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Listed below are the current Personnel working on the Chagas Project.
Kitron

Dr. Uriel Kitron

Dr. Uriel Kitron is the principal investigator at the University of Illinois. Dr. Kitron and his lab compile data from satellite imagery, field observations and experiments and integrate them into a GIS and mathematical models to elucidate the underlying epidemiological processes of Chagas Disease. The lab also works to produce risk maps and predictions to evaluate and prioritize control efforts.

Gurtler

Dr. Ricardo Gurlter

Dr. Ricardo Gurtler is the co-principal investigator at the University of Buenos Aires. Dr. Gurtler and his team lead field and laboratory studies to elucidate the processes of reinfestation of houses and peridomestic structures by triatomine bugs and T. cruzi in northwestern Argentina.

Cohen

Dr. Joel E. Cohen

Dr. Joel Cohen of Rockefeller University, NY is the co-investigator in charge of the mathmatical modeling component of the project. He is being assisted by Heinrich Zu Dohna, a post-doctoral fellow dedicated to the project.

 

 

 

Dr. Ellen M. Dotson

Dr. Ellen Dotson of teh Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA oversees and directs training of UBA personnel in molecular studies of the triatomine bugs.

   
 

Louisa R. Beck M.S.

Ms. Beck is a co-investigator with NASA Ames Research Center. She provides expertise on GIS and Remote Sensing technologies.

Cecere

Dr. Carla Cecere

Dr. Carla Cecere is a co-investigator from the University of Buenos Aires. Dr. Cecere coordinates field studies in the Amama area and the Cordoba experimental station.

 

Dr. Heinrich Zu Dohna

Dr. Heinrich Zu Dohna is a mathematical modeller working with Dr. Joel Cohen at the Rockefeller University.

Vazquez-Prokopec

Gonzalo M.Vazquez-Prokopec


Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec is a graduate student, University of Buenos Aires. He studies the spatial distribution of triatomine bugs, and applies GIS and spatial analytical techniques to study reinfestation processes.

 






























 

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