Cambridge Entomological Club meeting -Tuesday 5/13

[Sarah Dendy]

Join us for a meeting of the Cambridge Entomological Club!

Date: Tuesday, May 13th 7:30 PM EST

Location: In Person in MCZ101A, or on Zoom

Title: North to Alaska: from NextGen sequencing to Citizen Science aiming to understand the subarctic and Arctic biodiversity

Speaker: Thalles Pereira

Summary: Scientists estimate that there are over 7.5 million species of plants and animals that have yet to be discovered and described. But in a world where extinction may outpace discovery, and global changes are occurring at a faster rate in Arctic and subarctic regions, like Alaska, how can citizen scientists get involved? Join me as I share how residents in Alaska helped me discover and describe a new species of snakeworm gnat (Diptera) and how I used DNA barcoding  (nanopore sequencing technology) to find 50 new species of Phoridae (Diptera).

NOTICE: We will be holding hybrid meetings to accommodate COVID-19 precautions and audience members from around the world. You can join our Zoom meeting by clicking here.

For those able to attend, we will have an informal dinner at 6:00 pm at Cambridge Common Restaurant with the speaker, followed by our formal meeting (7:30 - 9:00 pm) in room MCZ101A of the Museum of Comparative Zoology (there will be signs to help direct). The meeting will begin with club announcements, followed by a 60-minute presentation by the invited speaker and Q&A. Membership is open to amateur and professional entomologists - that means everyone!