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­­­Jason R. Rohr
Occupation(s)Biologist and academic
Academic background
EducationB.A., Biology and Environmental Studies
M.A., Teaching Biology
Ph.D., Ecology and Behavior
Alma materBinghamton University
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Notre Dame
University of South Florida

Jason R. Rohr is an American biologist and an academic. He is the Galla Professor and Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, USA.[1]

Rohr's research has explored how human-driven environmental changes—such as pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss—have affected ecosystems, disease transmission, and public health. He has studied amphibian declines, freshwater systems, zoonotic diseases, and sustainable food production, and has conducted field studies, laboratory experiments, and modeling to address global challenges.[2]

In 2024, he was awarded the International Frontiers Planet Prize by the Frontiers Research Foundation[3] and was elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2017.[4]

Education

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Rohr received a dual B.A. in Biology and Environmental Studies in 1996 followed by an M.A. in Teaching Biology in 1997 from Binghamton University. Later, in 2002, he completed his Ph.D. in Ecology and Behavior from the same institution.[5]

Career

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After completing his PhD, Rohr joined the University of Kentucky in 2002 as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, a position he held until 2004. From 2004 to 2007, he was a Research Associate at Penn State University. In 2007, he joined the University of South Florida as an Assistant Professor, becoming Associate Professor in 2011 and Full Professor in 2017, serving until 2019.[5]

In 2019, Rohr was appointed as the endowed Ludmilla F., Stephen J., and Robert T. Galla Professor in Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame. He is also the chair of department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame.[6]

Media coverage

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Rohr's work has been featured in media outlets, including Fox News,[7] and World News,[8] as well as in an opinion piece authored by Andrew C. Revkin and published in The New York Times.[9] His paper on global change drivers and the risk of infectious disease was also covered by The New York Times, wherein the paper was called valuable for revealing broad patterns within ecosystems.[10]

Rohr's research has also been cited in The New Yorker,[11] The Tampa Times,[12] The Guardian,[13] The Atlantic,[14] Reuters,[15] National Geographic,[16] Nature and Science magazines,[17][18] and on NPR.[19][20]

Research

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Rohr has made contributions to the disciplines of behavioral ecology, arthropod ecology and conservation, amphibian ecology and conservation, ecotoxicology, global change and infectious disease biology, and sustainability and health.

Arthropod ecology and conservation

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Rohr's research on arthropods has spanned monitoring biodiversity responses to environmental changes, including forest declines, agricultural land use, and pesticide exposure. His studies on carnivorous plants and arthropods revealed cross-kingdom competition, and his macroinvertebrate surveys documented significant changes in stream insect populations due to human-induced environmental shifts.[21]

Fundamental disease ecology

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Rohr's laboratory contributed to understanding resistance and tolerance in host-parasite systems, revealing how life-history traits shape disease susceptibility. His research also examined co-infections and how parasite interactions depend on host ontogeny and immune responses.[22] He developed statistical models to analyze parasite associations.[23]

Amphibian conservation and disease

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Rohr's work has also focused on amphibian declines linked to infectious diseases. His lab presented evidence against the belief that the chytrid fungus was amphibian-specific, demonstrating its persistence in other hosts.[24] His research on agrochemicals revealed links between pesticide exposure and increased parasite infections in amphibians.[25] He also showed that environmental factors, such as temperature and pollution interact, to exacerbate amphibian disease susceptibility and associated declines.[26] His lab also explored vaccination as a conservation tool, demonstrating that amphibians can develop resistance to chytrid infections through exposure to fungal metabolites.[27]

Awards and honors

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Bibliography

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Selected articles

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  • Rohr, Jason R.; Schotthoefer, A. M.; Raffel, T. R.; Carrick, H. J.; Halstead, N.; Hoverman, J. T.; Beasley, V. R. (16 October 2008). "Agrochemicals increase trematode infections in a declining amphibian species". Nature. 455 (7217): 1235–1239. doi:10.1038/nature07281.
  • Cohen, J. M.; Lajeunesse, M. J.; Rohr, J. R. (March 2018). "A global synthesis of animal phenological responses to climate change". Nature Climate Change. 8 (3): 224–228. doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0067-3.
  • Mordecai, Erin A.; Caldwell, J. M.; Grossman, M. K.; Lippi, C. A.; Johnson, L. R.; Neira, M.; Rohr, Jason R. (October 2019). "Thermal biology of mosquito‐borne disease". Ecology Letters. 22 (10): 1690–1708. doi:10.1111/ele.13335. hdl:10919/105221.
  • Rohr, Jason R.; Sack, Austin; Bakhoum, Souleymane; Barrett, Christopher B.; Lopez-Carr, David; Chamberlin, Adam J.; Wolfe, Noah (20 July 2023). "A planetary health innovation for disease, food and water challenges in Africa". Nature. 619 (7971): 782–787. doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06333-0.
  • Mahon, Madeleine B.; Sack, Austin; Aleuy, Ornela A.; Barbera, Camila; Brown, E.; Buelow, Hannah; Rohr, Jason R. (11 April 2024). "A meta-analysis on global change drivers and the risk of infectious disease". Nature. 629 (8013): 830–836. doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07167-3.

