Susan A. Shriner
@susanashriner.bsky.social
Wildlife Epidemiologist/Disease Ecologist. Emerging pathogens, avian #influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and spatial ecology. Birds rule. #ornithology she/hers
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Yes! I make art inspired by science, and scarves and ties based on my paintings, and sell them at www.etsy.com/shop/artolog...
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Yes! I make art inspired by science, and scarves and ties based on my paintings, and sell them at www.etsy.com/shop/artolog...
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from past US outbreaks. Wild birds were overwhelmingly the inferred sources of transmission, allowing for repeated spillovers into agriculture. This contrasts with the epizootic of 2015, during which farm-to-farm spread was the main driver (see: journals.plos.org/plospathogen...)
Agricultural and geographic factors shaped the North American 2015 highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N2 outbreak
Author summary The highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak among poultry farms in the midwestern United States appears to be influenced by agricultural and geographic factors. After initial introdu...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
from past US outbreaks. Wild birds were overwhelmingly the inferred sources of transmission, allowing for repeated spillovers into agriculture. This contrasts with the epizootic of 2015, during which farm-to-farm spread was the main driver (see: journals.plos.org/plospathogen...)
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In short: We analyzed publicly available HA sequences from 2021-mid-2023, and reconstructed transmission into and within North American using discrete trait models. We show that the epizootic was repeatedly introduced into North America, including at least 7 introductions into the Pacific flyway.
November 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
In short: We analyzed publicly available HA sequences from 2021-mid-2023, and reconstructed transmission into and within North American using discrete trait models. We show that the epizootic was repeatedly introduced into North America, including at least 7 introductions into the Pacific flyway.
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Our lab's paper describing the North American H5N1 epizootic is out now in Nature! So thrilled to have this out, and congratulations to @lambod50.bsky.social for all the fantastic work on this: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Ecology and spread of the North American H5N1 epizootic - Nature
The panzootic of highly pathogenic H5N1 since 2021 was driven by around nine introductions into the Atlantic and Pacific flyways, followed by rapid dissemination through wild migratory birds, primaril...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Our lab's paper describing the North American H5N1 epizootic is out now in Nature! So thrilled to have this out, and congratulations to @lambod50.bsky.social for all the fantastic work on this: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Its taken a while, but a summary of our "enhanced surveillance" for HPAI that we undertook last spring is now on bioRxiv. Lots of cool LPAI viruses in arriving shorebirds, but no HPAI.
👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Its taken a while, but a summary of our "enhanced surveillance" for HPAI that we undertook last spring is now on bioRxiv. Lots of cool LPAI viruses in arriving shorebirds, but no HPAI.
👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Viral lineage and mode of exposure modulate within host spatial dynamics of influenza A viruses https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.03.686270v1
November 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Viral lineage and mode of exposure modulate within host spatial dynamics of influenza A viruses https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.03.686270v1
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Longitudinal analysis of influenza A virus deletion-containing viral genomes reveals key determinants of co-evolutionary dynamics and interference https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.03.686333v1
November 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Longitudinal analysis of influenza A virus deletion-containing viral genomes reveals key determinants of co-evolutionary dynamics and interference https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.03.686333v1
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Elevated elephant seal mortality on #HeardIsland may signal H5 avian influenza incursion into Australia’s remote sub-Antarctic zone. #AvianInfluenza #H5N1
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ab.co/3WXjI28
Deadly strain of bird flu suspected on remote Australian island
Suspected bird flu has reached Australia's sub-Antarctic Heard Island, with signs of the deadly H5 avian disease observed in elephant seals.
ab.co
October 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Elevated elephant seal mortality on #HeardIsland may signal H5 avian influenza incursion into Australia’s remote sub-Antarctic zone. #AvianInfluenza #H5N1
ab.co/3WXjI28
ab.co/3WXjI28
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I'm excited about the Ecological Society's new Fakhri A. Bazzaz and Steward T.A. Pickett Mentorship Award for Enhancing Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in Ecology. Nominate your colleagues who have been outstanding mentors! Due Nov. 13 esa.org/about/awards... @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social
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October 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I'm excited about the Ecological Society's new Fakhri A. Bazzaz and Steward T.A. Pickett Mentorship Award for Enhancing Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in Ecology. Nominate your colleagues who have been outstanding mentors! Due Nov. 13 esa.org/about/awards... @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social
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Serological evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in red and fallow deer in Great Britain. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.17.682775v1
October 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Serological evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in red and fallow deer in Great Britain. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.17.682775v1
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I haven’t been on social media much but I wanted to share the limited OS link to our new review in Trends in Parasitology.
