The Runstadler lab at the Cummings School for Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University conducts influenza surveillance research as a part of the NIH/NIAID supported Center for Research on Influenza Pathogenesis (CEIRS). The Runstadler lab is focused on understanding the natural history, evolution, and molecular biology of influenza virus in reservoir and non-reservoir species. This work is done in collaboration with a diverse group of amazing partners that span government, nonprofit, and academic organizations.
GOVERNMENT PARTNERS
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge
National Park Service
Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NOAA NEFSC)
US Fish and Wildlife Service
STRANDING NETWORK PARTNERS
Alaska Sealife Center (ASLC)
Atlantic Marine Conservation Society (AMCS)
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
Marine Mammals of Maine (MMoME)
Mystic Aquarium
National Marine Life Center (NMLC)
New England Aquarium
Seacoast Science Center (SSC)
Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI)
ACADEMIC PARTNERS
Allyson Hindle, University of Nevada
Jennifer Burns, University of Alaska Anchorage
Kristina Cammen, University of Maine
Lorrie Rea, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Mandy Keogh, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Michael Polito, Louisiana State University
Milton Levin, University of Connecticut
Rune Dietz, Aarhus University