March 2019 Brown lab returns to Brazil for continued collaboration and research with Dr. Mônica Pupo at The Laboratory of Microbial Chemistry (LQMo) University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Special thanks to FAPESP and TTU SPRINT for supporting our membracid research!

Dr. Brown & Dr. Pupo

Beauty is sometimes distracting to researchers.

Deep gratitude to Dr. Mônica Pupo, FAPESP and TTU SPRINT for supporting our membracid research!

Working in the heat of Brazil’s summer to characterize membracid symbioses.

First breakfast after a very long flight and drive from Lubbock, TX to Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.