Thomas S. Jenkinson, Ph.D. Faculty Profile

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Thomas  S.  Jenkinson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Biological Sciences

Dr. Jenkinson specializes in disease evolution and conservation biology. His lab studies newly emerging wildlife diseases including the amphibian-killing disease chytridiomycosis. This research integrates field ecology, population genetic sequencing, and infection experiments to track pathogen evolution in nature.