SEMINAR SERIES

PacVec holds monthly seminars that convenes public health and vector control professionals, and features the work of PacVec’s principal investigators, trainees, and visiting researchers that are relevant to the center’s mission. Seminars are held monthly during the academic year from October through June and are available via Zoom. To be notified about upcoming seminars, please sign up for our mailing list by clicking subscribe.

UPCOMING 2024 FALL SEMINAR

OCT 22

Chris Bibbs(Salt Lake City MAD) & Megan Saunders (CA Dept of Public Health)
“PacVec Summer Internship Programs”

NOV 5

Brian Foy (RaHPVEC & Colorado State University)
“A cluster randomized control trial evaluating ivermectin-treated birdseed for West Nile virus transmission control”

NOV 19

Benjamin L. Nyman (UC Riverside)
“Modeling environmental impacts on invasive Aedes mosquito communities across a southern California landscape.“

Zachary Barrand (Translational Genomics Research Institute)
“Spotted fever Rickettsia surveillance in Northern Arizona.“

DEC 3

Skylar Finucane (University of Arizona)
“Evaluating Vector-Borne Disease Messaging, Materials, and Dissemination Techniques Used in Arizona“

Kirsten Meredith (University of Utah)
TBD

PACVEC SEMINARS

All Seminars are 12:00-1:00 PM PST on the dates indicated on the left.

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Brian Foy, RaHPVEC & Colorado State University

” A cluster randomized control trial evaluating ivermectin-treated birdseed for West Nile virus transmission control.”

Megan Saunders, CA Dept of Public Health

“PacVec Summer Internships: CDPH-VBDS’ Experience” (starts 27:35)

Chris Bibbs, Salt Lake City MAD

“How to Train Your Intern: Function and Yields of an Internship Program” ( starts 1:40)

Thomas Moore, University of Arizona

“Identifying potential action thresholds and areas of high-risk West Nile virus exposure in Pinal County, AZ”

Maxwell Newton, San Francisco State University

“Reservoir targeted treatment approaches to lower human risk of Lyme disease in the western United States” (starts 2:22)

Emily Calhoun, Utah State University

“Gene flow of larvicide resistance in Culex pipiens complex in Salt Lake City, UT” (starts 28:24)

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COLLABORATION

Our center is always looking to broaden and strengthen our community of practice. If you are interested in working with us, please contact us!

The Pacific Southwest Regional Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases is supported through Cooperative Agreement Number 1U01CK000649 between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the University of California, Davis.