Expertise: infectious and vector-borne diseases, arthropods of veterinary and medical importance, vector biology, vector-pathogen-host interactions, disease ecology, molecular biology, epidemiology of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases
Our lab is interested in understanding complex vector-borne disease systems.
Brian is interested in understanding underlying factors that drive vector-borne disease enzootic cycles.
Research:
- Invasion and Spread of Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
- Role of Birds in Lyme Disease Ecology in Onondaga County NY
- Borrelia miyamotoi ecology and emergence
- The pathogenic potential of different Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species
- Disrupting essential steps in tick-borne pathogen transmission
- Understanding the importance of gut microbe and host interactions in Aquaculture and Fisheries