Kasun Bodawatta
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Kasun Bodawatta
@kbodawatta.bsky.social
Post doctoral researcher on airborne eDNA.
I am a community and evolutionary ecologist with interests in host-microbe interactions and drivers of microbial community assemblies #microbiomes #birds
@michaelpoulsenucph.bsky.social, @kbohmann.bsky.social, Christina Lynggaard, Henry Lankes, Knud Jønsson, Jose Pareja, Wendy Tori, Lidia Sandoval, Markus Gastauer, Helena Westerdahl, Luka Civa, @celiavinagre.bsky.social, Pavel Munclinger, Christine Beemelmanns, Sofia Reboleira, Irene Hernández
December 26, 2024 at 11:09 AM
- Organized a symposium on the use of eDNA for tropical biodiversity surveys at the European Conference for Tropical Ecology
- Began assembling datasets on multihost-parasite associations of wildlife malaria in our working group of the COST action WIMANET.
December 26, 2024 at 11:09 AM
- Conducted field work in amazing places, including Denmark (AAGE V. JENSEN NATURFOND), Peru and Brazil with amazing colleagues and collaborators
- Published seven papers with amazing collaborators on host-microbe associations across many systems including birds, termites, and African viverrids.
December 26, 2024 at 11:09 AM
- Started work on my VillumFonden Experiment grant (MOSS)
- Received Marie-Curie postdoctoral fellowship (BornThisWay) to work on crosstalk between gut microbiomes and host immune system in birds
- Got to be a part of successful Swedish Research Council grant to work more on New Guinean Toxic birds
December 26, 2024 at 11:09 AM

- Made great progress with improving methodologies of capturing airborne eDNA for vertebrate surveys (Carlsbergfondet)
December 26, 2024 at 11:09 AM