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Meghan Anne Duffy is an American biologist and the Susan S. Kilham Collegiate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan. She focuses on the causes and consequences of parasitism in natural populations of lake populations.
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I received my B.S. in Biological Sciences from Cornell University in 2000. After a brief stint working as a field technician in Antarctica, I moved to the Kellogg Biological Station and Michigan State University for graduate school. I received my Ph.D. in Zoology and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior from MSU in 2006. From there, I moved t...
General Overview:
Research in the Duffy Lab aims to understand the causes and consequences of symbioses in freshwater plankton, recognizing that host-symbiont interactions are dynamic. Our research combines field observational studies and experiments, experiments in the lab, molecular analyses, and mathematical modeling to understand the drivers of host-symbiont interactions, and to understand the impacts of symbioses on individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems.
Specific Areas of Current Research:
1) Multihost-multisymbiont interactions:most host species harbor an array of symbionts, including a diversity of parasites. At the same time, most parasites can infect multiple host species. These more complex communities of hosts and symbionts have important consequences for the ecology and evolution of symbiosis, but studies often focus on just a single host and symbiont. Some of the current areas of focus within this research theme are: a) understanding how symbionts interact within hosts,...
Bio 171: Introductory Biology BIO 120: First Year Seminar: Ecological and Evolutionary Medicine EEB 458: Population and Community Ecology
2009. Gender diversity of editorial boards and gender differences in the peer review process at six journals of ecology and evolution. CW Fox, MA Duffy, DJ Fairbairn, JA Meyer. Ecology and Evolution 9 (24), 13636-13649.
Meghan Duffy and María Natalia Umaña, faculty members in LSA’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, have been chosen as 2023 fellows of the Ecological Society of America, the world’s largest community of professional ecologists.
Meghan Duffy. Assistant Professor Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2006. Office: 1039 Ruthven Phone: (734) 763-3658. e-mail: duffymeg twitter: duffy_ma CV
Meghan Duffy is a professor at the University of Michigan who studies infectious diseases in aquatic systems. She also engages in public outreach, STEM education, and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Meghan A. Duffy earned her PhD in Zoology and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, & Behavior at Michigan State University and is the Susan S. Kilham Collegiate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan.
