Taylor Volappi
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary MicrobiologyProfile
- PhD student
- Supervisor: Dr. Emily Jenkins
- Home community: Sherwood Park, Alberta
Academic Credentials
- BSc with a specialization in Infection and Immunology
- MSc, Ecology
Research Interests
Area of Study: Parasite Ecology
My research aims to examine the assemblages of Echinococcus multilocularis and its various strains in Western Canada. Through an integration of field studies, ecological principles, and molecular techniques we plan on looking at parasites within the definitive canid hosts, the rodent intermediate hosts, and the aberrant infections in canines and humans to determine what has been causing the recent rise in Canine alveolar echinococcosis (CAE) and human alveolar echinococcosis.