For this project, based in the lab of Dr. John Drake, Trianna Humphrey worked with Tad Dallas to study the effect of changing environmental conditions on a host-parasite relationship. Trianna Humphrey, Tougaloo College Tad Dallas, Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia Extreme environmental conditions can have an influence on host-parasite relationships and capable of
David Vasquez, a student from Virginia Tech, worked with Andy Davis in the Odum School of Ecology to examine the effect that parasite infections have on the fighting ability of beetles. David Vasquez1, Andy Davis2 1Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia Parasites, by definition, subsist off their host’s
For this project, students Nicolas Means from Oklahoma State University and Darlisha Owens from Grambling State University, teamed up with Dr. Travis Glenn in the Department of Environmental Health Science and Dr. Nicole Gottdenker in Veterinary Medicine to use next-generation DNA sequencing to identify disease reservoirs. Nicolas J. Means1, Darlisha Owens2, Troy Kieran3, Travis C.
Jacob Gafranek, a student at Xavier University, worked with Dr. Michael Strand and graduate student mentor Kerri Coon in the UGA Entomology Department, to look at the gut microbiota of a mosquito disease vector. Jacob T. Gafranek1, Kerri L. Coon2, Michael R. Strand2 1 Xavier University 2 University of Georgia Gut bacteria are ubiquitous among
2013 student Kaela Caballero worked with Professor Sonia Altizer and graduate student Alexa Fritzsche to investigate the effect of temperature on immunity to parasites in monarch butterfly larvae. Abstract Recent studies indicate that environmental factors, particularly temperature, can affect the outcome of host-parasite interactions, with implications for predicting pathogen responses and parasite development to