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University of California, Davis
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Davis, CA 95616
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April 26, 2006
University of California, Davis
Contact: Kathy Keatley Garvey
(530) 754-6894
UC Malaria Research and Control Group Sets Organizational Meeting in Davis
DAVIS—The newly formed University of California Malaria Research and Control Group (MRCG) is planning an organizational meeting from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday, May 16 in the Stonegate Country Club, 919 Lake Blvd., Davis.
Scientists throughout the UC system are partnering with California's mosquito abatement experts to battle malaria in Africa, said MRCG director and medical entomologist Greg Lanzaro, who directs the UC Mosquito Research Program and the UC Davis Center for Vectorborne Diseases.
The 21-member team is comprised of:
UC Davis: Anthony Cornel, Bruce Hammock, Sharon Lawler, Walter Leal, Shirley Luckhart, Sergey V. Nuzhdin, William Reisen and Thomas Scott
UC Irvine: Timothy Bradley, Anthony James and Guiyun Yan
UCLA: Charles Taylor
UC Riverside: Peter Atkinson, Timothy Bradley, Ring T. Carde, Brian A. Federici, Sarjeet S. Gill, Karine Le Roch, Alexander S. Raikhel and William Walton
Mosquito Vector and Control Association of California: Christopher Voight
MRCG encompasses academic research, education and public service, Lanzaro said, adding that the mission is to:
- Facilitate collaborative activities, including organized research and training
- Mitigate the malaria burden in Africa and
- To provide technical advice to public health agencies on malaria control programs, based on mosquito abatement in Africa.
Further information on the program is available at www.mrcg.ucdavis.edu or by telephoning program assistant Nancy Dullum at (530) 752-6983.