Pictured (from left): Drs. Pittman and McAllister
Dr. Chris T. McAllister, NTCC Biology, continued his research on fish parasites on an outing from the Ouachita Mountains Biological Station (OMBS) at Big Fork, Arkansas from July 30-Aug. 3, 2025. Dr. Mac was joined by the OMBS station manager, Dr. Jeffrey Pittman, who assisted him in electroshocking fish.
Noteworthy discoveries included what he believe will be new gill myxosporeans in highland stonerollers and blackspotted topminnows from the area. Dr. Mac hopes that in the next school year that he can recruit additional NTCC students in this biological endeavor by enrolling them in NTCC Independent Research. Thus, helping him in the pursuit of discovering novel parasites in vertebrates.
To learn more about biology classes at NTCC and possible research opportunities, please contact McAllister at 903-434-8286 or cmcallister@ntcc.edu.
Pictured: Some of the various fish species collected and examined for parasites. Myxosporean spores from fish gills.
