Marianne Moore received a bachelor's degree in 2002 from the Evergreen State College and earned her doctorate in ecology, behavior and evolution from Boston University (2011), under the direction of 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 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, Moore was awarded a 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, specifically proteomics. In 2015, Moore joined Arizona State University on the Polytechnic campus as an assistant professor in animal ecology. In Arizona, Moore has launched a multi-year field-based study to describe hibernation traits in desert southwest bats to help predict potential future impacts of WNS on these populations.
Marianne Moore uses ecological, physiological, immunological, and evolutionary tools to examine relationships between wildlife and their pathogens. Funded by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Moore and partners are describing winter ecology, behavior and physiology of desert southwest bats to predict their susceptibility to the emergent fungal disease, white-nose syndrome (WNS). This field-based research involves passive methods of monitoring bats, including internal cave surveys, digital photography, acoustic monitoring, environmental monitoring, and thermal imaging. Moore and collaborators are also describing characteristics of surviving bat populations in affected areas to identify traits of resistance and susceptibility in skin, the primary tissue affected by WNS. This research utilizes proteomics, bioinformatics, population genetics and functional assays to uncover mechanisms underlying resistance to WNS and to investigate potential methods of control. Moore 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 2022 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 360 | Animal Physiology |
ABS 489 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
ABS 494 | Special Topics |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
ABS 593 | Applied Project |
ABS 599 | Thesis |
Fall 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 360 | Animal Physiology |
ABS 417 | Comparative Immunology |
ABS 489 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
ABS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ABS 592 | Research |
ABS 593 | Applied Project |
Spring 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 360 | Animal Physiology |
ABS 489 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
ABS 494 | Special Topics |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
ABS 599 | Thesis |
Fall 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 360 | Animal Physiology |
ABS 417 | Comparative Immunology |
ABS 489 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
ABS 593 | Applied Project |
Spring 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 360 | Animal Physiology |
ABS 489 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
ABS 599 | Thesis |
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 360 | Animal Physiology |
ABS 417 | Comparative Immunology |
ABS 489 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
ABS 593 | Applied Project |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 360 | Animal Physiology |
ABS 489 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
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 |