Thierry M Work
Dr. Thierry M Work is currently the project leader for the National Wildlife Health Center Honolulu Field Station where he leads a team that provides support to safeguard wildlife and ecosystem health through research and technical assistance to federal, state, and international partners.
Professional Experience
1992-Present: Project leader, USGS National Wildlife Health Center Honolulu Field Station
1987-1992: Wildlife veterinarian, California Department of Fish & Game
Education and Certifications
1989 Masters in Preventive Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis
1988 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis
1985 Master Science, Entomology, UC Davis
1983 Bachelor Science, Entomology, Texas A&M
Affiliations and Memberships*
Wildlife Disease Association
Sigma Xi
Science and Products
Overgrowth of fungi (endolithic hypermycosis) associated with multifocal to diffuse distinct amorphous dark discoloration of corals in the Indo-Pacific
Distribution and morphology of growth anomalies in Acropora from the Indo-Pacific
Cause-specific temporal and spatial trends in green sea turtle strandings in the Hawaiian Archipelago (1982-2003)
Translocation and disease monitoring of wild laysan ducks
Systematically describing gross lesions in corals
Molecular phylogeny of Babesia poelea from brown boobies (Sula leucogaster) from Johnston Atoll, Central Pacific
Characterizing lesions in corals from American Samoa
Genomic variation of the fibropapilloma-associated marine turtle herpes virus across seven geographic areas and three host species
Evaluating coral reef health in American Samoa
Mortality in the endangered Laysan teal, Anas laysanensis: conservation implications
Epizootiology of spirorchid infection in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Hawaii
Geographic variation in marine turtle fibropapillomatosis
Non-USGS Publications**
**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.
Science and Products
Overgrowth of fungi (endolithic hypermycosis) associated with multifocal to diffuse distinct amorphous dark discoloration of corals in the Indo-Pacific
Distribution and morphology of growth anomalies in Acropora from the Indo-Pacific
Cause-specific temporal and spatial trends in green sea turtle strandings in the Hawaiian Archipelago (1982-2003)
Translocation and disease monitoring of wild laysan ducks
Systematically describing gross lesions in corals
Molecular phylogeny of Babesia poelea from brown boobies (Sula leucogaster) from Johnston Atoll, Central Pacific
Characterizing lesions in corals from American Samoa
Genomic variation of the fibropapilloma-associated marine turtle herpes virus across seven geographic areas and three host species
Evaluating coral reef health in American Samoa
Mortality in the endangered Laysan teal, Anas laysanensis: conservation implications
Epizootiology of spirorchid infection in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Hawaii
Geographic variation in marine turtle fibropapillomatosis
Non-USGS Publications**
**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.
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government