CV
Skills
R programming language
Publications
Ohm, JR, Lynch PA, Whitehead S, Suh E, Barreaux P, Baldini F, Lefèvre T, Thomas MB. Rethinking the Extrinsic Incubation Period of malaria parasites. Parasties and Vectors. 2018;11(178); doi:10.1186/s13071-018-2761-4.
Lefèvre T, Ohm JR, Dabiré KR, Cohuet A, Choisy M, Cator LJ. Transmission traits of malaria parasites within the mosquito: genetic variation, phenotypic plasticity, and consequences for control. Evolutionary Applications. doi: 10.1111/eva.12571
Macias VM, Ohm JR, Rasgon JL. Gene drive for mosquito control: where did it come from and where are we headed? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2017: 14(9), 1006; doi:10.3390/ijerph14091006
Ohm JR, Teeple J, Nelson WA, Thomas MB, Read AF, Cator LJ. 2016. Fitness consequences of altered behavior in immune-challenged mosquitoes. Parasites and Vectors.
Downey MH, Searle R, Bellur S, Geiger A, Maitner BS, Tuda M, Ohm JR, Miller TEX. 2015. "A comparative approach to testing hypotheses of sex-biased dispersal in bean beetles." Ecology and Evolution.
Cator LJ, Pietri J, Murdock CC, Ohm JR, Lewis E, Luckhart S, Thomas MB, Read AF. 2015. "Immune response and insulin signalling alter mosquito feeding behaviour to enhance malaria transmission potential." Scientific Reports.
Ohm JR, Miller TEX. 2014. "Balancing anti-herbivore benefits and anti-pollinator costs of defensive mutualists." Ecology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/13-2309.1
Awards
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Round 15 Grand Challenges Exploration Awardee, 2015. "Insects feeding insects: developing a hemolymph-based mosquito diet."
Princeton University IDEAS Research Exchange grant recipient, summer 2015.
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honarable mention, 2014, 2015.
Education
2009 - 2013 . BS Ecology & Evolution
Rice University, Houston, TX
2011 . School for International Training program
Traditional Medicines and Healthcare Systems
Antananarivo, Madagascar
2013- Present . PhD student, Biology
Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics
Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
2016- International Insect Rearing Workshop
Mississippi State University
Certification in Professional Insect Rearing
Experiences
2017
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CIDD Graduate Student Association president
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Research exchange in Hervé Bossin's lab at the Institut Louis Malardé, French Polynesia
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Research exchange in Matt Piper's lab at Monash University, Australia
2016
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Gates Grand Challenges Exploration Grant to develop an artificial blood meal for Aedes and Anopheles mosquitoes
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International Insect Rearing Workshop at MS State
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Vector BiTE RCN inaugural meeting
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Taught Wildlife Science course for PSU Upward Bound
2015
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Intern for WPSU, public radio 91.5 FM (see here)
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Edible insects "Insect Deli" co-coordinator for Penn State's annual Great Insect Fair
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IDEAS Research Exchange program visit to Queen's University to work with Bill Nelson
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National Agriculture Biotechnology Council, NABC27 Student Voices representative
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Entomophagy exhibit designer and organizer, Penn State library
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Organizer and moderator for panel discussion on "Creepy, Crawly, Crunchy: Can Insects Feed the Future?"
2014
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Synopsis Coordinator for CIDD website, Penn State
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Guarda workshop in Evolutionary Biology
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Field technician, Bighorn Sheep Disease Research Consortium
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Fieldwork, Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge