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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: UGA to host conference on the Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases in May 2009. Click here for more information. Congratulations to undergraduate Ernie Osburn, who was awarded a PhD fellowship from the University of Maryland to begin in Fall 2009 Graduate student Julie Rushmore recieved a Fullbright Fellowship to conduct field work in Uganda beginning in August 2009 Welcome to undergraduate student Adam Haviland and recent ecology graduate Randy Singer, who began working on the Mammal Parasite Database in February 2009. |
LINKS TO LAB RESEARCH PROJECTS ONLINE: Monarch Butterfly Parasites/MonarchHealth Citizen-Science Project |