Kennesaw State Researcher Receives 517,956 Dollar Three Year NIH Grant to Study PFAS Effects on Mosquitoes and Virus Transmission
GEORGIA — Kennesaw State University researcher Andrew Haddow has received a three year grant from the National Institutes of Health worth 517,956 dollars to study the effects of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, on mosquitoes, under grant number 1R15AI194160-01A1.
Haddow, an assistant professor of microbiology in the College of Science and Mathematics, is the second KSU researcher to receive a grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases this year, joining associate professor of biology Soon Goo Lee.
PFAS are widespread environmental contaminants that can occur in aquatic habitats where mosquitoes develop. The project will explore how exposure affects mosquito fitness and whether it influences the ability of medically important species to transmit viruses such as Zika, West Nile and La Crosse viruses, and the study will provide research opportunities for undergraduate students and graduate students in the Master of Science in Integrative Biology program. This report covers only the funding and research facts and makes no individual treatment recommendation.
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：研究人员在蚊虫实验室参观考察饲养与研究设施。Munarsih (VOA) 供图，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons / Photo: Mohamad Nasir Wolbachia mosquito lab visit. By Munarsih (VOA), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
