I am interested in determining how the host immune response and
microbiome interact to influence infectious disease etiology.
Specifically, I am intrigued by prevention of disease using host
microbes. Currently, my research is focused on evaluating acquired
resistance of tree frogs to Batrachochytrium
dendrobatidis (Bd), a deadly parasitic fungus that is
associated with hundreds of amphibian extinctions worldwide.
Surbaugh, K. L., Roznik, E. A., & Rohr, J. R. (2017). Effects of
Nematode Exposure (Aplectana hamatospicula) on Larval Cuban
Tree Frogs (Osteopilus septentrionalis). In prep.
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