Carol Fassbinder-Orth received her BS from Iowa State University in Genetics in 2003 and her PhD in Zoology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2008. Dr. Fassbinder-Orth has been a faculty member in the Biology Department at Creighton University in Omaha, NE since 2008. Her areas of teaching expertise include microbiology, disease ecology, and physiology. Her general research foci are ecoimmunology and disease ecology, with specific interests in honey bee disease dynamics.
Journal of Apicultural Research Orth, A.J., E. H. Curran, E.J. Haas, A. C. Kraemer, A.M. Anderson, N. J. Mason, C. A. Fassbinder-Orth. 2021. Land use influences the composition and antimicrobial effects of propolis. Submitted to: Journal of Apicultural Research. 2021
Integrative Organismal Biology Fassbinder-Orth, C.A., L. D. Igl, D. C. Hahn, K. M. Watts, T. E. Wilcoxen, and K. R. Ramos-Álvarez. 2019. Do life history traits influence patterns of maternal immune elements in New World blackbirds (Icteridae)? Integrative Organismal Biology. 1(1):oby011. https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/oby011 1 2019
Integrative Organismal Biology Blob, R.W., M.A. Butler, C.G. Farmer, C.A. Fassbinder-Orth, L.P. Hernandez, I.T. Moore, U.K. Muller, R.A. Satterlie, S.H. Williams, and A.P. Summers. 2019. Integrative Organismal BiologyA Journal We Want and Need. Integrative Organismal Biology. https://doi:10.1093/iob/oby005. 1 2019
PLoS One Fassbinder-Orth, C., T. Killpack, D. Goto, E. Rainwater, V. Shearn-Bochsler. 2018. High costs of infection: Alphavirus infection reduces digestive function and bone and feather growth in nestling birds. Submitted to PLoS ONE 13(4): e0195467. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195467 13(4), p. e0195467 2018
Methods in Ecology and Evolution Fassbinder-Orth, C., T. Wilcoxen, T. Tran, R. Boughton, J. Fair, E. Hofmeister, J. Grindstaff, and J. Owen. 2016. Immunoglobulin detection in wild birds: effectiveness of three secondary anti-avian IgY antibodies in direct ELISAs in 41 avian species. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 7:1174-1181. 7, p. 1174-1181 2016
Journal of Wildlife Diseases Hofmeister, E., R. Dusek, C. Fassbinder-Orth, B. Owen, and J.C. Franson. 2016. Susceptibility and antibody response of vesper sparrows (Pooecetes gramineus) to West Nile virus: A potential amplification host in sage-brush grassland habitat. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 52: 345-353. 52, p. 345-353 2016
Integrative and Comparative Biology Fassbinder-Orth, C. A. Methods for quantifying gene expression in ecoimmunology: from qPCR to RNA-Seq 54, p. 396-406 2014
Vector Borne & Zoonotic Diseases Fassbinder-Orth, Carol, Barak, Virginia A., Rainwater, Ellecia L., Altrichter, Ashley M. Buggy Creek Virus (Togaviridae: Alphavirus) Upregulates Expression of Pattern Recognition Receptors and Interferons in House Sparrows ( Passer domesticus) 14, p. 439-446 2014
Journal of Wildlife Management Meier, Samuel A., Fassbinder-Orth, Carol A., Karasov, William H. Ontogenetic changes in innate immune function in captive and wild subspecies of prairie-chickens ( Tympanuchus cupido spp.) 77, p. 633-638 2013
PLoS One Fassbinder-Orth, Carol A., Barak, Virginia A., Brown, Charles R. Immune Responses of a Native and an Invasive Bird to Buggy Creek Virus (Togaviridae: Alphavirus) and Its Arthropod Vector, the Swallow Bug (Oeciacus vicarius) 8, p. e58045 2013
Integrative and Comparative Biology Fassbinder-Orth, C., Barak, V., Brown, C. Avian Immune Responses to Alphavirus Infections 52, p. E56-E56 2012
Avian Diseases Fassbinder-Orth, Carol A., Hofmeister, Erik K., Weeks-Levy, Carolyn, Karasov, William H. Oral and Parenteral Immunization of Chickens (Gallus gallus) Against West Nile Virus with Recombinant Envelope Protein 53, p. 502-509 2009
Editing and Reviews
Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries Fassbinder-Orth, C. The avian migrant: the biology of bird migration 51, p. 867-867 2014
Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries Fassbinder-Orth, C. Penguins: natural history and conservation 51, p. 296-296 2013
Presentations
Fassbinder-Orth, C. Effects of Arbovirus Infections on Digestive Physiology, Growth, and Survival in Young Animals. Invited Symposium at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology annual meeting, Austin, TX (January 3-7, 2020). 2020
C. Fassbinder-Orth. Honey bees in peril: an investigation of colony collapse disorder and honey bee viral infection dynamics. Invited seminar at Kansas State University Division of Biological Sciences. (Oct. 21, 2019). 2019
C. Fassbinder-Orth, S. Hughes, R. Sabotin, G. Push, and T. Tran. Honey bees in peril: The effects of a dicistrovirus infection on honey bee physiology, aging, and behavior. Oral presentation at the annual meeting for the American Society for Virology, Minneapolis, MN (July 20-24, 2019). 2019
Rollman, T., T. Rowan, B. Ryan, and C. Fassbinder-Orth. Seasonal Population Dynamics of Swallow Bugs (Oeciacus vicarius) and their Endemic Alphavirus, Buggy Creek virus. Poster presentation at the annual meeting for the American Society for Virology, Minneapolis, MN (July 20-24, 2019). 2019
Rollman, T., T. Rowan, B. Ryan, and C. Fassbinder-Orth. Buggy Creek virus Phenotype Dynamics in Swallow Bugs (Oeciacus vicarious). Poster presentation at the annual meeting for Missouri and Missouri Valley Branches of American Society of Microbiology Conference, Omaha, NE (March 15-16, 2019). 2019
