Kirsten (left), Sarah, Darien and Beth at the 2017 MCB Departmental Retreat at the lovely UConn Avery Point campus.
Kirsten is interested in the evolution and ecology of the avian microbiome. Her dissertation focused on the microbiome of shorebirds.
Ryan is interested in how the avian immune system interacts with the microbiome. He's also very interested in (human) vaccine education.
Josh is interested in the avian microbiome and currently designing his dissertation research.
Beth is interested in the feather microbiome and how it affects bird fitness.