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<p>By Lt. James Dunford, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<br><br>BACKGROUND ON AUTHOR: Lt. James Dunford had an interest in the study of insects at an early age, and carried that interest to earn a Ph.D. in Entomology and Nematology at the University of Florida. While attending UF, he taught courses on insect identification and general entomology, and was recipient of departmental, college-wide, and national teaching awards. During his Ph.D., he received a Health Care Collegiate Scholarship from the Navy and was commissioned as an officer in the Medical Service Corps in 2008. Lt. Dunford’s position as a Navy entomologist has included numerous collaborations and humanitarian missions in Afghanistan; and his primary duties include protecting deployed warfighters from disease-transmitting insects. He is currently stationed at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga., where he works closely with experts in<br>the Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria. His work at CDC includes research related to insecticide resistance and evaluation of novel insecticides for control of insects, and he continues to teach and promote entomology, especially as it relates to public health, by mentoring college students interested in aspects of biology and disease prevention.<br></p>
<br>Subjects: entomology; STEM; Navy Medicine Live Blog;</div>
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U.S. Navy. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery</div>
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