Holly Tuten, PhD, is a Vector Ecologist who studies vector potential of mosquitoes and ticks. She is keenly interested in the ecological dynamics and co-evolutionary arms races among vectors and their hosts, and the disease agents that link the two. She believes a robust ecological and evolutionary understanding can inform better vector-borne disease control. She has worked on predicting vector distributions; vector behavior, morphology, and taxonomy; mass-release of mosquitoes for disease control; molecular determination of vectors and their hosts and pathogens; popular science journalism; and risk analysis to prevent pest and pathogen invasions. While continuing these activities, she currently runs the active tick surveillance program for the State of Illinois.
Experience
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2018–presentVector Ecologist, Illinois Natural History Survey
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2015–2017Risk Analyst, USDA-APHIS & NCSU
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2013–2014Postdoc - Vector Entomology, University of Zurich - Institute for Parasitology
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2011–2012Postdoc - Vector Ecology, University of Kentucky & American Samoa
Education
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2011Clemson University, PhD - Entomology
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2006University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, BSc - Biology
Professional Memberships
- Secretary - Illinois Mosquito & Vector Control Association
- Member - State of Illinois Lyme Disease Task Force
- Member - NEON Tick Sampling Technical Working Group
Honours
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship - Mosquito Ecology in Zoological Parks
- Champaign, Illinois, USA
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