Oxitec Ltd.
St Charles, Illinois, United States
Rajeev Vaidyanathan completed his B.S. in entomology from Cornell University, his M.S. in entomology from UMASS-Amherst, and his Ph.D. in parasitology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem – Hadassah Medical School. He completed postdocs at CNRS-Strasbourg, France, and at UC-Davis. Rajeev was Associate Director of Vector Biology and Zoonotic Disease at SRI International, where he managed programs in novel target site validation for mosquito larvicides and adulticides. He served as Director of Entomology at Clarke Mosquito, where he was responsible for the validation of molecules from biological sources as novel active ingredients (AIs) in mosquito larvicides and adulticides. He has served as a medical entomology consultant for dozens of companies interested in commercializing new AIs for mosquito, black fly, tick, and bed bug control or repellence. As Director of U.S. Programs at Oxitec, he supports efforts to evaluate and commercialize self-limiting Aedes aegypti to control this invasive species.
Disclosure information not submitted.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
1:45pm – 3:15pm
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
8:30am – 10:00am
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
10:45am – 12:15pm
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
11:50am – 12:05pm