White Mountain National Forest, NH.

About me

BS: Biology. University of Massachusetts Boston. ​December 2020. 

• Honors Thesis: Environmental factors influencing prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the eastern United States.
• Mentors: Dr. Molly Bletz, Dr. Doug Woodhams (Woodhams Lab)

​PhD: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. University of Connecticut. 

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Hello! I'm Sydney "Syd" Horan. I am a disease ecologist who has worked in a few systems, from newts to nestling birds. My overall interest is the influence of environmental change and human influence on host-parasite (and host-pathogen) systems. I employ a mixture of field studies and laboratory work to answer these questions. I am currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Connecticut. When I'm not at the lab, you can find me birding, drawing, playing video games, knitting, and listening to music.