Jamie Benn, PhD, AWB

Assistant Professor of Research @ckwri researching wildlife disease ecology and prevention | @tamuvetmed and @uwmadison alum

[Jamie Benn, PhD, AWB @Jamie_S_Benn]

I am recruiting a MS student to conduct #disease surveillance in native and exotic #wildlife, and livestock in #Texas. The student will be co-advised with my amazing colleague @alynn_martin! See details here: https://t.co/46MyYTpeVm
#Assistantship #wildlifedisease

[Jamie Benn, PhD, AWB @Jamie_S_Benn]

@LisannePetracca @toryn_schafer @looksbirdy @SemiAridScience @toryn_schafer is correct. This is possible at TAMU-CS because I did it 2 years ago. As of yet it’s not possible at TAMUK, I even asked twice since I was returning to the TAMU system. I’m counting down the days until my insurance kicks in on January 1st 🙀

[Jamie Benn, PhD, AWB @Jamie_S_Benn]

@springboknerd @trinahjoel Is this out in a paper yet? I’d love to read it!

[Jamie Benn, PhD, AWB @Jamie_S_Benn]

Cheersing these priceless samples this #WildlifeWednesday because our pilot study was a success! Preliminary results show that my oral anthrax #vaccine generated a response against anthrax in a #whitetaileddeer model.

#wildlifehealth #wildlifedisease #tamu #cvmbs #science

[Jamie Benn, PhD, AWB @Jamie_S_Benn]

understanding it's transmission, and managing the health of native cervid populations.

Not a native cervid, but here’s photo I took recently on a nearby private ranch of an #extinctinthewild Pére David’s deer. Enjoy! (2/2)
#wildlifehealth #wildlifephotography #wildlifedisease

[Jamie Benn, PhD, AWB @Jamie_S_Benn]

Exciting news for this #WildlifeWednesday: I’ve accepted a postdoc position at the @USGS National #Wildlife Health Center! I’ll be developing an assay to detect chronic wasting disease in biological and environmental samples. This will be important for diagnosing CWD, (1/2)

[Texas A&M VetMed @tamuvetmed]

#ICYMI Dr. Jamie Benn Felix is working to create an oral anthrax vaccine for livestock and wildlife. The development of this vaccine could be a game changer, saving many animals' lives and potentially millions of dollars.
#TAMU #CVMBS @JamieBennFelix
https://t.co/C4Txjl9Iv7

[Jamie Benn, PhD, AWB @Jamie_S_Benn]

Like this #baboon, take some time on this #wildlifewednesday to relax and reflect, then gear up to finish the week like a champ!

Photographed in South Africa, 2010.

#wildlife #wildlifeconservation #Africa #SouthAfrica #animal #mammal #nature #dusk #safari #ecolifeexpeditions

[Jamie Benn, PhD, AWB @Jamie_S_Benn]

@ThatLionLady Um........what? Have we confirmed whether or not this is a real paper?

[Jamie Benn, PhD, AWB @Jamie_S_Benn]

Support our current project to optimize our vaccine for #whitetaileddeer through our #crowdfunding campaign on @lets_experiment. @TxDeerAssoc @EWAorg and @texaswildlife, help us get the word out so we can help your members protect their herds from anthrax.
https://t.co/Lc9hMiDfZS

[Jamie Benn, PhD, AWB @Jamie_S_Benn]

Thank you @25NewsKXXV for featuring our oral #wildlife anthrax #vaccine research at @tamuvetmed on last night’s news!

https://t.co/QFpOXYgTaN

[Jamie Benn, PhD, AWB @Jamie_S_Benn]

Take a minute to learn more about the project and please consider donating to help us #KeepWildlifeWild.
#WildlifeWednesday #WildlifeConservation
Please retweet.

https://t.co/Lc9hMiDfZS

[Jamie Benn, PhD, AWB @Jamie_S_Benn]

Anthrax is naturally occurring (enzootic) and can survive in the soil for decades to 100s of years. Internationally, anthrax occurs in areas that threaten conservation efforts of many species, including 3/5 #rhino species.
#wildlifephotography #WorldRhinoDay

[Jamie Benn, PhD, AWB @Jamie_S_Benn]

In the US, there are enzootic anthrax areas in parts of TX, MT, MN, ND and SD. This is why we are developing an oral anthrax #vaccine specifically for #wildlife. To support this research, we have launched a #crowdfunding campaign with @wildlifedisease & @lets_experiment.

[Jamie Benn, PhD, AWB @Jamie_S_Benn]

Now a PhD student project in the Cook Wildlife Lab is studying if aoudad can also get infected and transmit M. ovipneumoniae to desert bighorn sheep through shared water sources.

#wildlifewednesday #aoudad #wildlifedisease #wildlifemanagement #wildlifehealth #wildlifephotography

[Jamie Benn, PhD, AWB @Jamie_S_Benn]

I took this photo of a grandfatherly aoudad without any zoom…thank goodness he wasn’t approaching at ramming speed. 😂

https://t.co/ZbFghCP9ec

[Jamie Benn, PhD, AWB @Jamie_S_Benn]

Bighorn sheep pneumonia is a population limiting disease caused in part by Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae. Previous studies have shown that interactions with domestic goats at the wildlife-livestock interface have transmitted M. ovipneumoniae to bighorn sheep, resulting in pneumonia.

[Jamie Benn, PhD, AWB @Jamie_S_Benn]

@BioHook85 @Twitter @Aerin_J Thanks for the advice @BioHook85! Keep your eyes peeled for my job searching/self promoting tweet soon!