NIMBioS congratulates its newest postdoctoral fellows, who will begin their research at NIMBioS later this year. R. Tucker Gilman is a Ph.D. candidate in zoology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Tom E. Ingersoll is a Ph.D. candidate in environmental science, policy, and management at the University of California, Berkeley. Shade T. Shutters earned a Ph.D. in biology in June 2009 from Arizona State University and is currently a postdoctoral research scientist in the Applied Economics Department at the University of Vigo, Spain. Xavier Thibert-Plante is a Ph.D. candidate in biology at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Click here to read about their proposed research projects.

Toxoplasmosis is one of the most common parasitic infections throughout the world. According to one estimate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, up to one-quarter of Americans may be infected, and up to one-third of the world's population. At NIMBioS, Dr. Xiaopeng Zhao is co-organizer of a May 13-15 workshop in which a multi-disciplinary group of scientists will study Toxoplasma gondii, the parasite that causes infection. NIMBioS has produced a video about the disease and the purpose of the workshop. Click here to view the video.