Vance Thomas Vredenburg

Vance Thomas Vredenburg is Professor and Department Chair of Biology at San Francisco State University. His research addresses biodiversity loss through studies of amphibian ecology, emerging infectious diseases, and climate change impacts.

Work integrates field experiments with molecular techniques to investigate chytridiomycosis dynamics, aquatic food webs, and conservation strategies. Research spans Sierra Nevada ecosystems to global amphibian decline patterns.

Vredenburg leads fieldwork on threatened frog recovery and predator-prey interactions. His lab investigates vertebrate responses to environmental change using museum specimens and ecological modeling.