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TEAM VIDA

The Transmission, Ecology, and Mapping of Vector-borne Infectious Disease Agents (TEAM VIDA) lab, in the Center for Vector-borne Infectious Diseases, uses molecular and bioinformatic tools to study the ecology and epidemiology of vector-borne diseases. Specific areas of study include identifying spatiotemporal patterns of vector spread, disease transmission dynamics of vector-borne diseases, and characterizing pathogen and vector variation. Our approach relies heavily on field, bench, and computational work. The TEAM VIDA lab is also a part of the Rockies and High Plains Vector-borne Diseases Center, a regional training and evaluation center funded by the CDC, as well as the Burkina Faso International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research funded by NIH.

TEAM VIDA Code of Conduct

research project

Malaria Mosquito Ecology

Our current project in southern Nigeria focuses on identifying factors that underpin anopheline mosquito choice of breeding places and characterizing the mechanisms of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors. We are also interested in leveraging molecular and bioinformatics tools to investigate mosquito interactions with parasites, vertebrate hosts, and microsporidian endosymbionts.

research project

Tick Ecology

While ticks in the Mountain West are known to transmit pathogens impacting human and animal health, our understanding of tick ecology in the region remains limited. Our current research focuses on defining the distribution of tick species in the Mountain West and understanding the spatial and temporal patterns of tick abundance and pathogen prevalence using ticks collected by hikers.

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research project

Epidemiology of malaria parasites

We are broadly interested in improving our understanding of malaria transmission dynamics through the advancement of molecular and analytical tools. We use next-generation sequencing, population genetic analysis, and remotely sensed landscape data to answer outstanding questions with the goal of providing information which could improve the control of malaria.

Publications

Asymptomatic and submicroscopic malaria infections in sugar cane and rice development areas of Ethiopia.
Getachew H, Demissew A, Abossie A, Habtamu K, Wang X, Zhong D, Zhou G, Lee MC, Hemming-Schroeder E, Bradley L, Degefa T, Hawaria D, Tsegaye A, W Kazura J, Koepfli C, Yan G, Yewhalaw D. Malar J. 2023 Nov 8;22(1):341. doi: 10.1186/s12936-023-04762-5.PMID: 37940948

Determination of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Exposure in Two Ethiopian Communities and Its Relationship to Duffy Expression.
Bradley L, Yewhalaw D, Hemming-Schroeder E, Embury P, Lee MC, Zemene E, Degefa T, King C, Kazura J, Yan G, Dent A.Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 Oct 16;109(5):1028-1035. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0644. Print 2023 Nov 1. PMID: 37918005

Comparison of Plasmodium Vivax Infections in Duffy Negatives From Community and Health Center Collections in Ethiopia.
Bradley L, Yewhalaw D, Hemming-Schroeder E, Jeang B, Lee MC, Zemene E, Degefa T, Lo E, King C, Kazura J, Yan G.Res Sq. 2023 Oct 3:rs.3.rs-3385916. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3385916/v1. Preprint. PMID: 37886593

Implementing landscape genetics in molecular epidemiology to determine drivers of vector-borne disease: A malaria case study.
Hubbard A, Hemming-Schroeder E, Machani MG, Afrane Y, Yan G, Lo E, Janies D.Mol Ecol. 2023 Apr;32(8):1848-1859. doi: 10.1111/mec.16846. Epub 2023 Feb 1. PMID: 36645165

Anopheles stephensi in Africa: vector control opportunities for cobreeding An. stephensi and Aedes arbovirus vectors.
Hemming-Schroeder E, Ahmed A.Trends Parasitol. 2023 Feb;39(2):86-90. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2022.11.011. Epub 2022 Dec 13. PMID: 36522231

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People

Elizabeth Hemming-Schroeder, Ph.D.

Lab Principal Investigator [PI]
Assistant Professor

Faith Ebhodaghe, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Irma Sanchez-Vargas

Research Scientist/Scholar I

Jebrail Dempsey

Graduate Research Assistant

Sabrina Gobran

Graduate Research Assistant

Lawson Dawe

Student Researcher

Savanna Schroth

Student Researcher

Jon Wegryn

Student Researcher

Caroline Fagan

Student Researcher

Brooke Shenkenberg

Student Researcher

Arts and crafts: homemade Valentine’s day boxes

Weekly puzzle time: showing off our completed puzzle

Implementation of our first passive tick surveillance station at a local hiking trail

news and updates view all

November 21, 2024 MIP Graduate Students Win at 2024 GradShow

MIP students Sabrina Gobran (Hemming-Schroeder lab), Laurel Haines (Regan lab), and Anthony Grigsby, and CMB student Charli Geer (Stenglein lab) won awards at the 2024 GradShow.

June 10, 2024 Three MIP Students Named 2024-25 VPR Graduate Fellows

Diana Lowe (Telling lab), Elena Lian (Jackson lab) and Jebrail Dempsey (Hemming-Schroeder & Foy labs), were each awarded a 2024-25 VPR Graduate fellowship.

March 19, 2024 CSU One Health Institute awards 2024 faculty pilot and Student One Health projects

CSU’s One Health Institute recently announced the selection of two CSU faculty One Health pilot projects and four students for the first Student One Health awards.

contact information

Office: CVID room 170

Lab: CVID room 130

Mailing address:
1685 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO, USA 80523-1685

*Please contact us before sending biological specimens or materials, so that we can be prepared to receive and store them.

970-491-7538

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