The lab enjoyed Halloween this year with the theme Alice in Wonderland!
Author Archives: lch27@cornell.edu
ASTMH meeting 2014!
Congratulations Lab Seniors!
Congratulations Dr. Nick!
Dr. Nicholas Ledesma completed his dissertation in Comparative Biomedical Sciences on dog heartworm vector biology on December 20th. Nick will now return to vet school to complete his last two years of his DVM. Congratulations!
Dengue virus in New York State
New York’s first case of locally acquired dengue virus has been reported:
The infection was likely transmitted by the Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus)
Nick presents his research at the 2013 ASTMH meeting
Welcome!
Welcome to new graduate student Ethan Degner! https://blogs.cornell.edu/harrington/research/members/
Welcome!
Welcome to new lab members Dr. Roy Faiman and Dr. Susan Villarreal! You can read more about them and what they are up to here: https://blogs.cornell.edu/harrington/research/members/
Can lonestar tick bites cause red meat allergies?
There is mounting evidence and much discussion this summer regarding the connection between A. americanum tick exposure and sensitivity to alpha gal. More details can be found here:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3085643/pdf/nihms-273885.pdf
Research on dog heartworm vectors in Florida
DVM/PhD candidate Nick Ledesma is conducting his research this summer in Florida. Nick has an energetic and talented group of students from Cornell helping him out. Dr. Phil Kaufman at UF is collaborating on the project as well as Dr. Rui-De Xue at Anastasia Mosquito Control District. We wish Nick luck with the project!!