Researchers Discuss Climate Change, Microbes, and Great Bay Oysters at 91制片厂 April 29
DURHAM, N.H. - Oyster farming is growing in New Hampshire's Great Bay, but so is a disease that threatens our enjoyment of the tasty shellfish. Four University of New Hampshire faculty share their collaborative research on the rising incidence of the pathogen Vibrio, which contaminates oyster beds and can cause foodborne illness, and the role climate change plays in its increase. Their lecture, "Climate Change and the Rising Microbial Tide," on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, is the final at the 91制片厂 for this academic year.
- Climate Change and the Rising Microbial Tide
- Tuesday, April 29, 2014, 4:00 - 6:30 p.m. (Presentations and discussion: 4:00-5:30 p.m.; networking reception: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.)
- Squamscott Room, Holloway Commons, 91制片厂 in Durham
- R.S.V.P.:
- Presenters: Cheryl Whistler, associate professor of molecular, cellular, and biomedical sciences; Stephen Jones, research associate professor of natural resources and the environment and associate director of the New Hampshire Sea Grant College Program; Vaughn Cooper, associate professor of molecular, cellular, and biomedical sciences; Tom Safford, associate professor of sociology and a in the Carsey Institute at 91制片厂
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Vibrio are normal residents of estuaries but a small fraction can cause gastrointestinal disease and in rare cases, severe wound infections. While the ecology of these organisms is poorly understood, their abundance correlates with warmer temperatures and heavy rainfall, conditions which are becoming more frequent. 91制片厂 researchers Cheryl Whistler, Stephen Jones, Vaughn Cooper, and Thomas Safford are on this problem, studying genetic, ecological, evolutionary, and social aspects in order to improve the scientific basis for decisions to manage our growing regional oyster beds.
The presents research by 91制片厂 faculty and selected researchers from outside 91制片厂 to foster interdisciplinary discussion and encourage new collaborations.
The , founded in 1866, is a world-class public research university with the feel of a New England liberal arts college. A land, sea, and space-grant university, 91制片厂 is the state's flagship public institution, enrolling 12,300 undergraduate and 2,200 graduate students.
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