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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… Senior Scientist Emeritus at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, died on December 17, while skiing with friends in … to the field, and aggressively worked the interface between science and society. The strength of his … “Gary had a gracious approach to science and professional interactions—no ego involved. He wanted to see the best …
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Cary Institute partners on $3M study on COVID-19 variants that could emerge from wildlife
… future SARS-CoV-2 strains with the potential to pass between animals and people. Photo by (clockwise from … explained Barbara Han of Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, who will co-lead the new project with Andrew … variants and their performance in lab assays to species interactions in the real world, we can better understand the …
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Animal reservoirs—where the next SARS-CoV-2 variant could arise
… PhD, a disease ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in New York, said in an interview. Without … analyzed SARS-CoV-2 isolated from a small group of experimentally exposed mammals including cats and dogs. … noted that MERS-CoV spike mutations improved the virus’ interactions with the variant DPP-4 receptor but did not …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… and an earnest smile, has been studying the relationships between ticks, rodents, deer, other mammals, and their … A disease ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in upstate New York, he and his team have uncovered … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Impaired wild mice survive and thrive as well as unimpaired counterparts
… a disease ecologist at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, comments, “Results of our long-term study on wild … occurred every 3–4 weeks over 2–3 consecutive days between May and November using live traps baited with oats. … 1983, our scientists have been investigating the complex interactions that govern the natural world and the impacts …
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Cary Institute’s Steward Pickett Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
… Senior Scientist at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, has been elected to the National Academy of … human accelerated environmental change at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest. William Schlesinger was elected in … 1983, our scientists have been investigating the complex interactions that govern the natural world and the impacts …
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The Search for Animals That Could Carry the Next Deadly Virus
… Han , a disease ecologist at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, N.Y., who is applying existing … severe acute respiratory syndrome have been tied to human interactions with palm civets, dromedary camels, nonhuman … again. Viruses often make genetic changes as they spread between hosts. If the animals eventually transmit a more …
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Ecology and artificial intelligence: stronger together
… Academy of Sciences , the paper argues for a synergy between AI and ecology that could both strengthen AI and … Han , a disease ecologist at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies , who co-led the paper along with IBM Research’s … of data sources, and that might help us discover new interactions and drivers that we may not have thought were …
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Destroyed habitat creates the perfect conditions for coronavirus to emerge
… a team of researchers identified 335 diseases that emerged between 1960 and 2004, at least 60% of which came from … then we are surprised that we have new ones.” Jones studies how land use change contributes to the risk. “We … of pathogens,” says Gillespie. “Whenever you have novel interactions with a range of species in one place, whether …
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Human impact on the environment may make pandemics more likely, experts warn
… , a disease ecologist from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, in New York's Hudson Valley. How did the virus … human destruction of natural landscapes is altering the interactions between animals and humans — which also changes the …
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