Feb. 15, 2007
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UC Davis Scientist Keira Simmons Recounts Battle with Deadly Neuroinvasive West Nile Virus
~Biography
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Molecular technician Keira Simmons experienced a near brush with death in June 2005 when she contracted neuroinvasive West Nile virus. |
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Keira Simmons stands outside her office. She still experiences side effects after contracting neuroinvasive West Nile virus in June 2005. |
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Keira Simmons does both research and West Nile virus surveillance at the Center for Vectorborne Diseases. |
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Keira Simmons performs the analysis and interprets the results of a multiplex PCR of mosquito pools submitted by various mosquito and vector control districts of California.
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Keira Simmons explains the results of a multiplex PCR to researcher Andrew Chow at the Center for Vectorborne Diseases. |
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Keira Simmons checks a 96-well PCR plate for the presence of air bubbles or debris prior to putting it into the Taqman machine for testing by PCR.
(Photos by Kathy Keatley Garvey) |
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Contact:
Kathy Keatley Garvey
Communications
UC Mosquito Research Program
Department of Entomology
396 Briggs Hall
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 754-6894
E-mail: kegarvey@ucdavis.edu
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