WELCOME to the Kamath Lab

Our lab conducts research on the ecology and evolution of infectious diseases in animal populations. We work across a range of wildlife species, from birds to mammals, with a focus on host-pathogen evolution and infectious disease transmission dynamics at the wildlife-livestock interface. This work involves both field and laboratory components, and multidisciplinary analyses that integrate genetic information with ecological, immunological, and epidemiological data. Some of the current wildlife disease systems we are working on include pneumonia in wild and domestic sheep and goats, wild turkey disease ecology and evolution, anthrax in wild ungulates of southern Africa, and avian pathogens in migrating and resident birds along the Palearctic-African Flyway.

​For more information about our current research projects, please view our Projects page.

Co-infecting parasites and moose health

Disease transmission in migratory birds along the Palearctic-African Flyway


​Anthrax ecology and evolution in ungulates of southern Africa

CONTACT

Dr. Pauline Kamath
Associate Professor
University of Maine
School of Food & Agriculture
5735 Hitchner Hall, Rm 216
Orono, ME 04469
pauline.kamath [at] maine [dot] edu
207-581-2935 (Office)
@paulinekamath (Twitter)
Pauline's Google Scholar Page

 NEWS

  • September 2024: The lab welcomed new PhD student Brigit Humphreys and new MS students Melissa Simon & Donne Sinderson!
  • April 2024: The lab celebrated Annie Stupik successfully defending her master's thesis! Congrats Annie!
  • January 2024: The lab welcomed Paula Castiblanco as a MS Student!
  • November 2023: The lab celebrated Tegwin Taylor successfully passing her PhD candidacy exams!
  • October 2023: The lab celebrated Olivia Choi successfully defending her dissertation! Congrats Dr. Choi!
  • September 2023: The lab welcomed Dr. Zoe Barandongo as a Post Doctoral Associate!
  • September 2023: The lab welcomed Monica Miles as a MS Student!​

     For more, please see Lab News 

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Kamath Lab
 University of Maine
216 Hitchner Hall
Orono, ME 04469
207-581-2935