Jan and Jack Creighton Global Health Lecture Series
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Field to Lab to Field: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Public Health Entomology
Maureen Laroche, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Global Health and Emerging Diseases
Dr. Maureen Laroche is a medical entomologist and a clinical bacteriologist from Martinique. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch where she leads a multidisciplinary team focused on the study of the eco-epidemiology of vector-borne bacterial diseases. She is the Director of the RABID (Research in Arthropod-Borne Infectious Diseases) Program, which aims to strengthen capacity in vector-borne disease research and create sustainable networks to streamline outbreak response in the United States.
From protein-based assays to screwworm fly release strategies and community outreach, Dr. Laroche will present an overview of her lab activities at the intersection of clinical microbiology, medical entomology and eco-epidemiology. Initial observations and samples from the field are leveraged in the laboratory to develop assays, characterize zoonotic cycles, identify risk factors of infection, and build eco-epidemiological models. The results are then used to improve vector-borne disease surveillance in the field, meet with stakeholders to reduce exposure to vector-borne pathogens, inform vector control strategies, and conduct education campaigns
Paul G. Allen School for Global Health. Our scientists in Pullman and around the world are recognized as global health leaders in infectious disease, antimicrobial resistance, rabies control and prevention, and zoonotic disease. We provide advanced graduate and post-doctoral training in infectious diseases and immunology.
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