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September 18, 2024

Bugs & Bites

Event Description:

As part of this year’s Santa Cruz River Dragonfly Festival, we are pleased to host our third annual Bugs & Bites at the Playground Bar & Lounge. Join Sonoran Institute’s Santa Cruz River experts, Michael T. Bogan and Rocio Guzman from University of Arizona’s School of Natural Resources and the Environment, and Jorge Jimenez from the University of Sonora, Hermosillo, as they unveil the mesmerizing world of dragonflies and venomous creatures of the Sonoran Desert. Discover the intricacies of bug anatomy, how venom is being used to treat diseases like cancer and uncover the astounding adaptations that have allowed them to evolve and survive in the Sonoran Desert. Join us for a fun, bilingual, and family-friendly evening while relaxing in a fun downtown Tucson venue! 

Where: Playground Bar and Lounge (278 E Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701) 

When: Wednesday, September 18th, from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Presentations will start at 6:30 P.M.

 
Jorge Jimenez Canale works with venomous critters (snakes, scorpions and spiders) and nanotechnology, to develop anticancer systems. He has his bachelor’s in biology, Master’s in Nanotechnology and PhD in Material Sciences, from the University of Sonora. He is also an avid nature photographer and science communicator.
Rocío Guzman is an ecologist from Sonora, Mexico. She is currently a PhD student at the Aquatic Ecology Lab of the University of Arizona and is studying dragonflies and damselflies in urban areas of the Sonoran Desert.
Dr. Michael Bogan is an assistant professor at the UArizona’s School of Natural Resources and the Environment, and he currently serves as the president of the Desert Fishes Council. His research focuses on how disturbance and dispersal processes shape biodiversity in aquatic and riparian ecosystems.


Event Hosts:
Sonoran Institute, University of Arizona School of Natural Resources and the Environment

Date & time:
September 18, 2024
6 p.m.  -  9 p.m.

Location:
Playground Bar & Lounge
278 E Congress St
Tucson, AZ, 85701

Open to the Public:
Yes

Cost:
Free

Questions: For Questions about this event, please contact Kashja Iler with Sonoran Institute at 5206646003 or kiler@sonoraninstitute.org.



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