I have a broad background in Ecology, Mycology and Entomology based in New Zealand, but am currently developing skills with a position as a Research Assistant investigating the evolutionary ecology of Malaria.
I have a keen interest in biological rhythms. Given the high prevalence of biological rhythms in organisms spanning different kingdoms, they must play an important role in an individual's fitness. Currently, I am investigating the consequences - for Malaria parasites - of being temporally mismatched to host circadian rhythms (analogous to jet-lag) using the rodent malaria parasite, Plasmodium chabaudi.
Schneider P., Bell A.S., Sim D.G., O'Donnell A.J., Blanford S., Paaijmans K.P., Read A.F., & Reece S.E. (2012) Virulence, drug sensitivity and transmission success in the rodent malaria, Plasmodium chabaudi. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B. doi:10.1098/rspb.2012.1792 
Staszewski V., *Reece S.E., O'Donnell A.J. & *Cunningham E.J.A. (2012) Drug treatment of malaria infections can reduce levels of protection transferred to offspring via maternal immunity. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B online February 22 doi: 10.1098/rspb.2011.1563 *equal contributions
O'Donnell A.J., Schneider P., McWatters H.G. & Reece S.E. (2011) The fitness costs of disrupting circadian rhythms in malaria parasites. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B, doi:10.1098/rspb.2010.2457
Media Attention
Faculty of 1000 Post Publication Peer Review (Patrick Duffy) [8 Feb 2011] PDF_109kb
Research highlight Nature [13 Jan 2011]
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Podcasts:
EuSci Podcast #44 - Mp3 37Mb
Ask Science Dude : Internal Clocks - Mp3 46Mb
2008 - PresentCurrently employed as a Research Assistant assisting with research into the evolutionary ecology of Malaria.
2007 - 2008
Research technician with Landcare Research involved with a bioprospecting project, collecting and extracting fungal cultures from native forests as well as a large scale fungal population experiment.
2006 - 2007
Ecologist with Oratia Native Plants assisting with a Volcanic cones revegetation project using native grasses.
2006 - 2006
Junior Ecologist for Aranovus Limited involved working on wetland and forest restoration in Auckland..
2003 - 2005
M.Sc. Thesis, Major in Biological Sciences (Ecology): School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand. The impacts of habitat disturbance on invertebrate and lizard fauna within an agricultural setting
2000- 2002
B.Sc. Major in Biological Science: School of Biological Sciences,
University of Auckland, New Zealand
