CDVR People
Center For Disease Vector Research
- Michael Adams
- Professor of Entomology, Cell Biology & Neuroscience
- Entomology
- Area of Expertise: Mosquito Neurohormones
- Peter Atkinson
- Professor; Director, Center for Disease Vector Research; Director, Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology Graduate Program
- Entomology
- Area of Expertise: Structure and Function of Transposons; Mosquito Genomics with Emphasis on the Culex Genome Project; Gene Drive in Mosquitoes; Environmental Impacts of GMO Release with Respect to Insects; The Use of Transposons in Human Gene Therapy
- Nancy Beckage
- Professor of Entomology, Cell Biology & Neuroscience
- Entomology
- Area of Expertise: Physiological and Molecular Host-parasite Relationships; Insect Immunity, Pathology, Virology, Endocrinology, and Behavior; Vector Biology, Physiology, and Vector-parasite Interactions; Host-parasitoid Interactions
- Ring Carde
- Distinguished Professor of Entomology; A.M. Boyce Chair
- Entomology
- Area of Expertise: Odor-mediated Behaviors of Insects
- Donald Cooksey
- Professor; Interim Dean, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
- Plant Pathology and Microbiology
- Area of Expertise: Bacteriology; Molecular Basis of Pathogen Virulence
- Shou-Wei Ding
- Professor; Director, Genetics, Genomics & Bioinformatics Graduate Program
- Plant Pathology and Microbiology
- Area of Expertise: Host-virus Interactions in Insects and Plants; RNA Silencing
- Norman Ellstrand
- Professor of Genetics; Adjunct Professor, Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences
- Botany and Plant Sciences
- Area of Expertise: Unplanned Transgene Movement via Pollen and Seeds and Consequences of Such Gene Flow; Science to Inform the Evolution of Public Policy Regarding Transgenic Crops; Transgene Confinement; Transgene Evolution
- Brian Federici
- Professor of Entomology
- Entomology
- Area of Expertise: Bacillus thuringiensis; Baculoviruses; Medical Entomology; Genetic Engineering of Bacteria and Viruses
- Sarjeet Gill
- Professor and Chair, Cell Biology & Neuroscience
- Cell Biology and Neuroscience
- Area of Expertise: Mosquito Genomics; Ion Transport
- Mark Hoddle
- Extension Specialist; Director, Center for Invasive Species Research
- Entomology
- Area of Expertise: Plant & Medical Vector Population Genetics and Biological Control
- Isgouhi Kaloshian
- Professor of Nematology
- Nematology
- Area of Expertise: Plant Nematode Pathogenic Interactions; Root-knot Nematodes (RKNs)
- Michael Lapidus
- Professor of Mathematics
- Mathematics
- Area of Expertise:
- Karine Le Roch
- Assistant Professor
- Cell Biology and Neuroscience
- Area of Expertise: Functional Genomics of Human Malaria Parasite, Plasmodium falciparum; Transcriptional Profiling; Cell Cycle Progression – Kinases and Ubiquitin/Proteasome Pathway; Interactome of P. falciparum; Drug Discovery Against the Malaria Parasite
- David Lo
- Professor
- Biomedical Sciences
- Area of Expertise: Mucosal Immunology; Allergy; Vaccines
- Robert Luck
- Professor of Entomology
- Entomology
- Area of Expertise: Applied Behavioral Ecology; Evolutionary Ecology of Insect Parasitoids; Integrated Pest Management
- Mir Mulla
- Professor of Entomology, Emeritus
- Entomology
- Area of Expertise: Medical Vector Ecology & Biological Control
- Bradley Mullens
- Professor and Entomologist
- Entomology
- Area of Expertise: Integrated Management of Arthropod Vectors of Disease Agents; Vertebrate-arthropod Interactions; Epidemiology of Vector-borne Diseases of Animals
- James Ng
- Assistant Professor
- Plant Pathology and Microbiology
- Area of Expertise: Insect Vector Transmission of Plant Viruses; Virus-vector-plant Interactions
- Leonard Nunney
- Professor of Biology; Director EE GRU
- Biology
- Area of Expertise: Population and Evolutionary Genetics
- Mihri Ozkan
- Associate Professor; Director, Biomedical Science and Nanotechnology Laboratory
- Electrical Engineering
- Area of Expertise: Nanotechnology; Molecular Electronics and Non-Si Based Electronics; Bionanotechnology for Cancer Treatment and Imaging; Hybrid Electronic and Optoelectronic Devices including Photovoltaics
- Cengiz Ozkan
- Associate Professor
- Mechanical Engineering
- Area of Expertise: Wafer Fab Processing; Thin Film Mechanics and Nanotechnology
- Timothy Paine
- Professor of Entomology
- Entomology
- Area of Expertise: Plant-vector-pathogen Interaction; Ecology
- Joao Pedra
- Assistant Professor
- Area of Expertise: Microbial Pathogenesis; Innate Immunity; Medical Entomology
- Thomas Perring
- Professor of Entomology
- Entomology
- Area of Expertise: Plant Vector-pathogen Epidemiology; Arthropod Vectors of Plant Pathogens; Biology, Ecology, and Control of Agriculturally-Important Mites; Integrated Pest Management
- Alexander Raikhel
- Professor of Entomology and Entomologist
- Entomology
- Area of Expertise: Molecular Biology of Insect Disease Vectors
- Michael Rust
- Professor of Entomology
- Entomology
- Area of Expertise: Urban entomology - structural pest control
- Richard Stouthamer
- Professor of Entomology
- Entomology
- Area of Expertise: Vector Symbionts; Natural Enemies of Plant Vectors
- John Trumble
- Professor
- Entomology
- Area of Expertise: Environmental Effects on Vectors
- Linda Walling
- Professor of Genetics; Divisional Dean of Life Sciences
- Botany and Plant Sciences
- Area of Expertise: Plant/pest Interactions; Defense Mechanisms; Aminopeptidases and Transferases That Modify the N-terminus of Proteins; Plant gene expression during development and in response to biotic stress
- William Walton
- Professor of Entomology
- Entomology
- Area of Expertise: Mosquito Ecology