Part-Time Amphibian Lab Research Assistant

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Research AssociateLaboratory & Life Sciences

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Frogs and Salamanders are threatened around the world from infectious diseases, particularly fungal diseases. We work to understand these diseases, how they move around the world, and how to treat them. To accomplish this, we have established a colony of frogs and salamanders. Currently, we are working to develop effective ways to captively-breed selected species to be more resistant to disease. By producing additional individuals, we can also conduct experimental work to identify effective treatments for amphibians threatened by disease. In addition, The Bletz has multiple on-going projects at the intersection of amphibians, disease and the pet trade where sampling preparation and processing are needed using microbiological and molecular techniques.

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