Doug Woodhams
Research interests
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Publications
Research interests
My research interests may broadly be described as disease ecology. This includes host-pathogen interactions, innate immune defense mechanisms, physiological responses to environmental factors, and conservation of biodiversity.
see also http://www.savethefrogs.com
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Education and professional positions
| 2008 - present | Senior Research Associate, Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| 2007 - 2008 | Instructor, Department of Biology, James Madison University, Virginia, USA |
| 2003 - 2007 | Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Micobiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, USA |
| 2000 - 2003 | Ph.D. Zoology and Tropical Ecology, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia |
| 1996 - 1999 | B.Sc. Zoology, Honors College, Michigan State University, Michigan, USA |
Publications
Walke JB, Harris RN, Reinert LK, Rollins-Smith LA, Woodhams DC (2011) Social immunity in amphibians: Evidence for vertical transmission of innate defenses. Biotropica, Online First, doi: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2011.00787.x
Woodhams, DC, Kenyon, N, Bell, SC, Alford, RA, Chen, S, Billheimer, D, Shyr, Y, Rollins-Smith, LA (2010) Adaptations of skin peptide defences and possible response to the amphibian chytrid fungus in populations of Australian green-eyed treefrogs, Litoria genimaculata. Diversity and Distributions 16: 703-712.
Woodhams, D C (2009) Converting the religious: Putting amphibian conservation in context. Bioscience Reports 59: 462-463.
Conlon, J M; Demandt, A; Nielsen, P F; Leprince, J; Vaudry, H; Woodhams, D C (2009) The alyteserins: Two families of antimicrobial peptides from the skin secretions of the midwife toad Alytes obstetricans (Alytidae). Peptides 30: 1069-1073.
Harris, R N; Brucker, R M; Walke, J B; Becker, M H; Schwantes, C R; Flaherty, D C; Lam, B A; Woodhams, D C; Briggs, C J; Vredenburg, V T; Minbiole, K P C (2009) Skin microbes on frogs prevent morbidity and mortality caused by a lethal skin fungus. ISME Journal 3: 818-824.
Rollins-Smith, LA, Ramsey, JP, Reinert, LK, Woodhams, DC, Livo, LJ, Carey, C (2009) Immune defenses of Xenopus laevis against Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Frontiers in Bioscience (Scholar Edition) 1: 68-91.
Tennessen, J A; Woodhams, D C; Chaurand, P; Reinert, L K; Billheimer, D; Shyr, Y; Caprioli, R M; Blouin, M S; Rollins-Smith, L A (2009) Variations in the expressed antimicrobial peptide repertoire of northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens) populations suggest intraspecies differences in resistance to pathogens. Developmental & Comparative Immunology 33: 1247-1257.
Woodhams, D C; Kilburn, V L; Reinert, L K; Voyle, J; Medina, D; Ibanez, R; Hyatt, A D; Boyle, D G; Pask, J D; Green, D M; Rollins-Smith, L A (2008) Chytridiomycosis and amphibian population declines continue to spread eastward in Panama. EcoHealth 5: 268-274.
Woodhams, DC, Boyle, DG, Hyatt, AD, Rollins-Smith, LA (2008) The northern leopard frog Rana pipiens is a widespread reservoir species harboring Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in North America. Herpetological Review 39: 66-68.
Woodhams, DC, Alford, RA, Briggs, CJ, Johnson, M, Rollins-Smith, LA (2008) Life history trade-offs influence disease in changing climates: strategies of an amphibian pathogen. Ecology 89: 1627-1639.
