A panel of experts from EPA, CDC, and NIH will speak on topics that include
Objective: To provide information to researchers and potential product registrants that will assist them in developing novel vector control products for public health use.
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Team Lead for Entomology and Ecology
Medical Entomologist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases (NCEZID); Division of Vector-borne Diseases (DVBD); Arboviral Diseases Branch (ADB). Dr. Connelly leads a team of experts focused on public health entomology applied research, control, and response in the area of vector surveillance and control within the framework of existing and emerging arboviral diseases. Responsible for planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of entomological/vector surveillance and control programs developed and conducted collaboratively between CDC and national and international partner organizations and associations with the overall goal of reducing the burden of vector-borne viral diseases in the United States.
EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs
Senior Advisor for Public Health
Susan Jennings is the Senior Advisor for Public Health at EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs. She has worked for over twenty years on pesticide regulatory issues that impact public health, applying her extensive experience in pesticide registration and risk management to real world problems. Currently, she is working with external stakeholders, other federal, state and local government agencies and the regulated industry to support and maximize the benefits of pesticides used to protect human health. Susan facilitates interagency coordination in emergency responses, actively supports IPM and other control discussions, and leads many other public health initiatives at the Office of Pesticide Programs.
Dr. Ghiorghis Ghenbot is a Health Scient Administrator in the Parasitology and International Programs Branch at DMID-NAID-NIH. As Product Development Program Officer and COR, Dr. Ghenbot’s primary role is to advance vector control, drug, and vaccine products development efforts for the Branch. He comes to NIAID after several years of professional experience in biological and biotechnology companies where he primarily focused in the ‘D’ part of R&D. In this webinar, he will present on the resources that DMID-NIAID provides to the vector control product development community through the preclinical services program.