COS 173 - Disease And Epidemiology 1

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM EDT

  Host resource levels influence the quantity but not quality of parasite spores
  

  Presenting Author: Marcin Dziuba – University of Michigan

  Coauthor: Michelle L. Fearon – University of Michigan

  Coauthor: Patrick Clay – University of Michigan

  Coauthor: Elizabeth S. Davenport – University of Michigan

  Coauthor: Kira Monell – University of Michigan

  Coauthor: Siobhan Calhoun – University of Michigan

  Coauthor: Meghan A. Duffy – University of Michigan
• 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM EDT

  Risky business: Relating probability of direct contact with disease risk
  

  Presenting Author: Maria A. Dobbin – University of Alberta

  Coauthor: Peter Smolko, PhD – Techinical University in Zvolen

  Coauthor: Laurens Put – University of Alberta

  Coauthor: Evelyn Merrill, PhD – University of Alberta
• 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM EDT

  The role of community assembly on disease prevalence: Could there be an amphibian dilution effect?
  

  Presenting Author: Kurt R. Lutz – San Francisco State University

  Coauthor: Jeff A. Wilkinson – California Academy of Sciences

  Coauthor: Vance T. Vredenburg – San Francisco State University
• 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM EDT

  Understanding bacterial zoonotic disease infection and its severity on wildlife populations
  

  Presenting Author: Kristen Hirst – University of Missouri

  Coauthor: Samniqueka Halsey – University of Missouri
• 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM EDT

  CANCELLED - Host identity and community structure determine disease outbreak potential
  

  Presenting Author: Marjolein Toorians – University of British Columbia

  Coauthor: Jonathan Davies – University of British Columbia

  Coauthor: Isabel M. Smallegange – Newcastle University