Sierra Williams, Ph.D. student
Major advisor: Grindstaff
Avian immunology, transgenerational immunity, early viral infection simulation
B.S. 2018, Lees-McRae College
Email: sierra.g.williams@okstate.edu
website: https://sierragwilliams.wixsite.com/mysite
Specific Interests
My interests are in the long-term consequences of early viral infection on behavior, immunity, and maternal effects in vertebrates. I am currently using Zebra Finches as my model organism and a synthetic virus to simulate infection. My focus is on examining the long-term effects of early viral simulation on nestling and adult behavior, nestling and adult immunity, and maternal antibodies. Other interests include transgenerational immunity and immune priming in invertebrate models.