John Grieco, PhD, Medical Entomologist (Research Professor) within the Department of Biological Sciences and holds a joint Associate Professor appointment in the Eck Institute for Global Health at the University of Notre Dame. He currently manages a multidisciplinary research program with a focus on the biology, ecology and transmission dynamics of vector-borne illness. He has a long history of working on vector borne disease throughout the tropics and his research centers on malaria, Japanese Encephalitis, Dengue, Chagas, and rickettsial pathogens. He maintains active collaborations in Kenya, Sri Lanka, Mali, Thailand, Nepal, India, Peru, Mexico and Belize. He maintains an number of industry collaborations with partners at Thermacell and SC Johnson. Dr. Grieco has an extensive history in the design of novel repellents, irritants and toxicants for disease vectors. He has developed a number of field and laboratory assays for identifying and optimizing behavior-modifying compounds for use in the control of mosquito, sand fly and triatome vectors.