LAB NEWS
More news to come!
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May 2026: Fletcher was awarded a research grant from the American Ornithological Society to support their research investigating how neonicotinoid pesticide exposure influences avian health and host-parasite interactions! Awesome job Fletcher!!!
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May 2026: Kennice was awarded an Undergraduate Research Award from Miami University to investigate how blood parasite co-infections affect the health and stress physiology of migratory birds. Congrats Kennice!
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Everyone did an amazing job presenting their research at the 2026 Undergraduate Research Forum:
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Connor: "Blood parasite infection and health metrics in Northern Cardinals"
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Allison: "Effects of egg incubation temperature on nestling immunity and responses to parasitism"
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Kennice: "Physiological health effects of blood parasite co-infections in wild birds"
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Ava: "Does migratory strategy affect immunity and susceptibility to parasites in thrushes?"
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Marianne: "Effects of maternal diet and infection history on offspring exploratory and social behavior"
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Savannah: "Co-infection of Trichomonas and avian malarial parasites in Ohio raptors"
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March 2026: Braeden joins the Love Lab as an Undergraduate Summer Scholar to conduct research on how nest characteristics influence vector contact rates in box-nesting birds. Congrats Braeden!
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March 2026: Tressa joins the Love Lab as an Undergraduate Summer Scholar to conduct research on host specificity of avian malarial parasites. Congrats Tressa!
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January 2026: Sophomore Allison Helferich presented her research at the annual Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology conference in Portland, OR.
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August 2025: Our research was featured on the cover of Oxford Free Press!
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July 2025: Allision Helferich was awarded a Barrett Research Grant from the Ecology Research Center for her research on nestling tree swallows and bluebirds. Congrats Allison!
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May 2025: New publication out in Molecular Ecology in collaboration with the DuRant Lab at the University of Arkansas: Diet driven differences in host tolerance are linked to shifts in global gene expression in a common avian host-pathogen system.
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April 2025: Marianne Morgan and Allison Helferich presented their research at Miami University's Spring 2025 Undergraduate Research Forum! Great job Marianne and Allison!
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March 2025: Allison Helferich was awarded an Undergraduate Summer Scholar award from Miami University to conduct research on how the early-life developmental environment affects nestling immunity and susceptibility to blood parasites. Congrats Allison!
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March 2025: Savannah Higley was awarded a Hughes Scholar award from Miami University to conduct research on imprinting cues in owls! Congratulations Savannah!
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March 2025: New publication out in the Journal of Experimental Biology: A high-lipid diet leads to greater pathology and lower tolerance during infection
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December 2024: New publication out in Molecular Ecology: An early-life disruption of gut microbiota has opposing effects on parasite resistance in two host species
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August 2024: The Love Lab joins Miami University!!!
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October 2025: The Love Lab and Avian Research & Education Institute (AREI) presented research at the annual Inland Bird Banding Association (IBBA) meeting in Hastings, MN!
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October 2025: New publication out in Trends in Parasitology in collaboration with he Knutie Lab at the University of Connecticut: Net positive effects of early-life parasitism on wild animal host fitness.