Biology Seminar Series-David B. Needle, DVM DACVP, Clinical Associate Professor, Senior Veterinary Pathologist, Unive

Population Ecology and Diseases of Fishers in the Northeastern USA

Our work currently includes: (1) comparative microbial ecology focusing on the emergence of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance on farms – with plans to expand our focus; (2) emerging infectious disease discovery; and (3) wildlife disease ecology. 

Our research group is a happy surprise born of being pesky and wanting to understand unexpected disease incidents and trends, and then trying to place what we have figured out into the context of One Health and the relationships between:

anthropogenic change ↔ environment ↔ host ↔ microbiome ↔ pathogens / health threats

David B. Needle-I was born in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in northern New Jersey. I earned a BA in history at Tufts University, completed a post-baccalaureate siege of the basic sciences at Columbia University in New York, and received a DVM from Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. Following this I spent 3 years in a veterinary anatomic pathology residency followed by a 1 year postdoc in microbial pathogenesis at Michigan State University. I have been at UNH as a pathologist, faculty member, and researcher since 2015. I am lucky to reside in the same town that I work, with my partner, two sons, and (currently) three dogs, 7 tetras, 3 catfish, and two dwarf frogs.