Nov. 14, 2007
DAVIS —
Noted vectorborne disease expert Barry Beaty will speak on “Medical Entomology/Vector Biology: A Road Map for Sustainability in the 21st Century” on Tuesday, Nov. 20 at the Distinguished Seminar Series sponsored by the UC Davis Department of Department of Entomology.
His lecture, geared for entomology faculty, emeriti, affiliates, professional researchers and students, begins at 5:30 p.m. in the campus Activities Recreation Center, intersection of LaRue Road and Orchard Drive. The event also will include a reception at 5 p.m., and a dinner at 6:30.
“The resurgence and emergence of vector-borne diseases throughout the world is ample testimony to the critical national and international needs in vector biology and medical entomology,” said Beaty, a distinguished professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo., and director of the Rocky Mountain Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense.
“The erosion of public health and academic expertise and capacity in this area,” he said, “has been the subject of numerous publications.” They include the Institute of Medicine’s recent report, “Microbial Threats to Health,” which addresses critical research, training and public health needs and opportunities.
At his lecture, Beaty will propose a potential road map for vector biologists and medical entomologists. He will base the road map on his 35 years of experience in the field, coupled with the Institute of Medicine report.
"We are delighted to have this opportunity to discuss Barry's view of the future of medical entomology," said Walter Leal, professor and chair of the Department of Entomology.
Beaty, who researches the genetic structure and life cycles of mosquitoes that carry life-threatening diseases, is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences and an elected Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology.
He received his doctorate in epidemiology from the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, and completed postdoctorate work in neurovirology at the National Institutes of Health before accepting a faculty position at the Yale Arbovirus Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine. He joined the Colorado State University faculty in 1982, advancing to professor in 1986.
Further information on the seminar series, including reservations, is available from Clara Pacheco executive assistant to the chair, at (530) 752-0492.
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--Kathy Keatley Garvey
Communications specialist
UC Davis Department of Entomology
(530) 754-6894
