Micky (Sangwook) Ahn

Excited to share our new publication on the horse nemabiome! Grateful to co-lead this work with Grace Ochigbo and to contribute to parasite knowledge in Alberta’s feral horses! Many thanks to our co-authors Kobe, @jocelynpoissant.bsky.social, and Brielle!

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02.06.2025 22:18 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Excited to share that our paper on Hsiungia pekingensis, a rare equine strongyle, is now published in the Journal of Helminthology!
Special thanks to my supervisors and collaborators for their support. Classical and molecular parasitology in harmony!
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28.02.2025 17:00 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

‘First record of Hsiungia pekingensis (Nematoda: Strongylidae) in North America: Morphological and molecular identification of a rare equine strongyle | Journal of Helminthology | Cambridge Core ‘First record of Hsiungia pekingensis (Nematoda: Strongylidae) in North America: Morphological and molecular identification of a rare equine strongyle - Volume 99

Congratulations to @sinamohtasebi.bsky.social for his 1st PhD publication 👏: A phylogenetic analysis of a rare equine strongyle and re-analysis of public nemabiome datasets to learn more about the distribution of the species doi.org/10.1017/S002...

24.02.2025 16:58 — 👍 15    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

And also @mickyahn.bsky.social for his honourable mention @sihorses.bsky.social photo 😍🐴

14.02.2025 23:53 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Excited to announce the publication of the first chapter of my PhD in Biological Conservation! We evaluated individual behavioral variation and its implications for delineating intraspecific units for the conservation of caribou. Read more here:
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18.12.2024 18:51 — 👍 26    🔁 12    💬 3    📌 1

Thank you to my supervisor @jocelynpoissant.bsky.social and my co-authors, Elizabeth Redman, Stefan Gavriliuc, Jennifer Bellaw, @johngilleard.bsky.social, Phil McLoughlin!

12.12.2024 16:26 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Mixed strongyle parasite infections vary across host age and space in a population of feral horses | Parasitology | Cambridge Core Mixed strongyle parasite infections vary across host age and space in a population of feral horses

The first paper from my PhD is out in Parasitology! Using DNA metabarcoding, I show patterns of parasite infection in Sable Island horses!

It's open access, so go check it out!

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12.12.2024 16:26 — 👍 27    🔁 16    💬 3    📌 1

Had such a great time teaching about equine parasites last weekend!

03.12.2024 01:16 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We successfully held our Equine Parasitology Workshop at UCVM, bringing together DVM and grad students for an engaging day of learning and hands-on experience. The workshop covered everything from classic parasitology techniques to cutting-edge diagnostics like nemabiome analysis. 🐎🪱

#Parasitology

03.12.2024 00:23 — 👍 12    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 1

Hello! I'm Micky, a PhD Candidate at the University of Calgary studying the ecology and evolution of parasites in Sable Island horses using DNA metabarcoding. I spent 3 summers on a deserted island as a glorified poop picker and amateur horse photographer.

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