Research
My research focuses on understanding the eco-evolutionary processes that shape and maintain diversity patterns. For my research I have combined concepts and methods from disease, community and microbial ecology to understand host-pathogen dynamics. Specifically, a central focus of my research aims to understand the mechanisms involved in the co-existence of amphibian populations with a pathogenic fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis). My studies have focused on two different levels of interactions in host-pathogen dynamics: 1) host population level and at the 2) host-associated microbiome level. My current research aims to understand, from an ecological and epidemiological perspective, the impact of co-infecting pathogen lineages on host-associated bacterial communities, and the implications to the host and pathogen. The ultimate goal of my research is to inform current and futures efforts for amphibian conservation, particularly in tropical regions.
CONTACT
email: medinald19@gmail.com
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