Biology of Vector-borne Diseases course

Decision-making

This occurs at many levels in vector-borne diseases. For example, hosts and vectors are subject to processes analogous to decision-making, researchers and practitioners are subjected to decision-making that is often constrained by the pathosystem of study and goals for management (e.g., pertaining to agriculture vs public health) and by the diagnostic tools available or selected.

Networks

We want to create a “knowledge network” of researchers, trainees, and practitioners who look at plant, animal, and human vector-borne diseases more holistically. This is also a concept that we will solidify with talks that illustrate networks of biology across multiple scales in example vector-borne disease pathosystems.

Communication

We can talk about host-vector communication, host-pathogen communication, communication among participants and instructors, communication among scientists, stakeholders and the public, and, perhaps most importantly, scientific communication across pathosystems that is enabled by breaking down barriers in vocabulary.

Dynamics

Vector-borne disease pathosystems are incredibly dynamic and we seek to facilitate new ways of thinking about important distinctions, biological parallels and ecosystem drivers across plant, animal and human vector-borne diseases. This will enable a new generation of thinkers to respond more effectively to emergent, dynamic, complex phenomena with innovative and sustainable solutions.

• Brian Amman — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Corey Campbell — Colorado State University
• Gitta Coaker — University of California-Davis
• Sanford Eigenbrode — University of Idaho
• Pilar Fernandez — Washington State University
• Alan Goodman — Washington State University
• Scott Harper — Washington State University, Clean Plant Center Northwest
• Luc Leblanc —  University of Idaho
• Ed Lewis — University of Idaho
• Shirley Luckhart — University of Idaho
• Anthony Mabele — Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
• Carolyn Malmstrom — Michigan State University
• Christie Mayo — Colorado State University
• Chris Mclntosh — University of Idaho
• Raul Medina — Texas A&M University
• Edward Okoth Abworo — International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya
• Jane Polston — University of Florida
• Ann Powers — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins
• Michael Riehle — University of Arizona
• Michael Robert — Virginia Tech
• Marilyn Roossinck — Pennsylvania State University
• Glen Scoles — USDA/ARS
• Glen Stevens — University of Idaho
• Samuel Soubeyrand — French National Research Institute for Agriculture Food and Environment (INRAE)
• Jon Towner — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Erik Wenninger — University of Idaho

U.S. National Science Foundation Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (NSF EEID) 2023 scholarships

• Dario Barona (Ecuaquimica, Quito, Ecuador)
• Haswell Dabolachepa (Agricultural Research Services, Chitedze Agricultural Research Station, Malawi)
• Ian Daniel (Texas A&M University)
• Nicholas Ato Egyir (AngloGold Ashanti Malaria Control, Obuasi, Ghana)
• Nicole Foley (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Colorado)
• Nataly Franco (International Potato Center, Lima, Peru)
• Juliana García (National Agricultural Health Service-SENASA, Lima, Peru)
• Maria Gil (Biodiversity and Biotechnology Research Institute, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
• Ramkumar Govindaraju (University of Georgia)
• Marlene Kliger (San Martin National University, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
• Emma Spencer (University of Idaho)
• Patrick Tschida (Walden University College Health Sciences, Minnesota)
• Chenangnon Tovissode (University of Idaho)