Presidential Early Career Award Given to Environmental Health Researcher Diann Prosser Completed
Dr. Diann J. Prosser examining a ruddy shelduck in China
Dr. Diann J. Prosser was awarded the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
The PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. Dr. Prosser was recognized for her scientific leadership in developing an international interdisciplinary program to understand the role of wild birds in the spread of lethal avian influenza viruses, and for exceptional outreach to the public and mentoring at the high school through postdoctoral levels.
Dr. Prosser has been instrumental in developing data visualization techniques and modeling approaches to understand the emergence, movement, and potential transference of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses from wild bird populations to poultry and humans. Understanding the real versus perceived risks to human health and the Nation's food supply due to avian influenza requires scientific knowledge of the behavior of these viruses in the environment and their emergence at the interface between wild and domestic bird populations. Dr. Prosser's research is supported by the U.S. Geological Survey Ecosystem Area's Environmental Health Program (Contaminant Biology Program and Toxic Substances Hydrology), Environments Program, and Wildlife: Terrestrial and Endangered Resources Program.
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Avian Influenza Research
Avian Influenza Surveillance in Waterfowl in the Atlantic Flyway
Deriving Spatial Waterfowl Inputs for Disease Risk Modeling
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Dr. Diann J. Prosser was awarded the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
Sources/Usage: Some content may have restrictions. View Media DetailsDr. Diann J. Prosser sampling wild birds for lethal avian influenza viruses. (Public domain.) The PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. Dr. Prosser was recognized for her scientific leadership in developing an international interdisciplinary program to understand the role of wild birds in the spread of lethal avian influenza viruses, and for exceptional outreach to the public and mentoring at the high school through postdoctoral levels.
Dr. Prosser has been instrumental in developing data visualization techniques and modeling approaches to understand the emergence, movement, and potential transference of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses from wild bird populations to poultry and humans. Understanding the real versus perceived risks to human health and the Nation's food supply due to avian influenza requires scientific knowledge of the behavior of these viruses in the environment and their emergence at the interface between wild and domestic bird populations. Dr. Prosser's research is supported by the U.S. Geological Survey Ecosystem Area's Environmental Health Program (Contaminant Biology Program and Toxic Substances Hydrology), Environments Program, and Wildlife: Terrestrial and Endangered Resources Program.
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Avian Influenza Research
Since 2006, the USGS Alaska Science Center has been part of the State and Federal interagency team for the detection and response to highly pathogenic (HPAI) viruses in North America. Avian influenza or "bird flu" is a viral disease that primarily infects domestic poultry and wild birds. Avian influenza viruses are naturally occurring in wild birds such as ducks, geese, swans, and gulls. These...Avian Influenza Surveillance in Waterfowl in the Atlantic Flyway
This project seeks to quantify the strains and prevalence of avian influenza viruses circulating in wild waterfowl across the Atlantic Flyway, and allow comparison with the nations other flyways.Deriving Spatial Waterfowl Inputs for Disease Risk Modeling
This project is an effort to create spatially and temporally explicit models for waterfowl distribution across the United States for use in avian influenza transmission risk modeling.