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Workgroup Information Mosquito Research and Extension
Summary	Explores opportunities to enhance research efforts addressing mosquito resistance, Culex genetics and control, and the comprehensive training of young vector biologists.
Workgroup Chair Information
Name	Gregory Lanzaro (Chair)
Phone	(530) 752-5652
E-Mail	gclanzaro@ucdavis.edu
Unit:	Veterinary Medicine Teaching & Research Center
Location:	VM - Teaching & Research Center 18830 Road 112 Tulare, 93274

Membership List
Coffey, Lark
	Associate Professor	Virology, mosquito borne viruses, evolution and transmission dynamics of viruses
User, Unverified
Lee, Yoosook		UC Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine
	Assistant Researcher	mosquito population genetics, genomics, bioinformatics
User, Unverified
Main, Bradley		UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
	Post Doctoral Fellow	mosquito genomics
Yan, Guiyun
	Professor	Infectious disease ecology
AES Scientist
Atkinson, Peter		Entomology
	Entomologist
Carde, Ring		Entomology
	Entomologist   Professor   Chair   Alfred M. Boyce Chair in Entomology	Insect responses to semiochemicals, particularly moth pheromones; orientation mechanisms, evolution of communication systems; use of semiochemicals in pest management
Cornel, Anthony		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
	Associate Entomologist	Applied and basic research on mosquitoes related to developing innovative strategies for their control
Federici, Brian		Entomology (UCR)
	Distinguished Professor of the Graduate Division	Insect pathology; viruses and bacteria of medically and agriculturally important insects
FOLEY, JANET		School of Veterinary Medicine
	Professor	Vector-borne disease
Gill, Sarjeet		Cell Biology and Neuroscience (CBNS)
	Professor   Toxicologist	Insect biochemistry; insect and insecticide toxicology; mode of action of Bacillus thuringiensis toxins; toxic compounds in the feed of domestic animals; cell membrane transport
Hammock, Bruce		Entomology (UCD)
	Professor	Arachidonate cascade and biochemitry of inflammation; pharmaceuticals for pain and inflammation, immunoassays for environmental and human health analysis, pesticide and drug metabolism.
Lawler, Sharon		Entomology (UCD)
	Professor	Effects of community structure on mosquitoes; population dynamics; experimental studies of food webs
Leal, Walter		Entomology (UCD)
	Professor	Molecular basis of the highly selective and sensitive insect olfactory system. Isolation, identification, and cloning of the genes encoding odorant-binding proteins and odorant-degrading enzymes and expression of proteins for structural and biophysical studies of pheromone perception.
Mulla, Mir		Entomology (UCR)
	Entomologist   Professor of Entomology	Biology, ecology, behavior and control of pest and vector arthropods, such as river gnats, eye gnats, mosquitoes, biting midges and flies; impact of control methodologies on the ecology of aquatic ecosystems; epidemiology of vector borne diseases in urban and rural communities
Mullens, Bradley		Entomology (UCR)
	Entomologist   Professor	Biology, ecology and integrated management of anthropod pests of livestock and poultry; epizootiology of vector-borne diseases of veterinary significance
Raikhel, Alexander		Entomology
	Professor of Entomology	Molecular basis of events in the mosquito reproduction cycle linked to a blood meal and pathogen transmission.
Ray, Anandasankar		Entomology
	Assistant Professor
Rejmankova, Eliska		Environmental Science and Policy
	Professor   Wetlands Ecologist in the AES	Wetland ecology; larval habitats of malaria vectors in Central America and East Africa; use of aquatic plants for water treatment; ecology of high altitude wetlands
Resh, Vincent		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
	Professor   Entomologist-AES	Aquatic insects; life history patterns and population dynamics, in particular, the use of these organisms as indicators of environmental quality
Scott, Thomas		Entomology (UCD)
	Professor	Role of mosquitoes in disease transmission cycles. Ecology, evolution, and epidemiology of vector-borne diseases.
Walton, William		Entomology (UCR)
	Entomologist   Professor	Biology, ecology and integrated pest management of vector and pest arthropods, particularly mosquitoes in natural and constructed wetlands and irrigated agriculture, aquatic entomology, community ecology, biogeography of freshwater flora and fauna, trophic interactions of freshwater food webs
Washino, Robert		Entomology (UCD)
	Professor   Emeritus	Public health entomology: integrated pest management of mosquitoes of public health importance; population biology and genetics of mosquitoes
WHITE, BRADLEY		Entomology (UCR)
CE Specialist
Hoddle, Mark		Entomology (UCR)
	Entomologist CE Entomology Specialist	Biological control of invasive arthropod pests of importance to agricultural, urban, and wilderness areas. Foreign exploration, host range and host specificity testing of natural enemy species under consideration for possible release in California. Pest
Lanzaro, Gregory		Veterinary Medicine Teaching & Research Center
	Professor	Population and molecular genetics of insect vectors of human disease.
Other ANR
Barker, Christopher
Dritz, Debbie		Entomology, UCD
	Staff Research Associate	aquatic ecology
Eldridge, Bruce		Entomology (UCD)
	Professor of Entomology	Biology and control of mosquitoes, epidemiology of mosquito-borne diseases, vectors, public health
Wirth, Margaret		Entomology (UCR)
	Staff Research Associate	Insect toxicology, insect resistance to insecticides, biology and control of mosquitoes and flies
Non-UC
Dhillon, Major		Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District
	Manager	mosquito control
Goodman, Gary		Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District
	Manager	mosquito control
User, Unverified
User, Unverified
Other UC
User, Unverified
User, Unverified
Vaidyanathan, Rajeev		Entomology, UCD
	Research Associate	mosquito biology/biochemistry
Membership Totals
Number of Members		38
ANR Members		34
Non-ANR		4
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