Institution

Smithsonian Institution

Based in

United States , New York

Languages

English

Short Bio

Dr. Cadhla Firth is an evolutionary ecologist and molecular biologist who has been working on emerging infectious diseases in a One Health context since 2006. She is currently an Applied Research Ecologist at the Smithsonian Institution based out of New York City, and holds an adjunct position at the College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences at James Cook University. Dr Firth's research focusses on the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of emerging zoonoses at the human-animal interface, with a focus on rapidly changing environments. She takes a multi-disciplinary approach to this work that includes evolutionary biology, molecular ecology, virology, pathogen genetics and genomics, field biology, and public health.

Other Expertise

One Health Zoonoses Emerging Infectious Diseases