The Sexton Lab at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Investigating conflicting host pressures and genetic robustness in arboviruses

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Shereen Ahmed, ABRCMS 2025, Sexton Lab, STEM-POWERS

November 20th, 2025: Shereen Ahmed presented her STEM-POWER undergraduate research at the ABRCMS Meeting in San Antonio, TX. Her poster was titled: The effect of helicase mutations on West Nile Virus replication fidelity.

July 16th, 2025: Hayley Moree presented her undergraduate honors thesis work at the American Society for Virology Meeting in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Her poster was titled: Investigating Fatty Acid Influence on West Nile Virus in Mosquitoes and Birds.

ASV 2025 Sexton Lab, Hayley Moree, Monteal Skyline from the Ferris wheel.
Apricot Pacman frog Sexton lab

September 30th, 2024: The Sexton Lab has a Lab pet. This apricot Pacman frog is named Modelo and grew very quickly. He lives with our Research Technician Kenny now (2025).

Apricot Pacman frog.
Apricot Pacman frog Sexton lab

April 12th, 2024: Western Blotting up and running.

Western Blot in progress
Culex tarsalis larvae Sexton Lab

April 11th, 2024: The Sexton Lab has started rearing Culex tarsalis mosquitoes! We also have Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes.

Pupae collected to add to the adult colony. Sexton lab.
Adults in the colony spend time upside down at the top of the cage. Sexton lab.
A blood fed Culex tarsalis female. Sexton lab

December 1st, 2023: Happy Holidays from the Sexton Lab

Science holiday Sexton Lab
Caden Conneally poster Sexton Lab

August 4th, 2023: Caden Conneally presents at the Summer Research Symposium 2023

August 4th, 2023: Isabelle Juhler presents at the Summer Research Symposium 2023

Isabella Juhler poster Sexton Lab

April 4th, 2023: Starting to do science.

March 17th, 2023: The Sexton Lab is officially cleared to start working!

January 3rd, 2023: Sexton lab started, equipment coming soon.