Alex Strauss
@atstrauss
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Disease & community ecologist. Assistant Prof at the University of Georgia. He/him. Ideas expressed here are my own.
Athens, GA
Joined November 2009
Please RT! The Strauss lab in the Odum School of Ecology at UGA ( https://t.co/nQe9oneR2m) is hiring a full-time lab manager to support research in community & disease ecology in aquatic ecosystems. Come join our team! Start date July 2, 2024; details here:
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Check out the latest research at https://t.co/xnoIHpfiii on mysterious microsporidians by @ceid_uga members @atstrauss, @Parasites_rule, @tinliz02, Christopher Cleveland, and Daniel Suh
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Oecologia - Parasites can play key roles in ecosystems, especially when they infect common hosts that play important ecological roles. Daphnia are critical grazers in many lentic freshwater...
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Undergrads, got summer plans? Explore quantitative and experimental studies in infectious disease biology. Stipend/housing included. Apply to #REU by Feb. 20 https://t.co/VBfi33C7nU
@altizer_sonia @ByersEcologyLab @drake_lab @richhallecology @PejRohani @andrew_w_park @atstrauss
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Excellent opportunity for students looking for research opportunities in disease ecology! Check out current and previous projects on our site: https://t.co/Isw9oEvW7k
@iu_eeb @umncbs @ceid_uga
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New paper out today! The fall of the summer truffle: Recurring hot, dry summers result in declining fruitbody production of Tuber aestivum in Central Europe
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We worked with citizen scientists to monitor the productivity of the widely distributed summer truffle (Tuber aestivum) over eight years. We found that hot, dry summers substantially reduce truffle...
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Come join us! Please email or DM with questions
APPLICATIONS CLOSING SOON! The Odum School of Ecology is hiring an Assistant Professor in Quantitative Community Ecology of Infectious Disease and an Open Rank Tenure Track position in Quantitative Disease Ecology. For full details, see: https://t.co/bMbYpWuKp8
#UGA @UGAEcology
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APPLICATIONS CLOSING SOON! The Odum School of Ecology is hiring an Assistant Professor in Quantitative Community Ecology of Infectious Disease and an Open Rank Tenure Track position in Quantitative Disease Ecology. For full details, see: https://t.co/bMbYpWuKp8
#UGA @UGAEcology
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I'm recruiting one or two PhD students to join the Strauss lab at @UGAEcology! If you are interested in asking conceptually motivated questions about the community ecology of infectious disease, I'd love to hear form you! #graduateschool #ecology #disease
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Come join us in the Odum School @UGAEcology!!! Two open faculty positions in disease ecology:
Come join us at UGA! We’re hiring 8 faculty in Ecology, Engineering, Epidemiology & Biostatistics for a cluster hire in AI, Data Science, & Infectious Disease Dynamics. For full details, see: https://t.co/bMbYpWLNr8
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Awesome work @JasonWalsman !!! Jason uses elegant math to explain a puzzling result from a previous mesocosm experiment: hosts evolved to become MORE susceptible to infection during epidemics. Why? Read to find out!!!
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i'm looking for a new PhD student at @OU_Biology to start Fall 2023 via a new cohort with @viralemergence . projects can span bat immunology, fieldwork in Belize and OK/TX, virus coevolution, habitat change, bat migration, predicting hosts, etc. please RT! https://t.co/X4QtYdXrFF
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Please RT! The Strauss lab @UGAEcology ( https://t.co/nQe9onwrTU) is hiring a full-time lab manager for research in aquatic community & disease ecology. Job includes field, lab & mesocosm work w/ zooplankton & parasites. Start date ASAP. https://t.co/3t6lppMdSy
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Such a cool paper! Interested in disease driven trophic cascades or want to learn about a fascinating outcome, the 'hydra effect', which can actually INCREASE host density during epidemics? Take a look!!!! Awesome work @JasonWalsman . Beautiful blend of experiment and theory.
Parasites harm their hosts, but this can lead to more hosts! https://t.co/nCCEipMJMe Thanks to my co-authors @atstrauss and Spencer Hall!
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Disease can shape ecosystem nutrient recycling -- new paper out early online from a fab @sesync math-ecology collab with @AngieLPeace @RachelPaseka @e_seabloom @agonzalezLAB @DedmerW @thijsfrenken @atstrauss @LAWhite_Ecology L Asik & R Everett
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Autotrophs play an essential role in the cycling of carbon and nutrients, yet disease-ecosystem relationships are often overlooked in these dynamics. Importantly, the availability of elemental...
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Delighted to receive UGA's Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grant w/ @geogritchie @kristacapps @atstrauss & P. Hazelton to investigate if/how differences in recreational use, risk perceptions, & mgmt arrangements disproportionately expose certain groups to toxic algal blooms
How can nanotechnology and big data be used to improve diagnosis of infectious viruses like SARS-CoV-2? That’s one of the questions that will be explored through funding provided by a third round of Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grants.
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Why would hosts evolve less resistance during a parasite epidemic than without parasites? Trophic cascades were the key to this puzzle! Thanks to coauthors @atstrauss @JessicaHiteBio @MartaShocket and Spencer Hall. https://t.co/fyf8tsNhXP
biorxiv.org
Most evolutionary theory predicts that, during epidemics, hosts will evolve higher resistance to parasites that kill them. Here, we provide an alternative to that typical expectation, with an...
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What an awesome university and group of people! Very exciting cluster opportunity.
Come join us at UGA! We’re hiring 8 faculty in Ecology, Engineering, Epidemiology, & Statistics for a cluster hire in AI, Data Science, & Infectious Disease Dynamics. For full details, see: https://t.co/rIURcJ0Ls7
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