Operating under the pillars of capacity building and training, emerging infectious disease research, and wildlife health, the Global Health Program strives to improve public health and the health and conservation of wildlife species around the world.
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Erika Paulson is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s Center for Species Survival. Paulson’s research employs both embryo and cell culture techniques and molecular biology techniques for the study of preimplantation embryos and embryo implantation in mammals. She is particularly interested in the changes in gene expression and molecular events necessary for successful implantation of embryos in a receptive endometrium.
Paulson’s current projects use the domestic cat model to better understand embryo
Lilly Parker is a graduate fellow at the Center for Conservation Genomivs. Her research interests include many aspects of evolutionary biology, including population and landscape genomics and phylogenomics, as well as methodology for sequencing DNA from suboptimal materials, including non-invasive, ancient and environmental samples. She is also passionate about science outreach and education, in particular increasing representation of underrepresented minorities and women in STEM fields. Parker’s projects include:
patterns of mammalian diversity, using the marsupial family Phalangeridae as a model
Twenty undergraduate students from George Mason University joined the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s Global Health Program in the field from July 31 to Aug. 13, 2018.
May 18, 2021 New Model for Infectious Disease In new study, Smithsonian scientists
An egg-citing new finding from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute could help bolster the success of assisted reproduction for some of the most endangered species—with implications for human reproduction, too.
authors looked at the proteins in the nucleus of eggs of domestic cats—a research model
Nathan Cooper is a behavioral ecologist and conservation biologist. He studies how migratory birds interact with each other and their environments throughout the annual cycle. His research integrates natural history observations with new technology, quantitative tools, and large-scale field experiments to advance the fundamental understanding of ecology and provide resource managers with the information needed to conserve migratory birds.
research is quickly moving toward developing a full annual cycle integrated population model
Why is it difficult to breed cheetahs in human care?
Program and worked with the Species Survival Plan to implement the „breeding centers model
The Smithsonian’s Global Health Program is conducting viral surveillance in Myanmar for the USAID|PREDICT program, a worldwide effort to detect viruses that may pose a danger to public health. The Global Health team is sampling at the Hpa An caves, an area bustling with local enterprise, religious activity, wildlife and tourism.
May 18, 2021 New Model for Infectious Disease In new study, Smithsonian scientists
Always free of charge, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is one of Washington D.C.’s, and the Smithsonian’s, most popular tourist destinations, with more than 2 million visitors from all over the world each year. The Zoo instills a lifelong commitment to conservation through engaging experiences with animals and the people working to save them.
A new statistical model from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI
We are sad to share that Betty, our “matriarch” flamingo, was found deceased in her habitat Jan. 25. At 67 years old, she was the oldest Caribbean flamingo in the North American population.
for many foster chicks over the years, but also she served as a wonderful role model
