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Jean Tsao MS, PhD
Dr. Jean Tsao, Associate Professor
13 Natural Resources
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural
Resources
East Lansing,
Michigan 48824
United States
Phone: (517) 353-1737
Email: ">
Research Interests:
General areas:
- Disease ecology
- Conservation medicine
- Vector-borne disease ecology
- Invasive species and emerging diseases
- Managing disease risk
Systems:
- Lyme borreliosis
- Bacterial kidney disease
- Health of spotted hyena in Kenya
Questions:
- How do multiple host species affect pathogen dynamics?
- How does behavior affect pathogen dynamics?
- How can we detect an invading pathogen system?
- How can we predict disease risk?
- From a management perspective, how can we balance disease risk with other tradeoffs?
Graduate Students
|
Student |
Degree |
Program |
| Eli P. Fenichel | PhD | Fisheries and Wildlife |
| Andrew S. Flies | PhD | Ecology |
| Sarah A. Hamer | PhD | Fisheries and Wildlife |
| Pamela Roy | MS | Fisheries and Wildlife |
Professional Experience
Current Research
- Canine serology and exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi in southern Michigan
- A spatial risk model for Ixodes scapularis-borne Borrelia burgdorferi
- Modeling Renibacterium salmonarum dynamics among Chinook salmon and lake whitefish
- A framework for evaluation of Great Lakes disease introduction risks associated with the sterile male lamprey release program