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School of Biological Sciences

Dr. Benjamin Sadd

Professor of Infectious Disease Ecology
School of Biological Sciences
Office
FSA Felmley Hall Of Science Annex 337
Office Phone
(309) 438-2651office
phone
Email
bmsadd@ilstu.eduemail
Website
https://about.illinoisstate.edu/bms... website
  • About
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Current Courses

BSC 196.001 Biological Diversity

BSC 495.002 Graduate Research In Biological Sciences

BSC 299.001 Independent Honor Study

BSC 499.024 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

BSC 287.002 Independent Study

BSC 400.001 Independent Study

BSC 290.043 Research In Biological Sciences

BSC 599.024 Research In The Biological Sciences

BSC 450.001 Advanced Studies In Specialized Fields: Evolution & Ecology Of Infectious Disease

BSC 196.013 Biological Diversity

BSC 495.004 Graduate Research In Biological Sciences

BSC 299.006 Independent Honor Study

BSC 499.024 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

BSC 287.001 Independent Study

BSC 197.017 Molecular And Cellular Basis Of Life

BSC 599.024 Research In The Biological Sciences

Teaching Interests & Areas

Ecology,
Evolution,
Infectious disease,
Ecological immunology,
Entomology,
Pollinator health,
Rainforest ecology

Research Interests & Areas

Host-parasite evolutionary ecology; host immune defense evolution; host-beneficial microbe interactions; ecological immunology; pollinator health; life-history investment

Ph D Natural Sciences

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH)
Zurich, Switzerland

MS Zoology

University of Sheffield
United Kingdom

Journal Article

Calhoun, AC, Harrod, AE, Bassingthwaite, TA & Sadd, BM (2021) Testing the multiple stressor hypothesis: Chlorothalonil exposure alters transmission potential of a bumblebee pathogen but not individual host health. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288, 20202922.
Duffield, KR, Hunt, J, Sadd, BM, Sakaluk, SK, Oppert, B, Rosario-Cora, K, Behle, R & Ramirez, JL (2021) Active and covert infections of cricket iridovirus and Acheta domesticus densovirus in reared Gryllodes sigillatus crickets. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, 780796.
Hampton, KJ, Duffield, KR, Hunt, J, Sakaluk, SK & Sadd, BM (2021) Male and female genotype and a genotype-by-genotype interaction mediate the effects of mating on cellular but not humoral immunity in female decorated crickets. Heredity, 126, 477-490.
Sun, C, Huang, J, Wang, Y, …, Sadd, BM, Hahn, M, Schaack, S, Barribeau, SM, Williams, PH, Waterhouse, RM, Mueller, RL (2021) Genus-wide characterization of bumblebee genomes provides insights into their evolution and variation in ecological and behavioral traits. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 38, 486-501.
Cameron, SA & Sadd, BM (2020) Global trends in bumble bee health. Annual Review of Entomology, 65, 209-232.

Presentations

Give it all we got tonight? Terminal investment and male cricket calling effort. 23rd Annual Animal Behavior Conference. Indiana University. (2016)
The effect of environmental temperatures on reptilian B cell function. Autumn Immunology Conference. (2015)

Grants & Contracts

MRI: Acquisition of a high speed cell sorter for interdisciplinary student research and training in Biological Sciences. National Science Foundation. Federal. (2017)