Dennis vanEngelsdorp Honey Bee Epidemiology Lab
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Dr. Dennis vanEngelsdorp


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My research focus on pollinator health, and honey bee health specifically.  I am particularly intrigued with using an epidemiological approach to understanding and (importantly) improving honey bee health. This approach is multi-faceted, requiring understanding both the etiology of individual bee diseases and the large scale monitoring of colony health.


​Some of the areas my lab are addressing include:
  • Identifying determinates of disease in honey bee colonies.
  • Identifying and promoting management systems which promote colony
    health
  • Broad scale monitoring of pollinator health

I encourage students interested in these
broad themes to contact me for M.S. and Ph.D. opportunities.


Awards

2010 Roger A. Morse Outstanding Teaching/Extension Service/Regulatory Award

2009 Fine Fellowship Scholoarship for Gigapixel Imagery for Science Outreach.



Education

2011       Doctorate of Philosophy.  The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA

1995       Master of Science in Environmental Biology. University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

1992       Bachelor of Science in Agriculture.  University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Publications

List of Publications

Talks

TED: A Plea for Bees





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