Danilo Carvalho, PhD; MS; BS

University of Florida

Danilo Carvalho is a Ph.D. graduate from the University of São Paulo, specializing in Aedes aegypti population suppression techniques to promote significant advancements in vector control and the fight against mosquito-borne diseases, with great expertise in medical entomology, mosquito ecology, and biology. He also has expertise in the genetic manipulation of Aedes aegypti through embryonic microinjection. As a staff member at the IAEA, he was actively engaged in technology transfer and implementation of the SIT package, including mass-rearing of Aedes aegypti and field monitoring and releases of sterile male mosquitoes. He is currently engaged as a postdoctoral researcher with Dan Hahn at the University of Florida.