A Compelling Future

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A Compelling Future
Center for Vector Biology Next Exit
RANDY GAUGLER Center for Vector Biology
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Center Personnel
Who Are We?
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Why?
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New Jersey a Sentinel State
Extensive coast line Climatological
diversity Major ports of entry
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New Emerging DISEASES of Public Health
Significance
1959 Eastern Equine Encephalitis
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New Emerging DISEASES of Public Health
Significance
1964 1975 St. Louis Encephalitis
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New Emerging DISEASES of Public Health
Significance
1980s Lyme Disease
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New Emerging Diseases of Public Health
Significance
1999 West Nile virus
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New Emerging VECTORS of Public Health
Significance
e.g. Aedes albopictus

• Efficient lab vector of gt30 arboviruses
• Naturally infected with dengue, Japanese
  encephalitis, Potosi, KEY, Tensaw, Cache Valley,
  EEE, chikungunya West Nile viruses
• Principal vector of dengue virus, dog heartworm,
  chikungunya virus

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Degradation of human environmental quality
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Where Are We Going?
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What is Our Mission?
Generate new knowledge on vectors of public
health significance
Re-establish world class leadership in public
health through excellence in insect vector
research, education, and surveillance. The
Center predicts, prevents and manages
vector-borne diseases
Center for Vector Biology
Provide vector and disease surveillance
Contribute to academic instruction
Provide research-based education programs and
materials to stakeholders
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How Do We Get There?
Excellence
Urgency
Change
Center for Vector Biology
Goals
Action
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Transitioning from Good to Great
1. Entitlement to Entrepreneurial 2. Assume
Broader Mission 3. Balance between Basic
Applied Research 4. Regional to International 5.
Integrate Surveillance and Research 6. Develop
New Alliances and Partnerships in Public
Health 7. Reinvigorate Old Partnerships
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1. Entitlement to Entrepreneurial
Translation Develop New Funding Sources
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Increase and broaden funding support Mechanism Ag
gressively pursue funding opportunities with
emphasis on federal grants Cutting-edge
facilities and faculty to be competitive
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Proposal Activity (past 12 months)
Funded Pending_____________ Hatch (2)
Rutgers Capital Fund SMCC (2)
Multimedia II PESP NIH DEP Smith
Fellowship USDA/Multistate NJMCA Fellowship
USDA/NE-IPM NSF (2) Busch Biomedical
USDA/NE-IPM (3) US-Egypt Tech Fund NJAES Equip
Fund NIH-NIAD USDA-ARS ___________________________
_________________ 6.5 million 4.2
million
Totals
Proposals not funded Multimedia I (70k),
Equine Center (50k), EPA-STAR (750k)
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2. Assume Broader Mission
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3. Balance between Basic Applied Research
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Current Research Activity

• Exotic arbovirus discovery
• WNV risk assessment model
• Tick management
• Black fly mating systems
• Insecticide resistance
• Guide to the Mosquitoes of New Jersey
• Avian surveillance
• Trap Studies NJ light, BGS, resting boxes
• Sand fly biogeography
• Malathion residues larval competition
• Ae. albopictus suppression
• Avian sentinels
• Dina

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4. Integrate Surveillance and Research
Data Transparency
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5. Regional to International

• Add international facet
• Mechanism
• International Grants
• International Students
• Presidents Malaria Initiative

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6. Develop partnerships and alliances in
public health

• Mechanisms
• Masters in Public Health
• Distinguished Lecture Series in Vector Biology
• Multistate Research Project
• Summit

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Bridge Building developing collaboration

• Counties
• State (NJDHSS)
• Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
• New York State Health Department
• University Delaware
• University of Florida
• Brandeis University
• Rutgers
• Marine Science
• Extension
• Center for Remote Sensing
• DIMACS Center
• USDA-ARS
• Gainesville
• Beltsville

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7. Reinvigorate Old Partnerships (our historical
base w/ the counties)
- Surveys - Research -
Surveillance - Training
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Research Partnerships with the Counties - 2007

• Ae. albopictus area-wide IPM (2)
• Exotic arbovirus discovery (6 counties
  participating)
• Undergrad Research Internship Program (3)
• BGS trap evaluation (3)
• Sand fly biogeography (13)
• Birds as WNV sentinels (1)
• NJ light trap comparison (12 counties)
• EEE/Parity (1)
• Special relationship w/ Monmouth Ct

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Publication Activity - 2007

• Shamseldean et al. Immune responses of Anopheles
  quadrimaculatus. Nematropica 36243-9.
• Shamseldean et al. Role of the surface coat of
  the mosquito parasite Romanomermis culicivorax.
  Nematology 917-24.
• Bartlett-Healy et al. Phonotaxis in Cx.
  territans. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. (in press)
• Reed et al. Selected adaptation of crows to West
  Nile virus. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
  (in press)
• Kilpatrick et al. Genetic influences on mosquito
  feeding behavior. Amer. J. Trop. Med Hyg. (in
  press).
• Fonseca et al. Population genetics of Culex
  pipiens pallens. Amer. J. Trop. Med Hyg. (in
  press).
• Bartlett-Healy et al. Seasonal and temporal
  heterogeneity in Cx. territans. J. Med. Entomol.
  (submitted)
• Williams et al. Traps WNV surveillance. JAMCA
  (submitted)
• Williges et al. Colonization of Ae. japonicus.
  JAMCA (submitted)
• Bartlett-Healy et al. Cx. territans and
  trypanosomes. (in manuscript)
• Farajollahi et al. WNV and NJ 2001-06. (in
  manuscript)

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• Improve flow of biologists into counties to
  promote emphasis on science-based decision making
• Mechanisms
• Undergraduate Research Internship Program

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• Develop new avenues for dissemination of
  information to county biologists
• Mechanisms
• Initiate NJ mosquito biologists quarterly meeting

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• Become an international training center for
  mosquito biology and control
• Mechanisms
• Develop videoconferencing network capability

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Initiatives

• Center status
• 22 proposals
• MPH in Vector Biology (RU-UMDNJ partnership)
• Experiential learning ? Undergraduate Research
  Internship
• JB Smith Commemorative Stamp
• JB Smith Fellowship
• Distinguished Lecturer Series in Vector Biology
• Golf Tournament Fundraiser
• Facilities renovations, new equipment,
  additional space
• Multistate Project
• Tire Tax
• Bridge-building visits to premier labs in NE
• Biologists meeting
• New research projects in mosquitoes, sand flies
  bflies
• Summit
• One new faculty hire

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Cannot realize our goals without additional
faculty
Criteria for new hires

• Sustainable federal funding available
• Able to link with existing centers departments
  
• Meets multiple needs

• Needs
• Virologist?
• Wetlands Ecologist?
• Epidemiologist?

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GREAT
Good
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QUESTIONS?
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• RG Notes
• Send one pager primer to mod/recorders
• Rossi to train our moderators (830 915
  a.m.) DONE
• Have Recorders attend same meeting.
• Coffee Breaks purposefully long to promote
  informal interaction
• G renaissance, change and the danger of doing
  same thing same way, multidisciplinary,
  springboard.

Paradigm shift Create sense of community CVB
Goals and the five SEBS impact areas!!!!
Revitalize a program that looks to the future
while keeping its feet firmly in its historical
strengths with the counties