Dept. five years agoas an assistant to Distin-guished Professor James H.Brown. She joined theProgram in InterdisciplinaryBiological and BiomedicalSciences (PiBBs) in 2005.“PiBBs is such an excitingprogram. It enables us tooffer some of the best sup-port on campus to our grad-uate students, who are absol-utely amazing. It has been an

honor working with themand with Professors Brownand [Felisa] Smith. I’velearned so much.” It was inPiBBs that Shannon realizedshe wanted to do student ad-vising full-time.

Shannon’s B.A. is inAnthropology, and thissemester she finishes herM.A. in American Studies,where her focus has been onCulture Studies. “I love tofind ways to help peoplemake their backgroundswork for them! I am excitedabout working with the Bio-

logy undergraduatestudents, helping themto achieve their goals.UNM Biology is a greatplace to get an educa-tion. Our staff andfaculty are talented,brilliant people. We’redoing some reallycutting-edge researchhere. I hope to get theundergraduate popula-tion connected to thatenergy and build anunprecedented sense ofcommunity for them.”

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IIIIInfectious diseasesnfectious diseasesnfectious diseasesnfectious diseasesnfectious diseases cause more than half of the roughly 50million human deaths per year. These diseases are usually

caused by viruses, bacteria and macroparasites, includingworms or helminths, which live in intimate, long-term con-

tact with and at the expense of thehost. Roughly 207 million people,mostly in developing countries,are infected with the parasiticdisease schistosomiasis, whichcauses fever, chills, cough and

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THE FIGHT AGAINST SCHISTOSOMIASIS

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muscle aches and, if left untreated, anemia, malnutrition andlearning difficulties. Schistosomiasis is caused by a trematodetransmitted to humans by snails that shed the parasite intowater, thus people are infected by contact with water.

As part of an ongoing UNM program to study the biologyand epidemiology of schistosomiasis, Dr. Ben HaneltDr. Ben HaneltDr. Ben HaneltDr. Ben HaneltDr. Ben Hanelt recentlyvisited Kisumu, Kenya, working around Lake Victoria, oneof the world’s great endemic schisto areas. Ben has discovereda new schistosome species from the area, and has developedsome innovative new techniques that blend classical andmodern molecular methods for quantifying the burden ofschistosome infections in people, often including children likethe lively characters pictured here with Ben.


TTTTThomas Khomas Khomas Khomas Khomas Kennedyennedyennedyennedyennedy began hisPh.D. in the Biology

Department in 2004. Hisdissertation has focused onthe effects of disturbancessuch as drought, floodingand river regulation onaquatic and terrestrialinvertebrate communities inthe middle Rio Grande.Tom’s interest in freshwatercommunities began in thelate 1990s when he witness-ed the devastation that inva-sive plants can have on nativecommunities. As a result ofthis experience, he begangraduate school at the Uni-versity of Virginia to studythe effects of biological inva-sions on freshwater commu-nities. After the completionof his Master’s degree, Tomcame to UNM to study withDr. Thomas Turner to broad-en his experiences with fresh-water ecosystems.

Tom conducts his researchin the middle Rio Grande in

New Mexico, a region thathas been modified heavilyand is subject to episodes ofdrought and flooding thatcan occur in the same year.For the past five years Tomhas sampled regularly the

invertebrates in the RioGrande to test how differ-ences in the river’s flow affectthe diversity and abundan-ces of aquatic invertebrates.One of the most interestingfindings has been that an im-

GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT PROFILES

mense amount of variabilityhas occurred over the pastfive years in the invertebratecommunity. Tom also hasfound that channelizationreduces arthropod diversityin the bosque near the riverand currently is investigatingthe underlying reason. Tohelp conduct this research,Tom was an IGERTFellow and was awardedfunding from the CliffCrawford Scholarship in2007 and 2008.

Since the beginning of hisPh.D., Tom has enjoyed hiscollaborations with theTurner lab. He also interactswith Dr. Blair Wolf’s lab andothers, including DaniellaSwenton-Olson, RobinWarne and Hagit Salamon.When not collecting inverte-brates, Tom is usually foundbehind his camera takinggreat wildlife photos.

