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| Welcome to the Altizer lab at UGA |
We study the ecology and evolution of infectious diseases in natural populations of insects, birds and mammals, using experimental, field, comparative and modelling approaches. We also study the ecology, evolution and conservation of monarch butterflies in North America. |
NEWS: Apr 30 :The lab will miss Michael Maudsley, who moved on to a research position at Emory University. Michael has worked with us since Fall 2007. We wish Mike well in his new job! May 15: A new paper by postdoc Daniel Streicker in PLoS Pathogens shows that rabies virus evolves faster in tropical non-migratory bats relative to bat species from the temperate zone. To read the paper, click here. June 12: Science Nation episode, titled “Butterflies and Bats Reveal Clues About Spread of Infectious Disease,” features Sonia Altizer, Daniel Streicker and Dara Satterfield. To view the video, click here. June 14: New findings on vampire bat rabies by Daniel Streicker is highlighted in BBC News. To view the article, click here. |
LINKS TO LAB RESEARCH PROJECTS ONLINE: Monarch Butterfly Parasites/MonarchHealth Citizen-Science Project |