Nish was a special guest on Stuart Keller’s radio show.

Nish was a special guest on Stuart Keller’s radio show, Delving In, on KTAL, the community radio station in Las Cruces, New Mexico. As the name implies, Delving In approaches topics in a nuanced, non-hyped, respectful, and conversational manner, taking the full hour with a single guest or occasionally with a small panel.  Nish talked with Stuart about … Read more

Dr. Nish pitches in at local tree planting event with MCB staff Tom Martinez and his daughter Adison.

Acore tenet of UC Merced’s mission is public service, something staffers Tom and Esmeralda Martinez know all about thanks to their daughter.  On June 5, Merced natives the Martinezes and their 7-year-old daughter, Adison, worked alongside community members and city leaders to clean up Rahilly Park and the Black Rascal Creek bike path in North … Read more

Protecting Oceans Worldwide: World Ocean Day Is Coming Up

An Interview with Marine Biologist Dr. Michele Nishiguchi Read Article June 8 is World Ocean Day. The theme this year is “One Ocean, One Climate, One Future – Together.” World Ocean Day is important for the health of Earth’s waters. It marks a global movement to protect “at least 30% of our blue planet by 2030 (“30×30”). A … Read more

Alba’s paper in the Journal of Bacteriology

Alba’s paper made the cover picture for the Journal of Bacteriology. Its linked to the first paper in 2021 on the journal article page. Chavez-Dozal, A.A., W. Soto, and M.K. Nishiguchi. 2021 Identification of a transcriptomic network underlying the wrinkly and smooth phenotypes of Vibrio fischeri Journal of Bacteriology DOI 10.1128/JB.00259-20 https://nishsymbiosislab.com/journal-articles/

7th grade genetics lesson!

A 7th grade genetics lesson! Wa delivered to Las Cruces Public Schools on Friday, and over the next couple of months about 1800 students will be watching these videos. Used was this interview footage with Dr. Nishiguchi in 3 videos, Testing Creosote Genetics (with the Asombro kit) and Testing Creosote Genetics (without the Asombro kit) are the same for … Read more