Nutrition & Health

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A scanning electron micrograph of a nematode, a Steinernema carpocapsae, spitting venom. (Image by Adler Dillman)
Bug Squad: Article

These Microscopic Parasitic Nematodes or Round Worms Spit Venom

October 26, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Who knew? Who knew that you, along with billions of other people, could be infected with undetected microscopic parasitic nematodes, or round worms? And that they spit venom? Parasitologist Adler Dillman of UC Riverside knows. In fact, he recently received a $1.
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This is a scanning electron micrograph of a Steinernema carpocapsae nematode; this is what they look like when they are spitting venom into their host. (Image by Adler Dillman)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Adler Dillman to Share Research on Parasitic Worms and the Venom They Release in Us

October 21, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Parasitologist Adler Dillman, an associate professor of parasitology at UC Riverside, will present a UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar on "Nematode Venom Contains Potent Modulators of Insect Immunity" on Wednesday, Oct. 27 in 122 Briggs Hall, off Kleiber Hall Drive.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Nutrition Policy Institute welcomes Erin Esaryk

October 19, 2021
By Danielle Lee
The Nutrition Policy Institute welcomed Erin Esaryk to the team on August 9, 2021 as a research data analyst. Esaryk graduated in May 2020 from UC Berkeley with a master in public health. She also works at UC San Francisco with Sheri Weiser on projects related to food insecurity and health outcomes.
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