Donald Ward, MSPH

Graduate Student
Arizona State University, Arizona, United States

Don Ward is a third-year PhD student at Arizona State University, studying under the mentorship of Dr. Silvie Huijben. Don's research interests generally include the ecology and evolution of vector-borne diseases. His PhD dissertation work involves assessing the resistance profiles and molecular mechanisms behind disease vectors in Maricopa County, Arizona; how insecticide contact efficacy varies across a heterogeneous landscape; and how seasonal changes can affect insecticide resistance profiles.

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Presentation(s):

• 100 - Exploring Pyrethroid Resistance Mechanisms in Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus in Arizona: A Focus on Target-Site and Metabolic Resistance

  Wednesday, March 5, 2025
  9:10 AM – 9:20 AM AST

• 140 - Determining Insecticide Resistance in Culex tarsalis: Phenotypic, Genotypic, and Enzymatic Profiles from Maricopa County, Arizona

  Wednesday, March 5, 2025
  1:55 PM – 2:05 PM AST