DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR
Institute for Integrative Genome Biology
Center for Disease Vector Research
Molecular basis of mosquito reproduction and immunity
EDUCATION:
M.S. - St. Petersburg University, St. Petersburg, Russia (Zoology-Parasitology)
Ph.D. - Zoological Institute of the Academy of Sciences St. Petersburg, Russia (Parasitology)
Postdoctoral - University of Georgia, Athens, GA, U.S.A. (Insect Endocrinology)
MAJOR HONORS & PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITIONS :
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, USA
University of California Presidential Chair
The Mir S. Mulla Endowed Chair in Entomology
Fellow of Entomological Society of America
AAAS Fellow
Honorary Professor of the State Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management, Zoological Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China.
ESA Recognition Award in Insect Physiology, Biochemistry and Toxicology
NIH MERIT award