Current Lab Members
- Serap Aksoy, Ph.D.
- Geoffrey Attardo, Ph.D.
- Michelle Bailly, M.S.
- Josh Benoit, Ph.D.
- Oleg Kruglov
- Laura Cronin
- Michele Maltz, Ph.D.
- Veronika Michalkova
- Amy Savage, Ph.D.
- Thiago Luiz Alves e Silva
- Erich Telleria, Ph.D.
- Jingwen Wang, Ph.D.
- Brian Weiss, Ph.D.
- Xin Zhao, Ph.D.
- Yineng Wu, M.Sc.
Past Lab Members
- Leyla Akman, Ph.D.
- Uzma Alam, Ph.D.
- Corey Brelsfoard, Ph.D.
- Xiao-ai Chen, Ph.D.
- Quing Cheng, Ph.D.
- Nurper Guz
- Zhengrong Hao, Ph.D.
- Changyun Hu, Ph.D.
- Youjia Hu, Ph.D.
- Song Li, Ph.D.
- Claudia Lohs
- Dana Nayduch, Ph.D.
- Roshan Pais, Ph.D.
- Sarah Perkin, Ph.D.
- Sandesh Regmi, Ph.D.
- Rita Rio, Ph.D.
- Patricia Strickler-Dinglasan Ph.D.
- Guangxiao Yang, Ph.D.
- Jian Yang, Ph.D.
- Suleyman Yildirim, Ph.D.
Amy Savage
Post-Doctoral Associate
Lab Phone: (203) 737-4134
Fax: (203) 785-4782
Email: amy.savage@yale.edu
Background
My research interests focus on host-parasite interactions, specifically mechanisms which parasites employ to successfully establish and maintain infections in their hosts. I am most interested in zoonotic parasites and vector borne parasites. Currently, I am trying to understand the many developmental stages of the parasite Trypanosoma brucei in the tsetse vector, using gene expression analysis and functional characterization at both the gene expression and protein levels.
Education
- Ph.D. Molecular Parasitology: Yale University School of Epidemiology and Public Health
- M.S. Veterinary Parasitology: University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine
- B.S. Pathobiology & Animal Science: University of Connecticut, College of Natural Resources
Awards, Honors and Grants
- Student Travel Award Recipient, 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2009)
- Invited Speaker, 1st International Young Researcher Seminar in Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Japan (2009)
- Excellence in Masters Studies, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida (2004)
Publications
Savage AF, Cerqueira GC, Regmi S, Wu Y, El Sayed NM, Aksoy S. Transcript Expression Analysis of Putative Trypanosoma brucei GPI-Anchored Surface Proteins during Development in the Tsetse and Mammalian Hosts. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012 Jun;6(6):e1708. Epub 2012 Jun 19. PubMed PMID: 22724039.
Savage AF, Robert V, Goodman SM, Raharimanga V, Raherilalao MJ, Andrianarimisa A, Ariey F, Greiner EC. Blood parasites in birds from Madagascar. J Wildl Dis. 2009 Oct;45(4):907-20. PubMed PMID: 19901367.
Hu C, Rio RV, Medlock J, Haines LR, Nayduch D, Savage AF, Guz N, Attardo GM, Pearson TW, Galvani AP, Aksoy S. Infections with immunogenic trypanosomes reduce tsetse reproductive fitness: potential impact of different parasite strains on vector population structure. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Mar 12;2(3):e192. PubMed PMID: 18335067; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2265429.
Aruch S, Atkinson CT, Savage AF, Lapointe DA. Prevalence and distribution of pox-like lesions, avian malaria, and mosquito vectors in Kipahulu Valley, Haleakala National Park, Hawai'i, USA. J Wildl Dis. 2007 Oct;43(4):567-75. PubMed PMID: 17984251.
Brown AC, Harrison LM, Kapulkin W, Jones BF, Sinha A, Savage A, Villalon N, Cappello M. Molecular cloning and characterization of a C-type lectin from Ancylostoma ceylanicum: evidence for a role in hookworm reproductive physiology. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2007 Feb;151(2):141-7. Epub 2006 Nov 20. PubMed PMID: 17129620; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1831819.
Atkinson, Carter T; Utzurrum, Ruth C; Seamon, Joshua O; Savage, Amy F and Lapointe, Dennis A. Hematozoa of Forest Birds in American Samoa: Evidence for a Diverse, Indigenous Parasite Fauna from the South Pacific. Pacific Conservation Biology, Vol. 12, No. 3, 2006: 229-237.ISSN: 1038-2097.
Savage AF, Ariey F, Greiner EC. Leucocytozoon atkinsoni n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Leucocytozoidae) from the avian family Timaliidae. Syst Parasitol. 2006 Jun;64(2):105-9. Epub 2006 Apr 13. PubMed PMID: 16612655.
Savage AF, Ariey F, Greiner EC. A new species of Plasmodium from Malagasy vangas. J Parasitol. 2005 Aug;91(4):926-30. PubMed PMID: 17089766.
Savage AF, Greiner EC. Haemoproteids of the avian family Dicruridae (the drongos). J Parasitol. 2005 Feb;91(1):131-4. PubMed PMID: 15856886.
Savage AF, Ariey F, Greiner EC. Hematozoa of the avian family Vangidae (the vangas). J Parasitol. 2004 Dec;90(6):1475-9. Erratum in: J Parasitol. 2006 Jun;92(3):627. PubMed PMID: 15715247.
Savage AF. Hematozoa of the avian family Philepittidae (the asities and sunbird asities). J Parasitol. 2004 Dec;90(6):1473-4. PubMed PMID: 15715246.
Savage AF, Greiner EC. Hematozoa of the avian family Brachypteraciidae (the ground-rollers). J Parasitol. 2004 Dec;90(6):1468-72. PubMed PMID: 15715245.
Savage AF, Maull J, Tian XC, Taneja M, Katz L, Darre M, Yang X. Behavioral observations of adolescent Holstein heifers cloned from adult somatic cells. Theriogenology. 2003 Oct 1;60(6):1097-110. PubMed PMID: 12935849.