Congratulations on a successful defence, Emily!
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Emily has been tracking the presence of heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis in mosquitoes in the Maritimes and successfully defended her Honours thesis last week! Thank you for all of your hard work this year, Emily - we will miss having you in the lab!