Genome June Naturalist Night: The Most Interesting Fish in the World

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Thursday June 12

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6:00 PM  –  8:00 PM

 

The Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History is thrilled to be partnering with the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute as they open the vault to bring you a month of intriguing science mysteries and behind-the-scenes research!

Genome June will make a splash with this next lecture and just in time for World Oceans Day! Join an ichthyological researcher as he sheds light on the most interesting fish in the world: the steelhead. Or is it the rainbow trout? Take a  look at the genome to uncover the difference, or learn whether there even is a difference! 

Instructors: Dr. Devon Pearse - Adjunct Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCSC; Dr. Cheyenne Payne - Postdoctoral researcher at UCSC and NOAA

Class Size: 60 participants

Date: 6/12/25

Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Location: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History 1305 East Cliff Dr., Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Materials: Light refreshments will be served prior to the start of the program. After the lecture, there will be an audience engagement game.

Class Fee: $11 - Museum Members receive a special discounted price applied at checkout.

 

$11.00