References

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  1. ^ "University of Notre Dame - Jason R. Rohr". Kellogg Institute. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Google Scholar - Jason Rohr". Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  3. ^ a b "College of Science - 2024 International Frontiers Prize awarded to Notre Dame's Jason Rohr for innovative public health and sustainability research". University of Notre Dame Science. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  4. ^ a b "2017 AAAS Fellows Recognized for Advancing Science". AAAS. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Jason Rohr". University of Notre Dame. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  6. ^ "University of Notre Dame - Department of Biological Sciences". University of Notre Dame. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Zika could be worse this year: USF researchers". Fox News. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Insect Predators May Protect Us from Infectious Diseases". Nature World News. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  9. ^ "The New York Times - On Frogs, Fungi, Climate and the New News Process". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Environmental Changes Are Fueling Human, Animal and Plant Diseases, Study Finds". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  11. ^ "A Valuable Reputation". The New Yorker. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  12. ^ "While St. Petersburg waits for sewage details, health risks emerge". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Scientists make breakthrough in fight against deadly amphibian fungus". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  14. ^ "The Hidden Dispute Over Biodiversity's Health Benefits". The Atlantic. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  15. ^ "Wildlife diseases poised to spread northwards as climate changes: study". Reuters. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  16. ^ "Common pesticide is good news for parasites, bad news for frogs". National Geographic. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  17. ^ "Are Insecticides Creating 'Toxic' Slugs?". Nature World News. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  18. ^ "Pesticides could hike risk of catching a parasitic worm". Science. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  19. ^ "What's worse for disease spread: animal loss, climate change or urbanization?". NPR. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  20. ^ "Save Wildlife, Save Yourself?". NPR. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  21. ^ Haase, Peter; Gossiaux, Angèle; Schneider, Christiane; Rohr, Jason R. (24 March 2023). "Density declines, richness increases, and composition shifts in stream macroinvertebrates". Science Advances. 9 (12): eade4896. doi:10.1126/sciadv.adf4896. PMID 36951959.
  22. ^ Barrett, C. B.; Jolles, A. E.; Rohr, J. R. (12 February 2023). "Ontogeny of immunity and potential implications for co-infection". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 378 (1876): 20220127. doi:10.1098/rstb.2022.0127. PMC 10258665.
  23. ^ Civitello, David J.; Campbell, Luke P.; Rohr, Jason R. (November 2023). "Identity and density of parasite exposures alter the outcome of coinfections: Implications for management". Journal of Applied Ecology. 60 (11): 2702–2712. doi:10.1111/1365-2664.14332.
  24. ^ McMahon, Taegan A.; Brannelly, Laura A.; Rohr, Jason R. (4 September 2013). "Chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis has nonamphibian hosts and releases chemicals that cause pathology in the absence of infection". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110 (1): 210–215. doi:10.1073/pnas.1200592110. PMC 3538220.
  25. ^ Rohr, Jason R.; Schotthoefer, A. M.; Raffel, T. R (16 October 2008). "Agrochemicals increase trematode infections in a declining amphibian species". Nature. 455 (7217): 1235–1239. doi:10.1038/nature07281.
  26. ^ Rohr, Jason R.; Raffel, Thomas R. (30 December 2008). "Linking global climate and temperature variability to widespread amphibian declines putatively caused by disease". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105 (45): 17436–17441. doi:10.1073/pnas.0806368105. PMC 2582253.
  27. ^ Holden, William M.; Yamaguchi, Jacob; Rohr, Jason R. (November 2023). "Metabolites from the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) reduce Bd load in Cuban treefrog tadpoles". Journal of Applied Ecology. 60 (11): 2676–2685. doi:10.1111/1365-2664.14242.
  28. ^ "Effects of Atrazine on Disease Risk in Amphibians". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  29. ^ "Honors and Awards". University of South Florida Faculty Senate. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  30. ^ "ESA Awards - George Mercer Award". Ecological Society of America. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  31. ^ "ESA Awards - Sustainability Science Award". Ecological Society of America. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  32. ^ "Frontiers Planet Prize - US National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine". The National Academies. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  33. ^ "Thirteen new Climate and Health Scholars bring expertise to NIH". NIEHS Factor Newsletter. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  34. ^ "ESA Fellows Program". Ecological Society of America. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
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