What's in the box? The gut microbes of Eastern Box Turtles
Schedule
Wed, 14 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
6908 Belair Rd, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21206 | Parkville, MD
Advertisement
Join us for the January meeting of the Herp Club!Eastern Box Turtles are good bio-sentinels of eastern hardwood forest ecosystems, yet their internal ecosystems (the microbes that live in them) are almost entirely unknown. Graduate student Jace Geiger and his advisor Steve Kimble will talk about what they’ve found living in there and what this can teach us about the health of eastern box turtles.
You can use the following link to register for this presentation:
https://marylandnature.wildapricot.org/event-6467730
Jace Geiger is currently pursuing his Master of Science degree at Towson University. His work focuses on how environmental factors shape the microbiome of Eastern Box Turtles and what these patterns can tell us about ecosystem and turtle health.
Dr. Steven Kimble received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and his PhD from Purdue University in 2012. He is currently a professor in Towson University’s Department of Biological Sciences, focusing on molecular ecology, conservation genetics, and herpetology. Dr. Kimble’s research centers on the conservation of threatened species, typically reptiles and amphibians. He is currently working on projects that include characterizing the microbiome of eastern box turtles to improve assessments of wildlife health, exploring differences between the microbiomes of captive and free-ranging eastern box turtles, and identifying the genetic factors that influence survival or mortality in eastern box turtles infected with ranavirus.
Advertisement
Where is it happening?
6908 Belair Rd, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21206, 6908 Belair Rd, Baltimore, MD 21206-1122, United States, ParkvilleEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.
