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Ixodida, Culicidae, Vector ecology, Vector borne diseases, Rickettsia, Arbovirus, Costa Rica, Medical Entomology
Costa Rica

Biography

I am currently a Professor and Coordinator of the Section of Medical Entomology of the Department of Parasitology, University of Costa Rica (UCR), and investigator of this university’s Vectors Research Laboratory of the Center for Research in Tropical Diseases (Centro de Investigación en Enfermedades Tropicales, CIET). I have worked in medical entomology and infectious diseases since the year 2001, mainly coordinating and teaching courses on Medical Entomology, Vector Control, Epidemiology, and Parasitology, as well as performing research in topics that include vectors and vector-borne diseases, such as arboviruses and rickettsioses. My research activities and training include field surveys and collection of vectors and ectoparasites, epidemiological research, GIS and remote sensing, taxonomy of arthropods that affect humans, and diagnostic techniques including molecular biology and immunological methods. I have authored 82 peer-reviewed publications in various aspects of diseases caused or transmitted by arthropods, such as diagnosis, ecology, epidemiology, surveillance, and control. In the past 15 years, I have been performing research mainly concerning epidemiology and ecology of mosquito and tick-borne agents. My work on mosquitoes and mosquito-borne viruses includes dengue, chikungunya, and Zika transmission by Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus, insecticide resistance, dengue epidemiology, and mosquito vector surveillance, diversity and ecology . Concerning tick-borne organisms, my research has specifically included determining and characterizing the species of Rickettsia present in Costa Rica, the ectoparasites and vertebrate hosts involved, as well as pathogenic potential of isolates. I have had 21 undergraduate and graduate student trainees successfully complete their thesis/projects required for graduation, and have served as jury for 5 international PhD thesis (Colombia). As with other countries in the neotropical region, there is an urgent need for research and training on vector-borne disease ecology, especially aimed to impact prevention and control. In this sense, I have have collaborated with the Ministry of Health's Integrated Vector Management Program for more than 15 years: we have prepared training courses/workshops, and collaborated on research projects to evaluate insecticide resistance in Aedes. Our alliances have impacted policy and decisions regarding mosquito control and surveillance in Costa Rica.

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Employment (7)

Universidad de Costa Rica: San José, CR

2013 to present | Professor (Medical Entomology Section, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Microbiology)
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Adriana Troyo

Universidad de Costa Rica: San José, CR

2008 to present | Coordinator (Medical Entomology Section, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Microbiology)
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Adriana Troyo

Universidad de Costa Rica: San José, CR

2001 to present | Investigator (Tropical Diseases Research Ceter)
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Adriana Troyo

Universidad de Costa Rica: San José, CR

2010 to 2012 | Associate Professor (Medical Entomology Section, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Microbiology)
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Adriana Troyo

Universidad de Costa Rica: San José, CR

2008 to 2009 | Visiting Professor (Medical Entomology Section, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Microbiology)
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Adriana Troyo

University of Miami: Coral Gables, US

2004-08 to 2007-12 | Graduate Research Assistant (Epidemiology and Public Health)
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Universidad de Costa Rica: San José, CR

2000-08 to 2004-07 | Instructor (Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Microbiology)
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of Miami: Coral Gables, US

2004-08 to 2007-12 | Ph.D. (Areas of study: Epidemiology, Geography and Infectious Diseases) (Interdisciplinary Program, Graduate School)
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Adriana Troyo

Universidad de Costa Rica: San José, CR

1995-03 to 2000-08 | Licentiate in Microbiology and Clinical Chemistry (Faculty of Microbiology)
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Professional activities (16)

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: Arlington, Virginia, US

2023-11 to present | Chair (American Committee of Medical Entomology (ACME))
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Universidad de Costa Rica: San José, CR

2009 to present | Member of the Investigation Commission (School of Microbiology)
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Universidad de Costa Rica: San José, CR

2008 to present | Member (Graduate Studies Program of Microbiology, Parasitology, Clinical Chemistry and Immunology )
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Society for Vector Ecology: Ontario, California, US

2008 to present | Member
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Systematic and Applied Acarology Society: Aukland, NZ

2003 to present | Member
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American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: Arlington, Virginia, US

2001 to present
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Professional Board of Microbiologists and Clinical Chemists: San Jose, San Jose, CR

2000 to present | Member
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American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: Arlington, Virginia, US

2020-11 to 2024-11 | Councilor (American Committee of Medical Entomology (ACME))
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Adriana Troyo

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: Arlington, Virginia, US

2022-11 to 2023-11 | Chair-Elect (American Committee of Medical Entomology (ACME))
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Costa Rican Association of Microbiology and Parasitology: San Jose, San Jose, CR

2000 to 2023 | Member
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Universidad de Costa Rica: San Jose, San Jose, CR

2020 to 2022 | Vice-Dean (School of Microbiology)
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Universidad de Costa Rica: San José, CR

2016 to 2022 | Advisory Board Member (Research Center for Women Studies )
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Universidad de Costa Rica: San José, CR

2010 to 2020 | Advisory Board Member (Institute of Health and Nutrition Research )
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Universidad de Costa Rica: San José, CR

2012 to 2013 | President of the Organizing Committee and Scientific Committee of the IV Latin American Congress of Rickettsial Diseases (Tropical Diseases Research Center)
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Universidad de Costa Rica: San José, CR

2010 to 2013 | Advisory Board Member (Clodomiro Picado Institute)
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Universidad de Costa Rica: San Jose, San Jose, CR

2008 to 2013 | Member of the Curriculum Commission (School of Microbiology)
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Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Parasites & vectors. (1)