Knutie Lab in the Galapagos!
Main research projects:
Research in the Knutie lab spans both fundamental and applied ideas in disease biology. We explore whether and how animals (human and non-human) defend themselves against parasites, especially in response to environmental change. Current research includes the following topics:
Research in the Knutie lab spans both fundamental and applied ideas in disease biology. We explore whether and how animals (human and non-human) defend themselves against parasites, especially in response to environmental change. Current research includes the following topics:
- Effect of an introduced parasitic nest fly Philornis downsi on Galapagos birds -- How birds defend themselves against P. downsi (e.g. can birds evolve resistance to the parasite?) -- Effect of urbanization on host-parasite-microbe interactions of Darwin's finches -- Effect of urban trash, particularly plastic, on the nesting biology of finches.
- Role of host-associated microbiota in disease biology with a model system -- Whether early-life microbes of hosts mediate the effect of environmental factors (e.g. pollution, climate change, resource availability) on disease risk -- How the results of these studies could improve human health.
- Long-term study on how environmental factors affect host-parasite-microbe interactions in a box-nesting bird-parasite system in Minnesota.
Interested in donating to help our conservation efforts in the Galapagos?
All donations are tax deductible through the UConn Foundation (501(c)(3))
and all funds are applied directly to Galapagos work.
For information, please contact me at sarah.knutie@uconn.edu. See more info here.
All donations are tax deductible through the UConn Foundation (501(c)(3))
and all funds are applied directly to Galapagos work.
For information, please contact me at sarah.knutie@uconn.edu. See more info here.
Knutie Lab
University of Connecticut, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
75 N. Eagleville Rd., Unit 3043, Storrs, CT 06269-3043
E-mail: saknutie AT gmail.com or sarah.knutie AT uconn.edu
Updated January 2018
University of Connecticut, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
75 N. Eagleville Rd., Unit 3043, Storrs, CT 06269-3043
E-mail: saknutie AT gmail.com or sarah.knutie AT uconn.edu
Updated January 2018
