TRANSMISSION OF VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES STUDY SECTION

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10/23/25 - 10/24/25
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CHAIRPERSON
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MURDOCK, COURTNEY, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
ITHACA, NY, 14853

MEMBERS
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BENOIT, JOSH B, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI, OH, 45221

CHTARBANOVA, STANISLAVA, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
TUSCALOOSA, AL, 35487

CONRAD, MELISSA D, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94100

COOPER, BRANDON S, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF CELL, MOLECULAR
AND MICROBIAL BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA
MISSOULA, MT, 59812

COURET, JANNELLE, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
KINGSTON, RI, 02881

DE SOUZA, WILLIAM MARCIEL, DSC *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY,
AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
LEXINGTON, KY, 40508

DIUK-WASSER, MARIA ANA, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION AND
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK, NY, 10027

FANG, RONG MEGAN, PHD, MD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH
GALVESTON, TX, 77555

GULIA-NUSS, MONIKA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
RENO, NV, 89557

GUNTER, SARAH MURPHY, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS-TROPICAL MEDICINE
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
HOUSTON, TX, 77030

HANSEN, IMMO ALEX, PHD, DIPLOMA *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY
LAS CRUCES, NM, 88003

HERMANCE, MEGHAN ELIZABETH, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
AND IMMUNOLOGY
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
MOBILE, AL, 36688

LARSEN, PETER A, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55455

LAURSEN, WILLEM JEFFREY, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
SEATTLE, WA, 981951800

LEAL, WALTER S, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR
BIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
DAVIS, CA, 95616

LEE, YOOSOOK, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
FLORIDA MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY LABORATORY
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
VERO BEACH, FL, 32962

MACIAS, VANESSA, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
DENTON, TX, 76203

MCGRAW, ELIZABETH ANN, PHD
PROFESSOR AND HEAD
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA, 16802

MEUTI, MEGAN ELIZABETH, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
COLUMBUS, OH, 43210

MICHEL, KRISTIN, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF BIOLOGY
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
MANHATTAN, KS, 66506

MYLES, KEVIN M, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
AND LIFE SCIENCES
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE STATION, TX, 77843

PIETRI, JOSE ENRIQUE, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY
INSTITUTE OF INFLAMMATION, IMMUNOLOGY AND
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN, 47907

REEDER, DEEANN, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
LEWISBURG, PA, 17837

RIEHLE, MICHELLE M, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
AND IMMUNOLOGY
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN
MILWAUKEE, WI, 53226

RUSSELL, SHELBI LIANNE, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ
SANTA CRUZ, CA, 95064

SCARAFFIA, PATRICIA YOLANDA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DIS
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND TROPICAL MEDICINE
TULANE UNIVERSITY
NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70112

SCHOUNTZ, WILLIAM A, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY,
AND PATHOLOGY
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
FORT COLLINS, CO, 80523

SELF, STELLA COKER WATSON, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS
ARNOLD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
GREENVILLE, SC, 29607

SMITH, RYAN C, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT: PLANT PATHOLOGY, ENTOMOLOGY, AND
MICROBIOLOGY
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
AMES, IA, 50011

VEDANAYAGAM, JEFFREY, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSCIENCE,
DEVELOPMENTAL AND REGENERATIVE
BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO
SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78249

YAMANAKA, NAOKI, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE
RIVERSIDE, CA, 92521

ZWIEBEL, LAURENCE J, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND
PHARMACOLOGY
VANDERBILT BRAIN INSTITUTE
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
NASHVILLE, TN, 37235

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
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MURATA, HARUHIKO, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
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HAMILTON, JADA
EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

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* Temporary Member
* Flexible