IDEA Lab

Our work is founded on the need for an integrated understanding of the connections between
human, animal and environmental health. Specifically, we examine the multiple interactions between these domains, also known as
the One Health concept in order to inform policies to promote public health and biodiversity conservation.

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Our goal is to understand the dynamics and drivers of  pathogen transmission between hosts and their impacts on health and populations while accounting for the many interacting factors, all within an environment that is warming, urbanizing, and becoming far more connected.

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We conduct most of our fieldwork in Madagascar where we collaborate with students and scientists from several institutions and have established a long term field site and a molecular laboratory both dedicated to scientific research and capacity-building.