Disease Biology and Ecology
We have a very strong research group in Disease Biology and Ecology with research teams focusing on infectious diseases, malaria, insect pathology and insect immunity. We recently hired Andrew Read and Matt Thomas to strengthen this core of excellent scientists.
People specializing in this area
Faculty
Mary Barbercheck, Ph.D.
Sustainable and organic agriculture; Biological soil quality and sustainability; entomopathogenic nematode biology and ecology
Ottar Bjornstad, Ph.D.
Population ecology and population dynamics with particular emphasis on mathematical and computational aspects
Diana Cox-Foster, Ph.D.
Insect biochemistry and physiology; evolutionary development; molecular biology; host/pathogen interactions
Liwang Cui, Ph.D.
Molecular parasitology; medical entomology; host-parasite interactions
Kelli Hoover, Ph.D.
Insect-plant-entomopathogen interactions of the gypsy moth
Mark Mescher, Ph.D.
Role of plant volatiles in mediating ecological and evolutionary interactions among plants, insects, and pathogens, co-evolution, and tritrophic interactions
Andrew Read, Ph.D.
Ecology and evolutionary genetics of infectious disease (Center For Infectious Disease Dynamics)
Matt Thomas, Ph.D.
Ecology and evolution of host-pathogen interactions; invasive species; agrobiodiversity and natural pest control; biological control
