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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-
February 2006 Society for Invertebrate Pathology Vol. 39, No. 11977; Nominee, Secretary-Elect, Section C, 1997; Judge,Student Presentations, 1997, 1999-2001; RecognitionAwards Committee, Eastern Branch, 1998; SymposiumOrganizer, Joint Meeting with Amer. Phytopath. Soc.,1998; Secretary, Chair-Elect and Chair, Subsection Ce(Insect Pathology and Microbial Control), 1998-2001;Symposium Organizer, Joint Meeting with Canadian Ent.Soc., 2000. Sigma Xi 1977-present; Secretary, Vice-President and President, Utah State University Chapter,1989-1992. Member, American Association for theAdvancement of Science, 1997-present; InternationalOrganization for Biological Control, 1994-present.Interests: General insect pathology with a currentemphasis on fungal pathogens of insect pests. Virulencefactors and pathogenicity mechanisms for fungal insectpathogens. Integration of fungi into managementschemes for insect pests of agricultural crops. Diseasesand pests of bees.Nominees for TrusteeDr. Jørgen EilenbergEducation: MSc 1981, The Royal Veterinary andAgricultural University (KVL), Copenhagen, DenmarkPhD 1985, KVL. Thesis title: ‘Relationships between thecarrot fly (Psila rosae F.), and its fungal pathogens fromEntomophthorales, particularly Entomophthora muscae(C.) Fres.’DSc 2002, KVL. Thesis title: ‘Biology of fungi from theorder Entomophthorales – with emphasis on the generaEntomophthora, Strongwellsea and Eryniopsis’Experience: 1985-1989: Assistant professor, KVL.Page 171989-1990: Senior biologist, The NationalEnvironmental Research Institute, Denmark1990-2002: Associate professor, KVL2003-present: Full professor, KVLProfessional activities: Heading a number ofresearch programmes on insect pathogenic fungiand bacteria since 1982Responsible for development of teaching, educationand dissemination of biological control of insects atKVL,1988-presentSupervisor of a number of PhD, MSc and BScstudents, 1988-presentConsultant, NOVO-Nordisk 1989.Chair of ‘First Danish Seminar on Insect Pathologyand Microbial Control’, 1992Member of board, ‘The Danish Society for Pestsand Plant Diseases’, 1993-2001Member of board, ‘The Centre of AgriculturalBiodiversity’, 1993-1997Member of a number of steering committees forresearch programmes granted from the DanishMinistries, 1996-Member at Large, SIP, 1996-1998Local organiser, IOBC meeting in working Group:‘Insect Pathogens and Insect Parasitic Nematodes’,Copenhagen 1997Member of the European BIPESCO consortium,1999 -Management Committee Member and head ofWork Package, EU COST Action 842 aboutEntomophthorales, 1999-2005Chair of Danish part in ‘Sino-Danish Co-operationon Microbiological Control’, 1999-2005.Chair of ‘Danish Centre for Biological Control’,established 2003Elected member of Academic Council, KVL, 2004-2007Scientific chair, SIP Annual Meeting 2004,Helsinki, FinlandEditorial board, ‘Biological control’, 2004-Chair of Fungus Division, SIP, 2004-2006Re-appointed as member of the ‘National Board ofEnvironmental Claims’, 2005Member of board of the national research centre ofexcellence ‘The Centre for Social Evolution’,established 2005Memberships: Society for Invertebrate Pathology,The Danish Mycological Society, The DanishSociety for Pests and Plant Diseases, The DanishEntomological Society, The Danish PasteurSociety, The Danish Microbiological Society
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