UMass Boston

Margaret Doolin, Researcher, Biology

Margaret Doolin

Department:
Biology
Title:
Researcher

Biography

I am an NSF postdoctoral research fellow working in collaboration with Dr. Doug Woodhams. My research focuses on understanding interactions of the amphibian skin microbiome and chytrid fungal pathogens.

Area of Expertise

Parasitology, Disease ecology, Host-parasite-microbiome interactions

 

Degrees

PhD in Biology, University of Utah, 2023

M.S. in Biology, SUNY Oneonta, 2018

B.A. in Biology, Hamilton College, 2014

Professional Publications & Contributions

Doolin, M.L. and M.D. Dearing. 2024. Differential effects of two common antiparasitics on microbiota resilience. The Journal of Infectious Diseases: jiad547.

Doolin, M.L., Weinstein, S.B., and M.D. Dearing. 2022. Pinworms are associated with taxonomic but not functional differences in the gut microbiome of white-throated woodrats (Neotoma albigula). Journal of Parasitology 108(5): 408–418.

Dearing, M.D., Orr, T.J., Klure, D.M., Greenhalgh, R., Weinstein, S.B., Stapleton, T.E., Yamada, K.Y.H., Nelson, M.D., Doolin, M.L., Nielsen, D.P., Matocq, M.D., and M.D. Shapiro. 2022. Toxin tolerance across landscapes: Ecological exposure not a prerequisite. Functional Ecology. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.14093

Reyda, F.B., Pommelle, C.P., and M.L. Doolin. 2019. Asian fish tapeworm (Schyzocotyle acheilognathi) found in New York state for the first time after a long-term fish-parasite survey. Comparative Parasitology 86(2): 108–113.

Doolin, M.L. and F.B. Reyda. 2018. A new species of Neoechinorhynchus (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) from white sucker (Catostomus commersonii) in New York. Journal of Parasitology 104(6): 671–678.