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Research Grants: Recipients, 2002 - 2006

Mosquito over state of California drawingThe University of California Mosquito Research Program funds research grants, awarded annually.

Here is a list of the grant recipients from the last five years, 2002 through 2006.

2002 ~ 2003 ~ 2004 ~ 2005 ~ 2006

2002 Grant Recipients
Researcher
UC campus Title
Peter Atkinson UC Riverside Transposable elements and genetic drive in Culex quinquefasciatus
Nancy Beckage UC Riverside Hormonal modulation of mosquito immunity to parasites and pathogens
Ring T. Cardé UC Riverside

Behavioral mechanisms influencing catch of mosquitoes in CO2-baited traps

Anthony Cornel UC Davis Operational significance of bottle bioassay profiles
Brian Federuci UC Riverside

Optimization of recombinant BTI/BS mosquito larvicides

Sarjeet Gill UC Riverside

Characterization of mosquitocidal Clostridum

Bruce Hammock UC Davis

Development of rapid and sensitive enzyme assays for monitoring pyrethroid resistance in mosquitoes

Sharon Lawler UC Davis

Will the insecticide Lambda-cyhalothrin (Warrior™) disrupt or enhance mosquito control in rice?

Walter Leal UC Davis

Molecular basis of a system for high throughput screening attractants and repellents for Culex spp.

William Reeves (deceased 2004) UC Berkeley

Dynamics of the immune response among sentinel chickens to mosquito salivary gland antigen: evidence of the utility for arbovirual surveillance

William Reisen UC Davis Optimizing control of Culex tarsalis
William Reisen UC Davis Genetic basis of host selection by Culex pipiens complex and Cx. tarsalis mosquitoes
Thomas Scott UC Davis

Vector competence of California mosquitoes for West Nile virus

T. Steven Su (now with West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District, San Bernardino) UC Riverside

Laboratory and field evaluation of mosquitocidal activity of novaluron, a new insect growth regulator

Loy Volkman UC Berkeley

Susceptibility of California mosquitoes to the baculovirus, Culex nigripalpus nucleopolyhedrovirus

William Walton UC Riverside

Evaluation of alternative resistance management strategies for Bacillus sphaericus

William Walton UC Riverside

Effect of vegetation planting designs on mosquito production and water quality at constructed treatment wetlands

2003 Grant Recipients
Peter Atkinson UC Riverside

Transposable elements and genetic drive in Culex quinquefasciatus

Nancy Beckage UC Riverside

Ecdysone agonists as effective mosquito biopesticides

Ring T. Cardé UC Riverside

Identification of bird odors attractive to Culex mosquitoes

Anthony Cornel UC Davis Isolation of microstatellites as genetic markers in members of the Culex pipiens complex
Brian Federuci UC Riverside

Improved recombinant mosquito larvicides based on Bacillus sphaericus

Sarjeet Gill UC Riverside

Characterization of mosquitocidal Clostridum

Walter Leal UC Davis

Molecular basis of a system for high throughput screening of attractants and repellents for Culex spp.

William Reisen UC Davis Factors increasing the transmission efficiency of West Nile virus in California
William Walton UC Riverside

Effect of vegetation planting designs on mosquito production and water quality at constructed treatment wetlands

2004 Grant Recipients
Aaron Brault UC Davis Increased diagnostic capacity for the detection of California mosquito-borne viruses
Ring T. Cardé UC Riverside

Identification of bird odors attractive to Culex mosquitoes

Brian Federici UC Riverside Improved recombinant mosquito larvicides based on Bacillus sphaericus
Sarjeet Gill UC Riverside

Characterization of mosquitocidal Clostridum

William Reisen UC Davis

Factors increasing the transmission efficiency of West Nile virus in California

Thomas Scott UC Davis Rapid assessment of transmission potential of West Nile virus by Culex mosquitoes
William Walton UC Riverside

Inheritance of resistance and cross-resistance in Culex quinquefasciatus selected with single or multiple toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis

William Walton UC Riverside

Effect of vegetation planting designs on mosquito production and water quality at constructed treatment wetlands

2005 Grant Recipients
Aaron Brault UC Davis

Increased diagnostic capacity for the detection of California mosquito-borne viruses

Ring T. Cardé UC Riverside

Identification of bird odors attractive to Culex mosquitoes

Anthony Cornel UC Davis

Role of Culex pipiens sensu latu in transmission of West Nile virus in a region of hybridization

William Reisen UC Davis Factors increasing the transmission efficiency of West Nile virus in California
Thomas Scott UC Davis

Rapid assessment of transmission potential of West Nile virus by Culex mosquitoes

William Walton UC Riverside

Efficacy of larvivorous fishes used in IPM programs against West Nile vectors inhabiting constructed treatment wetlands

William Walton UC Riverside

Inheritance of resistance and cross-resistance in Culex quinquefasciatus selected with single or multiple toxins of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis

2006 Grant Recipients
Peter Atkinson UC Riverside

High frequency Culex genetic transformation

Nancy Beckage UC Riverside

Biopesticidal action of RH-2485 and the formation INTREPID on Culex vectors of West Nile virus transmission

Aaron Brault UC Davis

Temperature regulation of arbovirus replication:  identification of eurythermic determinants of West Nile, St. Louis encephalitis and Western Equine encephalitis viruses

Aaron Brault UC Davis

Increased diagnostic capacity for the detection of California mosquito-borne viruses

Anthony Cornel UC Davis

Development of a reliable and sensitive PCR diagnostic assay for detection of pyrethroid knock down resistance in Culex pipiens sensu latu

Sharon Lawler UC Davis

Do repeated applications of ULV Pyrenone™ affect zooplankton or aquatic insects?

William Reisen UC Davis

Do corvid roosts affect the risk of urban West Nile virus transmission in California?

William Walton UC Riverside

Efficacy of a native biological agent against West Nile vectors inhabiting constructed treatment wetlands

 


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