Amber J Brace

Amber J Brace is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Tampa. She holds a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of South Florida (2016) and a B.S. in Biology from the same institution (2011). Her research focuses on individual, population, and species-level drivers of immune costs, with implications for host protection from parasites and disease dynamics in communities.

• Education:
  • B.S., Biology, University of South Florida (2011)
  • Ph.D., Biology, University of South Florida (2016)

Brace's work bridges immunology, ecoimmunology, and parasitology to understand how immune responses vary across biological scales. She teaches courses such as Microbiology for the Allied Health Sciences, General Biology I, and its laboratory component. Her career emphasizes science outreach to improve community scientific literacy.

Scientific awards include the Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research, USF Tharp Fellowship, NSF Research Collaborative Network grant, and University Graduate Fellowship. Her research has been published in journals like Functional Ecology and Journal of Experimental Biology, focusing on immune costs and host-parasite interactions.