JJJJJennifer Rodriguez ennifer Rodriguez ennifer Rodriguez ennifer Rodriguez ennifer Rodriguez grew upin Albuquerque, where

she graduated from St. PiusX High School. She grewup knowing the impor-tance of a good education,and recognizes it is anessential part of her life.She is now a senior major-ing in biology with a minorin psychology. Her initialinterest in biology began inher first year of college,and has grown with eachclass she has taken.

Outside of school,Jennifer enjoys volunteer-ing in her community andhelping others, whichincludes working with the

City of Albuquerque AnimalShelter and the Janet VargasMemorial Cancer Fund.

Jennifer has worked as astudent intern at SandiaNational Laboratories for thelast four years. The intern-ship and her biology coursework keeps her very busy.

Upon graduating fromUNM, Jennifer’s goal is topursue a career in VeterinaryMedicine as she is very inter-ested in the health and well-being of animals, and hopesto start her own small-animalpractice. To further herfuture plans to be a veteri-narian, she is networkingwith others with the same

interest by interning at aveterinarian clinic and byparticipating in the UNMPre-Vet Club. As a member,she takes part in planningfuture volunteer events toconnect with the commu-nity and to gain furtherexperience. Her manyactivities have broadenedher experiences as shecontinues to work hard toachieve her goal of becom-ing a veterinarian.

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Jennifer is one of our 2008–09Jennifer is one of our 2008–09Jennifer is one of our 2008–09Jennifer is one of our 2008–09Jennifer is one of our 2008–09Cocalina Memorial Scholarship winners!Cocalina Memorial Scholarship winners!Cocalina Memorial Scholarship winners!Cocalina Memorial Scholarship winners!Cocalina Memorial Scholarship winners!


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IIIIIt is with mixt is with mixt is with mixt is with mixt is with mixededededed emotions emotions emotions emotions emotions that weannounce the retire-ment of Marla FMarla FMarla FMarla FMarla F.....WWWWWonnonnonnonnonn, our Depart-ment AdministratorIII. It’s sad to say“goodbye” toMarla, knowing thatthis organizationwill be a muchemptier place with-out her, but at thesame time, we knowthat she leaves us inexcellent shape.

Indeed, Marla became part of the lifeblood of thisuniversity as she was employed at UNM for more than 20years! She began her career as a contract employee per-forming routine office management, data collection, andpublication research. Quickly, however, she was promotedto the Office of Research Administration, where, as aContracts and Grant Coordinator, she was responsible forapproving proposals and certifications. As an institutionalrepresentative of the university, she assisted with andprocessed funding proposals, including budget, documen-

tation and correspondence preparation. Marla’s success didnot end there, though. She was promoted again to a newposition—Department Administrator III for the Depart-ment of Physics and Astronomy. There Marla was respon-sible for fiscal and budget management, personnel admin-istration and supervision, coordination of contract andgrant efforts, and development and implementation ofoperational procedures and policies. While pursuing hercareer, Marla also earned her M.A. in Training and Learn-ing Technologies from UNM. In 2001, Marla joined theDepartment of Biology as the Department AdministratorIII. Successful at developing and implementing numerousinnovative cost-saving strategies, Marla helped Biologyfinance new equipment for student labs. She was instru-mental in re-engineering staff positions to provide im-proved department-wide service.

The Department of Biology recognized Marla at aretirement reception held in her honor on June 27, 2008.We applaud Marla’s numerous contributions to ourdepartment and the university. Although we miss Marla,she has worked her entire career and has earned theopportunity to spend more time with her family andgrandchildren. We wish Marla all the best as she enjoysher well-deserved retirement.

STAFF RETIREMENT: MARLA WONN

MMMMMariekariekariekariekarieken Shaneren Shaneren Shaneren Shaneren Shaner is almost a New Mexico native, having moved to northern New Mexico from San Francisco more years ago than she cares to count. During her

time in Los Alamos as a young person, she was surrounded by two things thatshaped her later career in academics: nature and science. Winters in Los Alamos werespent observing organisms in high elevations (sometimes on the ski slopes), whilesummers were spent either in the mountain streams or in the Rio Grande canyon.Also, since Marieken’s father was a physicist at Los Alamos Labs, she was exposedconstantly to science and the scientific process. One of the most valuable lessons shelearned was to ask questions about the various observations made in northern NewMexico’s natural habitats.

