Posts Tagged: medical entomologist

Geoffrey Attardo's Landmark Research on Genomics of Tsetse Flies

You probably don't think much about the blood-sucking tsetse fly--unless you're living in Africa or are planning to travel there. But if you're UC Davis entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo, you do. He led landmark research published Sept. 2 in the...

Eye-to-eye with a gravid (pregnant) tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans morsitans. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Eye-to-eye with a gravid (pregnant) tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans morsitans. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The World of Olivia Winokur

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a UC Davis doctoral student researching mosquitoes? Meet Olivia Winokur, an enthusiastic, dedicated and multi-talented medical entomologist whose childhood curiosity about a yellow fever vaccination sparked...

UC Davis doctoral student and mosquito researcher Olivia Winokur checks on mosquitoes in the walk-in chamber in the insectary. The chamber is set to 26 Celsius and 80 percent humidity to mimic tropical conditions. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis doctoral student and mosquito researcher Olivia Winokur checks on mosquitoes in the walk-in chamber in the insectary. The chamber is set to 26 Celsius and 80 percent humidity to mimic tropical conditions. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis doctoral student Olivia Winokur holds a tray of Culex tarsalis larvae in the insectoary. The Chris Barker lab now has nine colonies of mosquitoes in the insectary. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis doctoral student Olivia Winokur holds a tray of Culex tarsalis larvae in the insectoary. The Chris Barker lab now has nine colonies of mosquitoes in the insectary. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Olivia Winokur answers questions about her poster at the UC Davis Research Symposium on the Designated Emphasis in the Biology of Vector-Borne Diseases (DEBVPD). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Olivia Winokur answers questions about her poster at the UC Davis Research Symposium on the Designated Emphasis in the Biology of Vector-Borne Diseases (DEBVPD). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

William Hazeltine II: His Passion, His Work Live On

Noted medical entomologist William Hazeltine II (1926-1994) made a difference. Today he continues to make a difference through his legacy--supporting mosquito research of UC Davis graduate students. Hazeltine, a U.S. Navy veteran who studied entomology...

UC Davis graduate students who received the Hazeltine mosquito research awards in both 2015 and 2016 are (front, from left) Maribel Portilla, Sandy Olkowski and Stephanie Kurniawan. In back are Lee Hazeltine (left) of Woodland and Craig Hazeltine of Scottsdale, Ariz. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis graduate students who received the Hazeltine mosquito research awards in both 2015 and 2016 are (front, from left) Maribel Portilla, Sandy Olkowski and Stephanie Kurniawan. In back are Lee Hazeltine (left) of Woodland and Craig Hazeltine of Scottsdale, Ariz. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Tribute to Medical Entomologist Bill Reisen

He lives and breathes mosquitoes. He's a medical entomologist through and through. So when UC Davis medical entomologist and emeritus professor William "Bill" Reisen, internationally known for his mosquito research and public service, received the...

AMCA President Kenneth Linthicum (left), director of the Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, presents the Meritorious Service Award to medical entomologist William Reisen. (Photo by Rick Duhrkopf)

AMCA President Kenneth Linthicum (left), director of the Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, presents the Meritorious Service Award to medical entomologist William Reisen. (Photo by Rick Duhrkopf)

Medical entomologist William Reisen water-testing mosquito habitats near Lahore, Pakistan in 1976

Medical entomologist William Reisen water-testing mosquito habitats near Lahore, Pakistan in 1976

How Far North Will This Mosquito Species Go in California?

It's all over the news...the Aedes aeypti, the daytime-biting mosquito that predominantly feeds on humans.  The species has spread to at least seven counties in California since June 2013, says UC Davis medical entomologist Anthony Cornel of...

The Aedes aegypti mosquito. (Photo courtesy of CDC)

The Aedes aegypti mosquito. (Photo courtesy of CDC)

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