Sushi Salutations
March 25, 2026
We are saying goodbye to Dr. Shinsaku Ito, a visiting professor returning to Japan. It was a very fun year and we will miss him!
Alison’s harvest
March 17, 2026
Alison has been working with a variety of rotation crops for processing tomato – Corn, alfalfa, and cucumber – and checking for a management strategy against resistance breaking root knot nematodes! Her plants put the green in greenhouse!
The Nutcracker
March 3, 2026
Veronica starts her new project involving walnuts and pesticides. The new walnut girl.
Biodiversity Day
February 21, 2026
Another year, another Biodiversity Day! Pallavi took charge of the Nematology table this year and it was an amazing educational experience for all! Pallavi also presented about Nematodes in Biodiversity Day’s speaker series! Thanks to Alison, Veronica, Yasumasa, Ching-Jung, Emma, and Shahid for helping out!
Cyst-ers Forever
January 13, 2026
Maintaining cyst cultures is a team effort! -Nick, Shinsaku, Yasumasa
Halloween – Lab Rats
October 31, 2025
Spooky science! Coaker Lab and Siddique Lab dressed up as lab rats for Halloween! Hide your cheese and pipettes!
2025 Lab Safety Olympics
September 2-5, 2025
Siddique Lab’s first annual lab-lympics, which brushes up on members’ lab safety knowledge! The event spanned an entire week and included safety training, workshops, and fun games such as bingo, pipette shooting, and a wet glove try-on contest! Lisa, Nick, Dadong, and Veronica predicted their victory with their team name – “Team That’s Gonna Win.”
YSP students spend the summer in the Siddique lab
July 13-17th, 2025
High school students Boya Liu, Ananya Saini, and Wesley Chen participated in the Youth Scholars Program with the Siddique lab. They were under the mentorship of Bardo, Alison, and Ching-Jung. At the end of the program, they had to opportunity to present their research projects!
SON 2025
July 13-17th, 2025
The Society of Nematologists conference was held in Victoria, British Columbia this year. Congrats to Alison for receiving the John M. Webster Outstanding Student Award!
So much to celebrate!
June 10, 2025
Congratulations to Veronica for passing her Qualification Exam and Ching-Jung for walking the stage!
Undergraduate Research Conference
April 24-25, 2025
Aarish, Emma, Katelin, and Lisa presented their research at the Undergraduate Research Conference!
Picnic Day 2025
April 12, 2025
The Siddique Lab and others helped spread knowledge on different types of nematodes to visitors on Picnic Day!
UCD-UCR Nematology Hangout!
February 26 – February 27, 2025
Nick, Bardo, Dr.Shahid, Ching-Jung, Veronica, and Alison visited UC Riverside’s Nematology department!
Biodiversity Day 2025
February 8, 2025
The Siddique Lab displayed many plant and animal nematode specimens for Biodiversity Day!
Alison Blundell Wins Second in Student Competition
Our students and postdoc excelled at the 63rd annual Society of Nematologists (SON) meeting in Park City, Utah. They had a blast at SON—details here!
YSP Scholars Thrive in Nematode Research
This summer, our lab hosted YSP Scholars Mason Walline and Anderson Van Dang, who gained valuable hands-on experience with nematode research. Their time with us was met with high praise from both the students and their families, underscoring the positive impact of our mentorship. We are proud to have contributed to their growth and would love to share more about their journey.
Both Mason and Anderson excelled, with Mason earning second place in the Summer Slam; Mason was mentored by Ching-Jung Lin, and Anderson by Veronica Casey, both graduate students in our lab.
SON 2023 was a blast!
The Siddique Lab had so much fun at SON 2023 held in Columbus, OH. Alison won first place in the 3-minute competition and Ching-Jung won second place in the 12-minute competition. The lab also competed in the Cobb Bowl!
Biodiversity Day 2023!
Read about our special nematode collections in Biodiversity Museum Day at UC Davis
New Grad Student Joins the Lab
Welcome our new student Veronica Casey to the Siddique Lab!
Jastro Shields Awards
Three of our PhD candidates won the Jastro Shields Awards for the Academic Year 22-23. They will be working on various aspects of Plant Nematode Interaction and Nematode biology.
Three Grad Students finish their Qualifying Exams!
Our grad students Alison Coomer, Ching-Jung Lin and Pallavi Shakya finished their Qualifying Exams. They are now PhD Candidates. Exciting time for the Siddique Lab!!
New Grad student joins the lab
Welcome our new grad student Ching-Jung Lin to the Siddique Lab!
Alison Coomer wins first place in the Global Nematode Thesis Competition
Alison is working on her research topic, “Plant Parasitic Nematode Effectors and Their Role in the Plant Defense Immune System”. In her research she studies the trade-offs between virulence and resistance breaking root knot nematodes. Take a look at the presentation where she explains her project flawlessly in three minutes!
New Grad Student Joins the Lab
Welcome our new grad student Pallavi Shakya to Siddique Lab!
Dr. Williamson’s scientific achievements highlighted in MPMI Journal.
Alison and Ado do their first infiltration!
Learning is fun and exciting when you have great lab mates!
New Grad student joins the lab
Welcome our new grad student Alison Coomer to Siddique Lab!
Nematodes on Highlight
Nematodes highlighted on the cover of The Plant Journal.
Siddique Lab’s New Logo
We have a new lab logo!
