On this weeks episode Brendan sits down with Patrick Hannington, a professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta. His interests are at the interface between animals, parasites, and freshwater environments, including Prussian carp, a species capable of gynogesis, a reproductive technique that involves cloning and sperm stealing! Patrick and Brendan discuss Prussian Carp, eDNA assay development, genetics, and assay validation.

Recently, Patrick and his research group have been working to develop and implement a decentralized environmental DNA surveillance network to inform our understanding of invasive species, like Prussian carp and invasive mussels, in Western Canada. You can check out his labs work here: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/public-health/research/faculty-features/hanington.html

Check out his teams swimmer's itch page here: https://swimmersitch.info/

Main Point: Don't forget the value of basic science!

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