ANANIAS A. ESCALANTE Professor, School of Life Sciences Arizona State University CENTER FOR EVOLUTIONARY MEDICINE AND INFORMATICS, THE BIODESIGN INSTITUTE & PHONE: (480) 965-3739 SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES FAX: (480) 965-6899 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY E-MAIL:
[email protected] PO BOX 874501 SKYPE: VIVAXMAL TEMPE AZ 85287-4501, USA WEBPAGE:http://sols.asu.edu/faculty/aescalante.php PROFESSIONAL PROFILE I have built an international research program in ecology and evolution of infectious diseases. My program focuses on establishing bridges among anthropological, epidemiological, ecological, and evolutionary biology perspectives by interpreting genetic patterns from pathogens and integrating them with environmental or epidemiologic information. I have experience managing complex research and training projects that demand strong international collaborations. EDUCATION - POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW,Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. (1995-1997). - PH.D. IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine. (1995). Origin and Evolution of the genus Plasmodium. - M.SC. IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, USB, Caracas, Venezuela (1989). Dissertation: Study of an arthropod community associated with the fermentation of Pilosocereus lanoginosus. - LICENCIADO IN BIOLOGY,Universidad Simón Bolívar (USB), Caracas, Venezuela (1985). PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE MAY/10-PRESENT CORE FACULTY, CENTER FOR EVOLUTIONARY MEDICINE AND INFORMATICS, THE BIODESIGNINSTITUTE AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY. JUL/09-PRESENT PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY. APR/97-PRESENT VISITING SCIENTIST, CENTRO DE CÁLCULO CIENTÍFICO,UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES, VENEZUELA. JAN/07-JUN/09 Adjunct Faculty, Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, USA. Jan/05-July/09 Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University.