The SIP Newsletter - Society for Invertebrate Pathology

February 2006 Society for Invertebrate Pathology Vol. 39, No. 1Memberships: Society for Invertebrate Pathology 1981to present; Society of Protozoology, 1981-present;Entomological Society of America, 1991 to present;American Mosquito Control Association, 1981 topresent; Florida Mosquito Control Association, 1995 topresent.Professional Activities: A member since 1981, Dr.Becnel continues to be actively involved in the Societyfor Invertebrate Pathology. He has served as Chair andVice Chair for the Division on Microsporidia for severalterms and Chaired the Membership Committee from1998-2004. He is also a member of the Division onViruses and the Microbial Control Division. He waschosen as the Society’s Founders’ Lecturer for 2005 andpresented a talk titled “Expanding Frontiers forMicrosporidia: A Tribute to Professor Elizabeth U.Canning” at the 38 th Annual Meeting of the Society forInvertebrate Pathology, Anchorage, Alaska. He hasserved several terms as a member of the editorial boardof the Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology and has beenan Associate Editor for the Journal of InvertebratePathology since 2002. In his capacity as a courtesyassociate professor at the University of Florida, he hasserved as an advisor for a number of MS and PhDstudents in various areas of invertebrate pathology orrelated fields. He has also pursued collaborative projectsat several international laboratories particularly inArgentina and Brazil.Dr. Becnel is currently a Research Entomologist in theUSDA/ARS Mosquito and Fly Research Unit inGainesville, Florida. His research has involved the fieldsof Medical Entomology and Invertebrate Pathologyincluding microsporidiology, virology, and protistology.He has presented numerous national and internationallectures on a broad range of topics related to invertebratepathology and microbial control of mosquitoes. He hasalso participated in several Latin American courses andworkshops on microbial control of insects in Mexico,Argentina and Brazil. He has published some 100technical publications on a diverse range of topics ininvertebrate pathology, and has authored or co-authoredseveral chapters on microsporidia and viruses including“Microsporidia in Insects” in the book Microsporidia andMicrosporidiosis.Page 16Dr. John VandenbergEducation: B. S. (with Honors; Natural Resources)1975, University of Michigan; M. S. (Entomology)1977, University of Maine; Ph. D. (Entomology)1982, Oregon State University. Doctoral Thesis:“Etiology and pathogenesis of chalkbrood in thealfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata.”Experience: Postdoctoral Research Associate,Boyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, NY, 1982;Research Entomologist, USDA-ARS, Beltsville,MD 1983-1987; Supervisory ResearchEntomologist and Research Leader, USDA-ARS,Bee Biology & Systematics Laboratory, Logan, UT1987-1993; Research Entomologist and LeadScientist, USDA-ARS, Ithaca, NY 1993-present;Adjunct Professor of Entomology, CornellUniversity, 1994-present.Membership and Professional Activities:Associate Editor, Journal of Invertebrate Pathology2001-present. Co-Editor, Biological Control 2004-present. Society for Invertebrate Pathology 1976-present; Member, Fungus Division and MicrobialControl Division; Nominating Committee, 1989-1991; Program Chair, Annual Meeting, 1995;Secretary-Treasurer, Chair-Elect, Chair and PastChair, Microbial Control Division, 1993-2001;Symposium and Workshop Organizer, severaltimes; New Initiatives Committee, 1994-1996;Chair, By-Laws Committee, 1995-1999; Databaseand Web Site Committee, 1998-2000; AnnualMeeting Program Committee, 1999; FoundersLecture Committee, 2001-present; Faculty Advisor,Student Affairs Committee, 2003-2005; Trustee,2002-present. Entomological Society of America1976-present; Graduate Student Committee, 1976-