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David Dayan

I am currently a Research Technician for the Wildlife Health Lab, having previously worked as an undergraduate assistant while I pursued a BS in Animal Science and a minor in Infectious Disease Biology in Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Within the wildlife health field, I am particularly interested in applied disease ecology and ecotoxicology questions. With the CWHL, I am primarily involved in the waterfowl contaminant study, including sample preparation, data analysis, and report writing. I have also helped with the Ranavirus environmental RNA study and optimization of environmental DNA surveillance methods for tiger salamanders.  

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2025

Environmental contaminants assessment for frequently harvested migratory waterfowl in the Northeast Atlantic Flyway . Dayan D, Hanley B, Stiller J, Richter W, Gregg I, Huck N, Huang M, Nichols T, Spliethoff H, Becker J, Murphy L, Schuler K. . Science of the Total Environment

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