Matt Allender
@Turtle_Doc
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Wildlife veterinarian and director of the Wildlife Epidemiology Lab at the University of Illinois. Champaign Central and 5-time University of Illinois alum.
Joined July 2013
RT @OrianneSociety: Dr. Jenkins sits down with Dr. Michael Dreslik from the Illinois Natural History Survey. Mike has led several long-term….
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RT @CoryBooker: Donald Trump is making a deliberate attempt to overwhelm the system, and to overwhelm you. It can be difficult to keep up.….
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RT @chicagotribune: Early discovery of a rare fungus in Illinois put the state in an unusual position to be a world leader in containing an….
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RT @ssarherps: We are delighted to announce the Seibert Award winners from @SSAR2024!. Congratulations to these students who gave award-win….
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RT @brookfield_zoo: Happy #WorldWildlifeDay! Here at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, we strive to connect communities to conservation all around th….
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RT @IUCNRedList: This #WorldWildlifeDay, the number of assessed species on the IUCN Red List is 157,190, with over 44,000 threatened with #….
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RT @brookfield_zoo: It's #WorldWetlandsDay! You can help protect wetlands & native species: .💧 Picking up litter and keeping trash out of o….
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RT @Revkin: Forget elections, wars! "This spring, for the first time since 1803, two cicada groups known as Brood XIX, or the Great Souther….
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RT @AVMAvets: The American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM) recently held its annual meeting virtually. See the award winners here: ht….
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RT @deemsharon: Our paper on #ranavirus in the humble three-toed box #turtle in Missouri is in print. Unfortunately, an emerging threat to….
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RT @molecology: New in ME!.Snake fungal disease (SFD) infects >40 🐍 species. Experimental transcriptomics by @SamarthPhD et al show SFD is….
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RT @brookfield_zoo: On this #WorldWildlifeConservationDay, we're thrilled to share about Brookfield Zoo's role in the Illinois Zoological a….
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RT @SamarthPhD: Conclusion:.SFD may be a systemic disease where chronic fungal infections might lead to the most profound physiological cha….
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RT @SamarthPhD: Major results:.1. Although we found fungal activity to be localized on skin, most of the differential gene expression occur….
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RT @SamarthPhD: We performed controlled infection in captive Prairie rattlesnakes with O. ophidiicola at two different temps: 20 and 26°C.….
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RT @SamarthPhD: Infectious diseases are an increasing threat to global wildlife diversity; most infamous are chytrid in amphibians and whit….
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If you don't keep up with infectious diseases affecting reptiles, then you may not be familiar with Snake Fungal Disease (SFD). SFD is attributed to the fungal pathogen Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, and...
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RT @SamarthPhD: The article is published #OpenAccess (thanks to @OhioState) and can be found here: .
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RT @WildlifeEpiLab: CALLING ALL EXOTICSCON ATTENDEES: Come visit our booth for the WEL diagnostic lab section!! Our VDL offers turtle and t….
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RT @utcvm: Gorilla health checkup—don’t get to do that everyday! Our Dr. Julie Sheldon explains. #gorilla #veterinarymedicine @UTIAg.
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