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Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89646408152?pwd=52N4SEywaoHlQP20pP1vNeWkbJWDkH.1
Meeting ID: 896 4640 8152
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Panpim Thongsripong, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory and Department of Entomology and Nematology Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences University of Florida

Understanding dengue transmission requires examining both human and mosquito behavior, as well as the evolutionary dynamics of the virus. In this talk, I present a multidisciplinary framework that links behavior, contact dynamics, and dengue virus evolution. First, I discuss results from the Bite Diary survey, a citizen science tool that quantifies human–mosquito contact rates and identifies behavioral drivers of exposure. I then highlight laboratory studies that measure mosquito blood-feeding rates and the environmental and physiological factors shaping this critical trait. Finally, I explore phylogenomic analyses of dengue virus to uncover lineage turnover events and genetic determinants of viral persistence. Together, these studies demonstrate how integrating human behavior, mosquito biology, and viral evolution can advance understanding of dengue transmission risk.