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Sergei Drovetski, Ph.D.

Serguei Drovetski is a Biologist at the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center, in Beltsville, MD since 2019, where he is the member of the Molecular Toxicology Laboratory. Serguei's research is focused on avian microbiome and the effects of environmental stressors on wildlife and its microbiome at the molecular and biochemical levels.

Serguei's current research focuses on the identification and application of novel “omics” approaches for understanding toxicological responses in wildlife and especially in its microbiome. Serguei enjoys research that ties together these diverse fields, and combines analytical, laboratory, and fieldwork.

Professional Experience

  • Conducted research in many diverse fields of avian biology: evolutionary and behavioral ecology, functional and comparative morphology, molecular phylogenetics, phylo- and biogeography, host-symbiont co-evolution, and, recently, microbiome.

Education and Certifications

  • PhD in Zoology from University of Washington, Seattle, WA (2001)

  • BS [Forestry Engineer] Moscow State University of the Forest, Mytischi, Russia (1988).

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Non-USGS Publications**

Drovetski SV, O'Mahoney MJV, Matterson KO, Schmidt BK, Graves GR 2019 Distinct microbiotas of anatomical gut regions display idiosyncratic seasonal variation in an avian folivore. Animal Microbiome 1(1): 2. DOI: 10.1186/s42523-019-0002-6.
Featured in Torch on May 17, 2019: Stop grousing about your toxic relationship with food
Drovetski SV, O'Mahoney MJV, Ransome EJ, Matterson KO, Lim HC, Chesser RT, Graves GR 2018 Spatial organization of the gastrointestinal microbiota in urban canada geese. Scientific Reports 8: 3713. DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-21892-y.
Featured in the Smithsonian Insider May 31, 2018: Study of bacteria inside guts of wild Canada geese show greater danger than earlier studies exposed
Mata VA, da Silva LP, Lopes RJ, Drovetski SV 2015 Strait of Gibraltar poses an effective barrier to host-specialized but not to host-generalized lineages of avian Haemosporidia. International Journal for Parasitology 45(11): 711-719. DOI:10.1016/j.ijpara.2015.04.006
Drovetski SV, Aghayan SA, Mata VA, Lopes RJ, Mode NA, Harvey JA, Voelker G 2014 Does the niche-breadth or trade-off hypothesis explain the abundance-occupancy relationship in avian haemosporidia? Molecular Ecology 23(13):3322-3329. DOI: 10.1111/mec.12744
Featured in the perspective by Marcos Robalinho Lima and Staffan Bensch in the same issue of Molecular Ecology DOI: 10.1111/mec.12809

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

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    Non-USGS Publications**

    Drovetski SV, O'Mahoney MJV, Matterson KO, Schmidt BK, Graves GR 2019 Distinct microbiotas of anatomical gut regions display idiosyncratic seasonal variation in an avian folivore. Animal Microbiome 1(1): 2. DOI: 10.1186/s42523-019-0002-6.
    Featured in Torch on May 17, 2019: Stop grousing about your toxic relationship with food
    Drovetski SV, O'Mahoney MJV, Ransome EJ, Matterson KO, Lim HC, Chesser RT, Graves GR 2018 Spatial organization of the gastrointestinal microbiota in urban canada geese. Scientific Reports 8: 3713. DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-21892-y.
    Featured in the Smithsonian Insider May 31, 2018: Study of bacteria inside guts of wild Canada geese show greater danger than earlier studies exposed
    Mata VA, da Silva LP, Lopes RJ, Drovetski SV 2015 Strait of Gibraltar poses an effective barrier to host-specialized but not to host-generalized lineages of avian Haemosporidia. International Journal for Parasitology 45(11): 711-719. DOI:10.1016/j.ijpara.2015.04.006
    Drovetski SV, Aghayan SA, Mata VA, Lopes RJ, Mode NA, Harvey JA, Voelker G 2014 Does the niche-breadth or trade-off hypothesis explain the abundance-occupancy relationship in avian haemosporidia? Molecular Ecology 23(13):3322-3329. DOI: 10.1111/mec.12744
    Featured in the perspective by Marcos Robalinho Lima and Staffan Bensch in the same issue of Molecular Ecology DOI: 10.1111/mec.12809

    **Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.