Research Fund Awardees
IN 2023 THE AMCA RESEARCH FUND AWARDED THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS:
Julieanne Miranda-Bermúdez, PhD., “Infrastructure to evaluate community engagement efforts for an Integrated Vector Management Program.” Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit.
Emily Mader, “Analysis of perceived risks and benefits of mosquito abatement and person protection strategies.” Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, Cornell University
IN 2022 THE AMCA RESEARCH FUND AWARDED THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS:
Michael Reiskind, PhD., “Towards the Mosquito Tricorder: One Stop Determination of Species, Age, Infection Status, and Pathogen Identification”, North Carolina State University
Joseph McMillan PhD. , “Informative and Real-Time Arbovirus Risk Mapping Based on Surveillance Data Syncrony Estimates”, Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station & Texas Tech University
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IN 2021 THE AMCA RESEARCH FUND AWARDED THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS:
Jason Pitts, PhD., “Modified attractive toxic sugar baits for Aedes vectors”, Baylor University
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Thomas O’Shea-Wheller, PhD., “ Evaluating the impacts of mosquito control on bumblebees”, Louisiana State University
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IN 2020 THE AMCA RESEARCH FUND AWARDED THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS:
Corey Brelsfoard, PhD., “Non-target effects of autodissemination strategies for mosquito control”, Texas Tech University
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Lawrence Reeves, PhD., “ Effect of size and circadian activity patterns of non-target pollinators on their chronic and acute susceptibility to adulticides”, University of Florida
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IN 2019 THE AMCA RESEARCH FUND AWARDED THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS:
Brian Byrd, PhD., “Rapid Identification and characterization techniques for mosquitoes of public health importance”, Western Carolina University
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Nathan Burkett- Cadena, PhD., “Automated Real-time Collection and High-Fidelity Identification of Vectors”, University of Florida
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IN 2018 THE AMCA RESEARCH FUND AWARDED THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS:
Dana Price, Ph.D., “Assessing the arboviral landscape via metagenomic analyses of sentinel FTA cards”, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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Kristy Burkhalter, “Field evaluation of arbovirus detection using honey cards in California”, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention