Presenting at the Northeast Natural History Conference

May 11, 2023

Presenting at the Northeast Natural History ConferenceHi all! I had an excellent time presenting my work on cervid pathogens at the Northeast Natural History Conference on April 21-23 and meeting several folks interested in wildlife health.
I am also pleased to announce that I won a Graduate Student Poster Award!
I am looking forward to a summer of lab work that should yield interesting results for my collaborators. Thank you for your continued support of this project. 
 
Presenting my poster at the Sunday poster session. Thanks to all the folks who stopped by and asked me great questions!
 
Enjoying the conference with my fellow graduate student in the Biology Department, Kylie Finnegan.

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Amy korsgard Backer

Congratulations Lauren! Very cool poster!

May 12, 20231

About This Project

Have cryptic cervid pathogens moved into the northeastern US while we weren’t looking?

University of Vermont

Due to their cryptic nature, very little is known about the northward-creeping and vector-borne pathogens that cause malaria (Plasmodium odocoilei), babesiosis (Babesia odocoilei), or theileriosis (Theileria cervi) in cervids. These pathogens are moving north along with their mosquito and tick vectors and white-tailed deer hosts due to climate and land use changes. These pathogens pose a threat to northerly-distributed and declining moose, reindeer, and caribou populations.