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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2026
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Jason Ortega

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Researcher

Also affiliated: University of California, Los Angeles (2024); Stetson University (2026)

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2 h-index 5 pubs 7 cited

  • Blood Glucose
  • Corticosterone
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Acute-Phase Reaction
  • Animals
  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Mycoses
  • Pregnancy
  • Crotalus

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Jason Ortega's research investigates physiological responses in animals, particularly concerning immune challenges and metabolic changes. His work includes studying glucocorticoid and glycemic responses in snakes facing mycosis, a fungal infection. He has also explored the role of chemokines in preventing autoimmune diabetes, specifically targeting interferon gamma-mediated interactions. Additionally, Ortega's research extends to host-parasite interactions, examining amphibian and lizard hosts for invasive pentastome parasites. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 2 with 5 total publications and 6 total citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 2
  • Publications: 5
  • Citations: 7

Selected Publications

  • Health assessment and multipathogen surveillance of free-ranging snakes in the southeastern United States (2026)
    Frontiers in Veterinary Science DOI OpenAlex
  • Data from "Health assessment and multipathogen surveillance of free-ranging snakes in the southeastern United States" (2026)
    UGA Open Scholar DOI OpenAlex
  • Native and Nonindigenous Anurans and Lizards Are Intermediate Hosts for the Invasive Pentastome Parasite Raillietiella orientalis in Florida (2025)
    Ichthyology & Herpetology 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Glucocorticoid and glycemic responses to immune challenge in a viviparous snake afflicted with an emerging mycosis (2024)
    Journal of Experimental Biology 3 citations DOI OpenAlex

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