Join us at our General Meeting and 2nd annual Good of the Hive lecture on October 11th to hear our speaker Tobin Hammer, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UC Irvine present on the topic: Bees, Disease and Gut Health-Exploring Connections Between Pollinators and People.

Dr. Hammer is a National Geographic Explorer and ecologist studying the microorganisms that live in and on the bodies of pollinators and other animals providing the hosts (and humans) with important nutritional and digestive benefits. Studying the microbiome of bees will help scientists translates into studies that help humans and agriculture.

Dr. Hammer has published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Royal Society Open Science, Ecological Monographs just to name a few. Dr. Hammer is an integral member of UCI ECCLPs Campus task force, who’s making waves in the world of ecology and evolutionary biology at UCI. Tobin’s team is on a mission-conducting fieldwork, surveying wild bees, and even nurturing their own bee colonies. He is breaking stereotypes by emphasizing the importance of studying various bee species and their unique challenges.

Join us from 9:30-10:00 a.m. for social time and refreshments, the meeting begins promptly at 10:00 a.m. Meetings are held at Laguna Presbyterian Church in Tankersley Hall located at 415 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, Ca. Non-members are invited to attend for free on their first visit.

Questions? We’d love to hear from you!