Rob Anderson
101 Merkle Lab
University Park
PA 16802, USA
rda138@psu.edu
Using entompathogenic fungi as biocontrol agents against medically important insects. I am primarily interested in studying how the immune response to fungal infection impacts the behavior and vector competence of houseflies.
B.S. in Biology (1995)
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, USA
B.A. in Secondary Education (1997)
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, USA,
M.S. in Entomology (2007)
University of Delaware, USA
PhD Student (2007 - present)
Penn State University, University Park, PA
Department of Entomology
Masters Student (2004-2007)
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Department of Entomology
Investigated the role of stormwater management practices and mosquito production.
Research Assistant (2003)
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Department of Entomology
J.B. Gingrich, R.D. Anderson, G.Williams, L. O'Connor, and K. Harkins (2006) Stormwater ponds, constructed wetlands and other best management practices as potential breeding sites for West Nile virus vectors in Delaware during 2004. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 22(2): 282-91.