Pauline Kamath

Pauline Kamath is an Associate Professor of Animal Health at the School of Food and Agriculture, University of Maine System, with a research focus on Wildlife Disease Ecology and Microbial Genomics. Her work bridges Environmental Microbiology and Pathogen Transmission Dynamics, addressing critical questions in Conservation Genetics and zoonotic disease management.

• 2016-Present: Associate Professor, University of Maine System
• Research Interests: Wildlife disease dynamics, pathogen persistence, microbiome interactions

Her research leverages genomic approaches to investigate bacterial pathogens like Bacillus anthracis, viral outbreaks in wildlife populations, and microbiome composition across migratory species. Recent work explores metagenomic methods for pathogen detection, tick-borne disease co-infections, and environmental factors affecting spore longevity. She contributes extensively to peer review, evaluating work in Molecular Ecology, PloS One, and other journals.