Working together to protect the Midwest from ticks, mosquitoes, and the diseases they carry
Biography Ali Ross is a Master’s student in Comparative Biomedical Sciences at the University of Wisconsin with a strong interest in the mechanisms of vector-borne disease. She graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a degree in Integrative Biology Honors. There she developed her skills in Dr. Brian Allan’s lab, where they investigated the …
Biography Katie M. Susong is a PhD candidate researching the environmental limits defining the expansion of Ae. albopictus in the United States. Her research includes leveraging field and laboratory studies to develop novel predictions of Ae. albopictus in the U.S. that accounts for the complex use of microhabitats by these arthropods. Katie’s research interests include …
Biography Kritsada Thongmeesee is a Fulbright visiting scholar (2022-2023) at the MCE-VBD. He received a veterinary degree, which provided his interests in Veterinary and Medical Entomology. His project at the center is focusing on topical bioassay with a novel product on Culex pipiens, a major vector of West Nile virus. He is also a PhD …
Biography Adam Tonks is a PhD candidate in the statistics program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He entered the statistics program in 2019 and his current research interests lie in applying novel statistical methods, such as deep learning, to problems in the sciences. Prior to entering the program, I worked as a Junior …
Biography Michelle is currently a PhD student at Michigan State University under the advisement of Jean Tsao and will be investigating the distribution and genetics of blacklegged ticks and tick-borne pathogens in Michigan. She serves as the president of the Fisheries & Wildlife Graduate Student Organization. She received her bachelor’s degree in Biology from New …