Marianne Moore attended the Evergreen State College as an undergraduate, receiving a bachelor's degree in 2002. In 2010, she received her doctorate in ecology, behavior and evolution from Boston University, under the direction of Professor Thomas Kunz. Her dissertation utilized a large field-based study to describe the immune responses of little brown myotis (Myotis lucifugus) affected by the emergent bat fungal disease white-nose syndrome (WNS). Other graduate work focused on the ecology of rabies in big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) and the immunological effects of mercury contamination on little brown myotis. Postdoctoral research with Professor DeeAnn Reeder at Bucknell University provided Moore with experience experimentally testing species-specific differences in physiological responses to infection by the WNS causative agent, Pseudogymnoascus destructans. In 2013, she was awarded an National Institutes of Health-funded postdoctoral fellowship through the Stony Brook University (NY-CAPS) Institutional Research and Career Development Award (IRACDA). As an IRACDA postdoctoral scholar, Moore received formal training in pedagogy. She also expanded her research experiences to studying the evolution of immune system genes and describing genetic correlates of resistance to WNS using high throughput sequencing techniques. In 2015, Moore joined Arizona State University on the Polytechnic campus as an assistant professor in animal ecology.
Marianne Moore uses ecological, physiological and evolutionary tools to examine relationships between wildlife and their pathogens. Funded by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Moore and collaborators are describing characteristics of surviving bat populations in the area affected by white-nose syndrome (WNS). This research is utilizing proteomics, bioinformatics, population genetics and functional assays to uncover mechanisms underlying resistance to WNS and to investigate potential methods of control. Moore is also establishing an Arizona research program to describe aspects of bat natural history, ecology and physiology that may help predict the impact of WNS on western species. She is also conducting pilot studies to evaluate relationships between nutrition and immunity with the goal of launching an additional long-term research program in ecological and evolutionary immunology.
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 360 | Animal Physiology |
ABS 489 | Undergraduate Research |
ABS 494 | Special Topics |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
ABS 599 | Thesis |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 360 | Animal Physiology |
ABS 467 | Comparative Immunology |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 360 | Animal Physiology |
ABS 494 | Special Topics |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 360 | Animal Physiology |
ABS 394 | Special Topics |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
Spring 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 360 | Animal Physiology |
ABS 494 | Special Topics |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
Fall 2016 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 360 | Animal Physiology |
ABS 394 | Special Topics |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
Spring 2016 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 360 | Animal Physiology |
Fall 2015 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 360 | Animal Physiology |