Jordan Wight

Jordan Wight does research on potential microbial pathogens in the environment and in wildlife, with most of his work on antimicrobial resistant E. coli and avian influenza. He has conducted extensive fieldwork sampling marine and freshwater environments and of wild birds across North America. He frequently uses bacterial and viral culture, various molecular biology and statistical techniques, and NGS to investigate reservoirs, genetic composition, and implications on human and animal health.