Loren Sackett

 I am an evolutionary biologist whose research centers around the evolution of small populations and the influence of pathogens on evolution of their hosts. I currently focus on two main systems: avian malaria in Hawaiian honeycreepers and sylvatic plague in prairie dogs. I am working to characterize the genomic basis of resistance to avian malaria among Hawaiian honeycreepers. I also investigate the evolutionary effects of the introduced pathogen Yersinia pestis--the bacteria causing plague--on fragmented populations of black-tailed prairie dogs.

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Publications 

L. Cassin Sackett, 2017.  Does the host matter? Variable effects of host traits on parasite heterogeneity. International Journal of Parasitology. Accepted.

 

L.C. Sackett, S.K. Collinge, A.P. Martin 2013.  Do pathogens reduce genetic diversity of their hosts?  Variable effects of sylvatic plague in black-tailed prairie dogs.  Molecular Ecology 22: 2441-2555.  

 

S.H. Paull, S. Song, K. M. McClure, L. C. Sackett, M. Kilpatrick, P. T. J. Johnson 2012.  From superspreaders to disease hotspots: linking transmission across hosts and space. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (10): 75-82.  

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