Fassbinder-Orth, C. S. Hughes, R. Sabotin, T. Tran, G. Push. Honey bees in peril: an investigation of honey bee viral infection dynamics. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Tampa, FL (January 3-7, 2019). 2019
Hughes, S., and C. Fassbinder-Orth. Radio frequency identification as a tracking system: a study of honey bee behavior. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Tampa, FL (January 3-7, 2019) 2019
Fassbinder-Orth, C., R. Sabotin, and T. Tran. Honey Bees in Peril: The use of cricket paralysis virus as a model honey bee virus system to study colony collapse disorder. Oral presentation at the Society for Invertebrate Pathology Meeting in Gold Coast, Australia (August 6-12, 2018). 2018
Sabotin, R., T. Tran, and C. Fassbinder-Orth. Vitellogenin Expression in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera): How viral infections influence honey bee physiology. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, San Francisco, CA (January 3-7, 2018). 2018
Fassbinder-Orth, C., and T. Tran. Honey Bee Viral Infections: Establishment of an Infection Model and Determination of the Effects of Varroa Mites on Viral Infection Severity. Poster presentation at the annual meeting for the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, New Orleans, LA (January 3-7, 2017). 2017
Fassbinder-Orth, C., T. Rowan . Exploring the dynamics of Buggy Creek virus, a unique alphavirus in an insect-avian enzootic cycle. Oral presentation at the American Society for Virology annual meeting, Blacksburg, VA, (June 18, 2016). 2016
Klostermeyer, K, C. Hahn, and C. Fassbinder-Orth. Comparison of total immunoglobulins in the albumen of avian brood parasites and non-brood parasites. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Portland, OR. (January 3, 2016). 2016
Fassbinder-Orth, C., J. Katz, N. Chapman, S. Tracy. Defective interfering particles in Buggy Creek virus, a unique alphavirus. Poster presentation at the American Society for Virology meeting, London, Ontario (July 11-15, 2015). 2015
Using molecular techniques to measure immune responses and infectious disease dynamics in non-model species. C. Fassbinder-Orth. Invited Symposium at: Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Austin, TX. 2014
Lipid digestion and absorption are impaired during an alphavirus infection in nestling birds. D. Goto, E. Rainwater, and C. Fassbinder-Orth. Oral presentation at: Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Austin, TX. 2014
Effects of an arbovirus infection on nestling house sparrow digestive enzyme activity. M. Walek, B. Kawamoto, R. Shrestha, T. Tran, and C. Fassbinder-Orth. Poster presentation at: Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Austin, TX. 2014
Expanding our toolbox in avian ecological immunology: effectiveness of a new anti-passerine IgY detecting antibody in wild birds. T. Tran, R. Boughton, J. Fair, T. Wilcoxen, E. Hofmeister, and C. Fassbinder-Orth. Poster presentation at: Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Austin, TX. 2014
Effects of an arbovirus infection on avian digestive enzyme activity. B. Kawamoto, M. Walek, R. Shrestha, T. Tran, and C. Fassbinder-Orth. Poster presentation at the Nebraska Physiological Society meeting in Omaha, NE. 2013
Alphavirus infection impairs growth and digestive function in nestling birds. D. Goto, E. Rainwater, T. Killpack, and C. Fassbinder-Orth. Invited oral presentation at the Nebraska Physiological Society meeting in Omaha, NE. 2013
Immune responses of a native and an invasive bird to an alphavirus and its arthropod vector. C. Fassbinder-Orth, V. Barak, and C. Brown. Poster presentation at: the National Science Foundation Research Coordination Network in Ecoimmunology meeting. Berlin, Germany. 2013
Avian Adaptive Immune Responses to Buggy Creek Virus (Togaviridae: Alphavirus) and its Arthropod Vector, the Swallow Bug (Oeciacus vicarius). V. Barak, C. Brown, C. Fassbinder-Orth. Oral presentation at: Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Lincoln, NE. 2013
Experimental inoculation of nestling houses sparrows (Passer domesticus) with Buggy Creek virus. E. Rainwater, C. Fassbinder-Orth. Oral presentation at: Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Lincoln, NE. 2013
Avian Adaptive Immune Responses to Buggy Creek Virus (Togaviridae: Alphavirus) and its Arthropod Vector, the Swallow Bug (Oeciacus vicarius). V. Barak, C. Brown, C. Fassbinder-Orth. Oral presentation at: Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 2013
Experimental inoculation of nestling houses sparrows (Passer domesticus) with Buggy Creek virus. E. Rainwater, C. Fassbinder-Orth. Oral presentation at: Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 2013
Alphavirus infection impairs growth and development of altricial nestling birds. M. Hiatt, Tess Killpack, W. Crouch, C. Fassbinder-Orth. Poster presentation at: Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 2013
Avian Alphavirus Infections: Studying the Immune Response with Bead-Based Gene Expression Assays. C.A. Fassbinder-Orth, V. Barak, and C. Brown. Poster presented at the NSF Research Coordination Network in Ecoimmunology Conference, Ann Arbor, MI. 2012
C. A. Fassbinder-Orth, V. Barak, and C. Brown. 2012. Avian Immune Responses to Alphavirus Infections. Oral presentation at: Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC. 2012
Ashley Altrichter and C. A. Fassbinder-Orth. 2011. Comparative avian immunogenetics: an exploration of antiviral genes in several wild bird species. Poster presented at: Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. 2011