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Richard Williams |
| Degrees | Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas B.Sc. Natural Sciences (with Biology), Open University, Mylton Keynes, UK M.A. English Language and Literature, University of Edinburgh |
| Specialization | General Biology |
| Publications | Williams RAJ, et al. Influenza A virus infections in non-migratory land birds in Andean Peru. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. In press. Williams RAJ, Vazquez A, Asante I, et al. 2012. Yaoundé-like virus in resident wild bird, Ghana. African Journal of Microbiology Research. 6:1966-1969 Perez Tris J*, Williams RAJ*, Abel-Fernández E, et al. A multiplex PCR for detection of avian Papillomavirus and Poxvirus in cutaneous warts from live birds and museum skins. Avian Diseases. 2011: 55:545–553 * denotes shared first authorship. Williams RAJ, Xiao X, Peterson AT. Continent-wide association of H5N1 outbreaks in wild and domestic birds in Europe. Geospatial Health. 2011. 5: 247-253 Nakazawa Y, Williams RAJ, Peterson AT, et al. Ecological niche modelling of Francisella tularensis subspecies and clades in the United States. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2010. 82: 912-8 Williams RAJ, Peterson AT. Ecology and geography of avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) transmission in the Middle East and northeastern Africa. International Journal of Health Geographics. 2009. 8: e47 Williams R. 2009. Review of the book: “Forgotten people, forgotten diseases: the neglected tropical diseases and their impact on global health and development”, by Peter J. Hotez. Washington (DC): ASM Press. Quarterly Review of Biology, 84: 320-321 Williams RAJ, Fasina FO, Peterson AT. Predictable ecology and geography of avian influenza (H5N1) transmission in Nigeria and West Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2008. 102: 471-9 Martin Cereceda M, Williams RAJ, Novarino G. 2008. Easy visualization of the protest Oxyrrhis marina grazing on a live fluorescently-labelled heterotrophic nanoflagellate. Journal of Current Microbiology, 57: 45-50 Peterson AT, Williams RAJ. 2008.Risk mapping of highly pathogenic avian influenza distribution and spread. Ecology and Society, 13: e15 Martin Cereceda M, Williams R, Guinea A, et al. An investigation of the fine structure, cell surface carbohydrates and appeal of the diatom Extubocellulus as prey for small flagellates. Protoplasma. 2007. 232: 69-78 Nakazawa Y, Williams R, Peterson AT, et al. Climate change effects on Plague and Tularemia in the USA. Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 2007. 7: 529-540 Peterson AT, Williams R, Chen, G. Predicting the global invasive potential of Asian Gypsy Moths (Lymantria dispar). Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 2007. 125: 39–44 Mohammed K, Papes M, Williams R, et al. Global invasive potential of ten parasitic witchweeds and related Orobanchaceae. Ambio-A Journal of the Human Environment. 2006. 35: 281-288 |
| Research Interests | My research focuses on the ecology and evolution of vertebrate pathogens, especially of birds. I have used a variety of tools to explore these questions - field sampling, molecular techniques, modelling, and phylogenetic analyses. I have broad experience of constructing and analysing ecological niche models. In the course of my doctoral research I worked with diverse groups in diverse regions, with lab work in 4 continents (Colorado, Ghana, Kansas, Peru and Spain), and collaborating with ecologists, epidemiologists, geographers, park rangers, veterinarians, virologists, etc., and am enthusiastic to collaborate broadly. I have published twelve peer-reviewed articles (six as first author), and one article in press. I have taught four undergraduate courses (two each at the University of Kansas and the University of St. Louis Madrid Campus) for a total of seven semesters. My current research focuses are avian influenza, avian poxvirus and characterizing allele variation in Spanish populations of Sylvia atricapilla. I maintain a close collaborative relationship with researchers at the University of Kansas and Universidad Complutense de Madrid. |