Marieken attended UNM first as an undergraduate, graduating from the BiologyDepartment with the honors of magna cum laude. She was fortunate enough tocontinue her graduate work at UNM under the direction of biologist Dr. DianeMarshall. Marieken’s primary research interests are the evolutionary ecology of plantmating systems, which has resulted in five publications, most recently in the journalEvolution. Along with the Marshall lab group, she also has another manuscriptsubmitted and is working on a review of how plant age affects mating. And, just tokeep busy, there are a few data sets that are waiting in the wings for some attention.

After graduating with her master’s degree in 2003, Marieken taught Biology at CNM. She taught introductory biology forpre-health students, anatomy & physiology, microbiology, and introductory courses for biology majors. At UNM, Mariekenhas taught microbiology and the introductory biology course for pre-health majors. These very high-volume courses, in turn,have taught Marieken to budget her time between research and teaching 250 students a semester! Additionally, because of herextensive teaching experiences, both as a student and as a teacher, Marieken has a unique understanding of the many chal-lenges faced by the department’s students, which she has put to good use in her two years of undergraduate academic advis-ing.

FACULTY PROFILE: MARIEKEN SHANER

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TTTTThe Department of Biologyhe Department of Biologyhe Department of Biologyhe Department of Biologyhe Department of Biologyis pleased and excited to

announce a new endow-ment, “Mollie E. HayesBiology Endowment inHonor of Dr. EdwardCastetter.” The fund hasbeen established to supportthe teaching and research offaculty and students of theBiology Department, aswell as to enhance theeducational mission andphysical environment ofUNM’s Biology Depart-ment.

Ms. Hayes completedher undergraduate degreein Biology in 1938. Shethen continued her studiesand received her master’sdegree in 1939. Mollie wasone of the first women to

complete her master’sdegree in Biology from theUniversity of New Mexico.Her research focused onplant biology, specificallystudying plants from thePacific Northwest. While agraduate student at UNM,Mollie worked as a researchassistant for Dr. Edward F.Castetter (1928–78, UNMProfessor of Biology;1928–57, UNM BiologyDept. Chair; 1956-57,UNM Vice-President). Theendowment that Mollieestablished is in honor andrecognition of Dr. Castet-ter’s work and encourage-ment.

As with all gifts, wewant to thank all of ourdonors for their generosity.

THE MOLLIE E. HAYESBIOLOGY ENDOWMENT

FFFFFor years, the Biology Department has sponsored a weeklyor years, the Biology Department has sponsored a weeklyor years, the Biology Department has sponsored a weeklyor years, the Biology Department has sponsored a weeklyor years, the Biology Department has sponsored a weeklyseminar speakseminar speakseminar speakseminar speakseminar speaker serieser serieser serieser serieser series that provides opportunities for

faculty, staff, students and guests across scientific disciplinesfrom the University of New Mexico and local, state andworld academic and research institutions to present theirresearch. The seminar series lets faculty, staff, students andguests take a break from their routine and their research tolisten to a new perspective. Each week a new guest arrives tospeak on topics ranging from conservation of the red squirrelto the analysis of ecosystems to microbial ecology. This year’sseminar series kicked off on September 11th with speaker Dr.John Marshall, University of Idaho, who has very broadinterests in plant physiological ecology; he spoke about“Scaling Carbon–Water Exchange Ratios: Leaf to Water-shed.” Often, our speakers provide an international perspec-tive. For example, Dr. Gui Oliviera recently visited fromBrazil and talked about his ongoing efforts to make genomeinformation about the human pathogen Schistosoma mansoniavailable to scientists around the world.

Please come join us at the seminars to mingle with faculty,staff and students, and to broaden yur biological horizons.You can see the schedule of seminar speakers at http://biology.unm.edu

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for four years of outstanding serfor four years of outstanding serfor four years of outstanding serfor four years of outstanding serfor four years of outstanding service to the department.vice to the department.vice to the department.vice to the department.vice to the department.

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A HEARTFELT “THANK YOU!”


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We most sincerely thank our donors for their generous gifts in 2007–08. Your continued support of the Department of Biologyallows us to provide resources needed to sustain students & faculty through scholarships, research funding, capital projectimprovements, & other general needs. Much of your donations & contributions of this past year supported the newly renovatedteaching facilities for our students.

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