Net positive effects of early-life parasitism on wild animal host fitness
@ashley-love.bsky.social
The link will work until Decembet!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Net positive effects of early-life parasitism on wild animal host fitness
@ashley-love.bsky.social
The link will work until Decembet!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Net positive effects of early-life parasitism on wild animal host fitness
Early-life parasitism can negatively impact the health of wild animal hosts. However, parasitism can also positively influence host physiology, behavi…
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October 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I haven’t been on social media much but I wanted to share the limited OS link to our new review in Trends in Parasitology.
Net positive effects of early-life parasitism on wild animal host fitness
@ashley-love.bsky.social
The link will work until Decembet!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Net positive effects of early-life parasitism on wild animal host fitness
@ashley-love.bsky.social
The link will work until Decembet!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Come work with us at UW-Green Bay! We're hiring an ecologist with a strong statistical background. 🧪🌍🪶
Assistant Professor - Biology
Current Employees and Students: If you are currently employed or enrolled as a student at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process. Pos...
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September 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Come work with us at UW-Green Bay! We're hiring an ecologist with a strong statistical background. 🧪🌍🪶
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Quick - apply for this job as manager of our #Biodiversity lab at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences and NCSU to work with #tech and #biodiversity including camera traps, #AI and student mentoring Deadline is 9/23/2025 www.governmentjobs.com/careers/%7B0...
September 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Quick - apply for this job as manager of our #Biodiversity lab at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences and NCSU to work with #tech and #biodiversity including camera traps, #AI and student mentoring Deadline is 9/23/2025 www.governmentjobs.com/careers/%7B0...
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Say hello to my little friends.
July 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Say hello to my little friends.
Awesome work Julie :-)
Nice coverage of our research about how livestock guardian dogs help in farms! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...
Grizzlies Were Raiding Montana Farms. Then Came Some Formidable Dogs.
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July 23, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Awesome work Julie :-)
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Amazing piece of work demonstrating emergence, replacement and spatial movement of HPAI genotypes in N. America.
👉 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
👉 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
July 14, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Amazing piece of work demonstrating emergence, replacement and spatial movement of HPAI genotypes in N. America.
👉 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
👉 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Who knew sea slugs were so devious? A type of sea-slug hoards photosynthetic equipment called chloroplasts from algae and stockpiles it to use as an energy source on a rainy day. -Think solar- generated ‘fat’ stores!
‘Wildest thing’: solar-powered slug steals chloroplasts and stores them for emergencies
Marine creatures house contraband structures in special organelles, which the animal raids for food in times of need.
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June 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Who knew sea slugs were so devious? A type of sea-slug hoards photosynthetic equipment called chloroplasts from algae and stockpiles it to use as an energy source on a rainy day. -Think solar- generated ‘fat’ stores!
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Online and open access in @conbiology.bsky.social since 1 June 2025: Emergence, spread, and impact of high-pathogenicity avian influenza H5 in wild birds and mammals of South America and Antarctica. doi.org/10.1111/cobi.... Many thanks to all involved! A thread 🧵 (1/25)
June 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Online and open access in @conbiology.bsky.social since 1 June 2025: Emergence, spread, and impact of high-pathogenicity avian influenza H5 in wild birds and mammals of South America and Antarctica. doi.org/10.1111/cobi.... Many thanks to all involved! A thread 🧵 (1/25)
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A nice postdoc opportunity just came across my desk for ecologists interested in doing policy-relevant science - please share!
"The Wilderness Society is hiring a 2-year ecological modeling specialist post-doc to help advance research on caribou response to roads in the Arctic." 🧪🌎
"The Wilderness Society is hiring a 2-year ecological modeling specialist post-doc to help advance research on caribou response to roads in the Arctic." 🧪🌎
Careers
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June 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A nice postdoc opportunity just came across my desk for ecologists interested in doing policy-relevant science - please share!
"The Wilderness Society is hiring a 2-year ecological modeling specialist post-doc to help advance research on caribou response to roads in the Arctic." 🧪🌎
"The Wilderness Society is hiring a 2-year ecological modeling specialist post-doc to help advance research on caribou response to roads in the Arctic." 🧪🌎
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Excellent, epic review of HPAI H5N1!
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
May 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Excellent, epic review of HPAI H5N1!
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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10 years of data for 2344 and 2321c shows spread due to (1) poultry trade (2) migratory birds (3) proximity between countries. Also protective effect for (4) resources allocated to vet services + (5) precautions at borders in exposed countries
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...
May 19, 2025 at 3:34 AM
10 years of data for 2344 and 2321c shows spread due to (1) poultry trade (2) migratory birds (3) proximity between countries. Also protective effect for (4) resources allocated to vet services + (5) precautions at borders in exposed countries
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...
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As the second Trump administration sends U.S. science into upheaval, countless researchers are fighting for their futures
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May 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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