Rachel Pikstein

Pikstein Lab

Pikstein Laboratory for Conservation Research & Education focuses on tackling biodiversity & habitat loss, invasive species, & a variety of other environmental degradations. The lab achieves its goals by performing ongoing fieldwork, producing relevant and essential scientific literature, rehabilitating and rescuing wildlife, presenting research at symposiums, mentoring students in conservation/ecology/veterinary medicine from under- grad school, and providing educational outreach at public events; from libraries & school presentations, to booths at comic conventions & reptile expos.