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Infectious Disease Ecology and
vector-borne diseases

The Swei lab employs empirical field approaches, molecular and genomic analyses, and quantitative modeling to understand and predict the interactions of microbes and pathogens in a community eco-epidemiological framework.

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Recent lab happenings
February 16, 2021 - New Swei Lab publication is out in Oecologia! Former Master's student Jordan Salomon, now a PhD student at Texas A&M, leads this featured student paper that examined how host community composition and other biotic factors influence tick burdens on key reservoir hosts. Read it here: ​https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00442-021-04851-9
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February 12, 2021 - KQED Deep Look published a 'Meet a Scientist' profile of their experience working with members of the Swei lab to produce their popular tick bite video! ​https://www.patreon.com/posts/47461842
February 9, 2021 - Andrea Swei was quoted in a Science Magazine article on a recent Lyme disease study on the geographic and biological drivers of disease incidence on the East Coast. ​https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/02/lizards-may-be-protecting-people-lyme-disease-southeastern-united-states
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June 18, 2019 - Andrea Swei is interviewed by Alie Ward of the Ologies podcast about ticks and Lyme disease ecology. Podcast here: ​https://www.alieward.com/ologies/diseaseecology
KQED Deep Look visited the Swei Lab to understand how a tick bite works. Check out the video below.

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Ixodes pacificus nymphal ticks are the primary vector of Lyme disease in western North America. This EM image shows the piercing mouthparts that this tick uses to attach and feed on its hosts. 
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This western fence lizard is being checked for for juvenile ticks to better understand the role of habitat fragmentation on tick burdens and disease transmission in Californian habitats. 
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These black tailed deer came to investigate our wildlife cameras. Motion sensor cameras across a habitat fragmentation gradient document species richness and relative abundance.
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San Francisco State University
Department of Biology
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