Thierry M Work
Dr. Thierry M Work is currently the project leader for the National Wildlife Health Center Honolulu Field Station where he leads a team that provides support to safeguard wildlife and ecosystem health through research and technical assistance to federal, state, and international partners.
Professional Experience
1992-Present: Project leader, USGS National Wildlife Health Center Honolulu Field Station
1987-1992: Wildlife veterinarian, California Department of Fish & Game
Education and Certifications
1989 Masters in Preventive Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis
1988 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis
1985 Master Science, Entomology, UC Davis
1983 Bachelor Science, Entomology, Texas A&M
Affiliations and Memberships*
Wildlife Disease Association
Sigma Xi
Science and Products
Microbial disease and the coral holobiont
In vitro biology of fibropapilloma-associated turtle herpesvirus and host cells in Hawaiian green turtles (Chelonia mydas)
Rise and fall over 26 years of a marine epizootic in Hawaiian green sea turtles
Postmortem diagnostic investigation of disease in free-ranging marine turtle populations: A review of common pathologic findings and protocols
Identification of CD3+ T lymphocytes in the green turtle Chelonia mydas
Book review: Out of Eden: An odyssey of ecological invasion, by Alan Burdick
A coral disease handbook: Guidelines for assessment, monitoring, and management
Coral and crustose coralline algae disease on the reefs of American Samoa
Confirming field assessments and measuring disease impacts
A new species of Henneguya (myxozoa) in the big-eyed scad (Selar crumenophthalmus) from Hawaii
Phase shift from a coral to a corallimorph-dominated reef associated with a shipwreck on Palmyra atoll
Biomedical and veterinary science can increase our understanding of coral disease
Non-USGS Publications**
**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
Microbial disease and the coral holobiont
In vitro biology of fibropapilloma-associated turtle herpesvirus and host cells in Hawaiian green turtles (Chelonia mydas)
Rise and fall over 26 years of a marine epizootic in Hawaiian green sea turtles
Postmortem diagnostic investigation of disease in free-ranging marine turtle populations: A review of common pathologic findings and protocols
Identification of CD3+ T lymphocytes in the green turtle Chelonia mydas
Book review: Out of Eden: An odyssey of ecological invasion, by Alan Burdick
A coral disease handbook: Guidelines for assessment, monitoring, and management
Coral and crustose coralline algae disease on the reefs of American Samoa
Confirming field assessments and measuring disease impacts
A new species of Henneguya (myxozoa) in the big-eyed scad (Selar crumenophthalmus) from Hawaii
Phase shift from a coral to a corallimorph-dominated reef associated with a shipwreck on Palmyra atoll
Biomedical and veterinary science can increase our understanding of coral disease
Non-USGS Publications**
**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.
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government