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 Nia Weinzweig

Nia Weinzweig

Research student,

Overview

  • Research Summary

The role of wildlife in One Health, wildlife as sentinels of anthropogenic environmental changes, ecological restoration to reduce risk of zoonotic disease emergence.

  • Undergraduate Education

BVM&S, Edinburgh University 2011

  • Postgraduate Education

MSc in Ecology, University of Otago Dunedin, New Zealand, 2023

  • Awards/External Committees

Department of Conservation Postgraduate scholarship 2022-3

  • Employment

-Clinical veterinarian 2011-2020

-Conservation fieldwork for the Department of Conservation New Zealand 2018-2023 (threatened species recovery programmes, invasive species control)

Research

Research interests

The role of wildlife in One Health

Wildlife-domestic species disease interface

Zoonotic pathogens in wildlife

Wildlife in One Health

Wildlife-livestock-human interface

Thesis

Within-host drivers of zoonotic disease dynamics

Environmental impacts on zoonotic disease dynamics

Funding source

OneZoo

Supervisors

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Dr Cedric Berger

Senior Lecturer

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