Blogger Profile: Carmel Witte
Carmel Witte is a researcher in the Wildlife Disease Laboratories division of the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research. She joined the Institute in 2004 and specializes in analytical epidemiology. Her research involves studying infectious diseases within zoo and free-ranging animal populations to determine how disease transmission is impacted by relationships between the animal host and its environment. She also provides support for interdisciplinary animal health investigations in the Wildlife Disease Laboratories. Carmel graduated with a B.S. in ecology, ethology and evolution from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and received her M.S. from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Cutting-edge Science in Historical Surroundings
I was there on official San Diego Zoo Global business to join some of the world’s best minds for a short, intensive workshop on molecular epidemiology and attend an influential conference that is held only once every three years… read more
Investigating Primate Malaria in the Amazon
When I first met Marina Bueno, I was instantly drawn to her excitement and passion for research in conservation medicine, a field that blends aspects of wildlife conservation, wildlife health, and human health. read more
Epidemi-what?
Whenever I am asked “What do you do for a profession?,” I am often confronted with a familiar, perplexing look followed by a request for clarification: “Epidemi-what?” Epidemiologist. read more
