Disease Biogeography and Conservation Medicine

Our group studies the patterns and processes governing the distribution of infectious diseases in humans and wildlife. We aim to advance the field of conservation medicine - an emerging discipline that studies the links between anthropogenic environmental change, the health of all species, and the conservation of biodiversity. Using a combination of meta-analysis, theory and field research, we study the biogeography of human and wildlife pathogens, the spread of pathogens via invasive species and wildlife trade, and the role of disease in biological conservation. A major goal of our work is to ensure that our research is understood by and of value to society.

News

Michael  was awarded a US Student Fulbright Fellowship for 2013-2014 in France. Félicitations Michael!

Kim Cohen was awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Kim will join the lab group as a new EEB PhD student this fall. Congratulations Kim!

Kate will teach a new graduate seminar on Lyme Disease in fall 2013

New papers in Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases  and PLoS ONE

Katherine F. Smith, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University. 80 Waterman St Box G-W Providence, RI 02912
katherine_smith@brown.edu; 401.863.1266 (office); 401.863.6933 (lab)