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Jessica M. Rieder, PhD

Jessica Rieder is a Biologist at WARC in Gainesville, FL.

Jessica Rieder has a background in Ecology and Evolution and Marine Resources Management. Her research focuses on using genetic methods to provide guidance for invasive species management. Currently, she is studying environmental DNA methods combined with metabarcoding methods to understand how these tools can be used to assess the detection and spread of invasive species in Florida, while establishing baseline biodiversity measures.

Education and Certifications

  • Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern (Switzerland), 2023

  • M.Sc. in Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern (Switzerland), 2014

  • M.Sc. in Marine Resources Management, Texas A&M, 2008

  • B.Sc. in Ecology, Evolution, and Systematic, Missouri State University, 2005

Science and Products

Non-USGS Publications**

Rieder, J.M. (2011). An evaluation of two environmental acts: The national environmental policy act and the environment protection and biodiversity conservation act. Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law, 14, 105.
Humbel, F.*, Rieder, J. H.*, Franc, Y., Juillerat, P., Scharl, M., Misselwitz, B., Schreiner, P., Begré, S., Rogler, G., von Känel, R., Yilmaz, B., Biedermann, L., & Swiss IBD Cohort Study Group. (2019). Association of Alterations in Intestinal Microbiota With Impaired Psychological Function in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in Remission. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology: The Official Clinical Practice Journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, 18(9), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2019.09.022
Rieder, J. M., Vonlanthen, P., Seehausen, O., & Lucek, K. (2019). Allopatric and sympatric diversification within roach (Rutilus rutilus) of large pre-alpine lakes. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 32(11), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13502
Kernen, L., Rieder, J., Duus, A., Holbech, H., Segner, H., & Bailey, C. (2020). Thymus development in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) from an ecoimmunology perspective. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology, 333(10), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.2435
Rieder, J.*, Martin-Sanchez, P. M.*, Osman, O. A., Adrian-Kalchhauser, I., & Eiler, A. (2022). Detecting aquatic pathogens with field-compatible dried qPCR assays. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 202, 106594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2022.106594
Rieder, J., Kapopoulou, A., Bank, C., & Adrian-Kalchhauser, I. (2023). Metagenomics and metabarcoding experimental choices and their impact on microbial community characterization in freshwater recirculating aquaculture systems. Environmental Microbiome, 18(1), 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-023-00459-z

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

Science and Products

Non-USGS Publications**

Rieder, J.M. (2011). An evaluation of two environmental acts: The national environmental policy act and the environment protection and biodiversity conservation act. Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law, 14, 105.
Humbel, F.*, Rieder, J. H.*, Franc, Y., Juillerat, P., Scharl, M., Misselwitz, B., Schreiner, P., Begré, S., Rogler, G., von Känel, R., Yilmaz, B., Biedermann, L., & Swiss IBD Cohort Study Group. (2019). Association of Alterations in Intestinal Microbiota With Impaired Psychological Function in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in Remission. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology: The Official Clinical Practice Journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, 18(9), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2019.09.022
Rieder, J. M., Vonlanthen, P., Seehausen, O., & Lucek, K. (2019). Allopatric and sympatric diversification within roach (Rutilus rutilus) of large pre-alpine lakes. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 32(11), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13502
Kernen, L., Rieder, J., Duus, A., Holbech, H., Segner, H., & Bailey, C. (2020). Thymus development in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) from an ecoimmunology perspective. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology, 333(10), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.2435
Rieder, J.*, Martin-Sanchez, P. M.*, Osman, O. A., Adrian-Kalchhauser, I., & Eiler, A. (2022). Detecting aquatic pathogens with field-compatible dried qPCR assays. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 202, 106594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2022.106594
Rieder, J., Kapopoulou, A., Bank, C., & Adrian-Kalchhauser, I. (2023). Metagenomics and metabarcoding experimental choices and their impact on microbial community characterization in freshwater recirculating aquaculture systems. Environmental Microbiome, 18(1), 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-023-00459-z

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.