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Education
PhD, 2009, Washington University in St. Louis
Professional Information
Ecology of infectious diseases
Brian is broadly interested in the ecology of infectious diseases, particularly diseases transmitted via the bite of an infected arthropod (e.g., ticks, mosquitoes). Much of Brian's research focuses upon the consequences of human-mediated global change, such as climate change and human land-use, on the risk of exposure to parasites and pathogens carried by wildlife. While Brian works on these questions in a wide variety of wildlife communities and disease systems, he is especially interested in understanding the effects of landscape change on the emergence and transmission of tick-borne diseases. He uses a broad array of tools in approaching these questions, including molecular technologies, remote sensing applications, and theoretical modeling.
Office Address
337 Morrill Hall
505 S. Goodwin Ave
Urbana, IL 61801
Office Phone
217-244-1341
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Dead deer do tell tales: infestation of road-killed white-tailed deer by juvenile Ixodes scapularis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) ticks
Landesman, W. J., Serra, A. C. & Allan, B. F., Sep 1 2025, In: Journal of medical entomology. 62, 5, p. 1372-1376 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ecosystems and infectious disease
Merrill, T. E. S., Aguirre, A. A., Allan, B. F. & Whittier, C. A., Jan 24 2025, Global One Health and Infectious Diseases: An Interdisciplinary Practitioner's Guide. CRC Press, p. 164-191 28 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Evaluating vector mosquito occurrence in residential rain barrels in central Illinois
Cloud, R. E., Mackay, A. J., Sanchez, M. C., Wangen, C. E. & Allan, B. F., May 1 2025, In: Journal of medical entomology. 62, 3, p. 545-551 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mechanistic pathways of tick exposure risk in native and invaded plant communities
Hiatt, D., Dillon, W. W., Gardner, A., Cabrera, S., Dietze, M., Allan, B. F. & Flory, S. L., Oct 2025, In: Ecology. 106, 10, e70233.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Membership in team science institute enhances diversity of researchers’ collaboration networks
Barley, W. C., Dinh, L., Johnson, L. P. & Allan, B. F., May 2025, In: PloS one. 20, 5 May, e0322943.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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AllanLab fluidigm pipeline test dataset
Allan, B. F. (Creator) & Fredericks, L. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Aug 25 2020
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-0095812_V1
Dataset
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Dataset for: Quantifying the geographic distribution of building coverage across the US for urban sustainability studies
Soliman, A. S. (Creator), Mackay, A. J. (Creator), Schmidt, A. R. (Creator), Allan, B. F. (Creator) & Wang, S. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Jun 5 2018
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-4137411_V1
Dataset
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Gardner Midwest Lyme Invasion Data 2020-11-18
Gardner, A. (Creator) & Allan, B. F. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Nov 18 2020
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-6050723_V2
Dataset
Press/Media
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Study identifies hotspots of disease-carrying ticks in Illinois
Smith, R. L., Varga, C., Allan, B. F. & Mateus-Pinilla, N. E.
9/22/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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State politics, industry drive planetary health education for K-12 students in US
9/27/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research