Hird Lab at the 2019 MCB Summer Retreat (at Avery Point).
Left to right: Josh Gil, Kirsten Grond, Sarah Hird, Beth Herder, Ryan Duggan
Ian is interested in the diversity and impact of viruses on wild birds and their microbiota.
Ryan is interested in how the avian immune system interacts with the microbiome. He's also very interested in (human) vaccine education.
Josh is interested in the phylogeography of the avian microbiome.
Trevor is interested in the ecology and evolution of bird microbiota.