Posts Tagged: Chris Barker

Olivia Winokur: Targeting the Yellow Fever Mosquito

If you've been following the statewide news on the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes ageypti, you'll want to hear a seminar by Olivia Winokur on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Winokur, a UC Davis doctoral candidate and vector-borne disease specialist who...

Vector-borne disease specialist Olivia Winokur of UC Davis with her Dalmatian, Scotty.

Vector-borne disease specialist Olivia Winokur of UC Davis with her Dalmatian, Scotty.

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)

Malaria Observation Day at UC Davis on April 25

With all the news media coverage lately on the Zika virus, the more pressing disease of malaria may seem overshadowed. It shouldn't be, nor is it, at the University of California, Davis. Medical entomologists and other scientists at UC Davis are...

UC Davis medical entomologist Anthony Cornel with a villager in Mali.

UC Davis medical entomologist Anthony Cornel with a villager in Mali.

UC Davis World Malaria Day will take place Monday, April 25 in the Memorial Union. At the top left is UC Davis medical entomologist Anthony Cornel.

UC Davis World Malaria Day will take place Monday, April 25 in the Memorial Union. At the top left is UC Davis medical entomologist Anthony Cornel.

From Beetles to Skeeters

So, you want to become an entomologist... Entomologists, future entomologists and others interested in science are looking forward to the fall seminars sponsored Oct. 1 through Dec. 3 by the Department of Entomology, University of California,...

UC Davis mosquito researcher Chris Barker will speak on "Environmental Drivers of Large-Scale Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Mosquito Abundance and Virus Transmission in California” on Nov. 26 from 12:10 to 1 p.m. in 122 Briggs, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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