The Read Group

Krijn Paaijmans

Location: 111 Merkle Lab
Telephone: +1 814-865-1024
Email: Krijn Paaijmans
Internet: see also The Thomas Lab

C.V.

JOBS:
Pennsylvania State University (2008 – present)
Research Fellow
Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics
Entomology Department

Wageningen University and Research-centre (WUR), The Netherlands (2004 – 2007)
PhD-student
Laboratory of Entomology
Meteorology and Air Quality

Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands (2002-2003)
Junior scientist
Animal Ecology and Ecophysiology,

DEGREES:
PhD in Medical Entomology (2008), Wageningen University, The Netherlands
MSc in Biology (2002), Wageningen University, The Netherlands

Research interests

Insect-pathogen-parasite systems exposed to natural diurnal temperature rhythms

Publications

Paaijmans, K.P., Read, A.F. & Thomas, M.B. (2009). Understanding the link between malaria risk and climate. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. 106: 13844-13849. PDF. Supporting information. Press release.

KP Paaijmans, S Huijben, AK Githeko & W Takken (2009).
Competitive interactions between larvae of the malaria mosquitoes Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles gambiae under semi-field conditions in western Kenya
Acta Tropica. 109: 124-130. PDF.

KP Paaijmans, BG Heusinkveld & AFG Jacobs (2008).
A simplified model to predict diurnal water temperature dynamics in a shallow tropical water pool . International Journal of Biometeorology, 52: 797-803

KP Paaijmans, W Takken, AK Githeko & AFG Jacobs (2008).
The effect of water turbidity on the near-surface temperature of larval habitats of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae. International Journal of Biometeorology, 52: 747-753.

KP Paaijmans, AFG Jacobs, W Takken, BG Heusinkveld, AK Githeko, M Dicke & AAM Holtslag (2008).
Observations and model estimates of diurnal water temperature dynamics in mosquito breeding sites in western Kenya. Hydrological Processes, 22: 4789-4801

AFG Jacobs, BG Heusinkveld, A Kraai & KP Paaijmans (2008).
Diurnal temperature fluctuations in an artificial small shallow water body. International Journal of Biometeorology, 52: 271-280

KP Paaijmans, MO Wandago, AK Githeko & W Takken (2007).
Unexpected high losses of Anopheles gambiae larvae due to rainfall. PLoS ONE, 2(11): e1146

S Huijben, W Schaftenaar, A Wijsman, K Paaijmans & W Takken (2007).
Avian malaria in Europe: an emerging infectious disease? In: Emerging pests and vector-borne diseases in Europe. Takken W & Knols BGJ, editors. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen

CJM Koenraadt, KP Paaijmans, P Schneider, AK Githeko & W Takken (2006).
Low larval vector survival explains unstable malaria in the western Kenya highlands. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 11: 1195-1205

E-J Scholte, K Ng’habi, J Kihonda, W Takken, K Paaijmans, S Abdulla, GF Killeen & BGJ Knols (2005).
An Entomopathogenic Fungus for Control of Adult African Malaria Mosquitoes. Science, 308: 1641-1642

CJM Koenraadt, KP Paaijmans, AK Githeko, BGJ Knols & W Takken (2003).
Egg hatching, larval movement and larval survival of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae in desiccating habitats. Malaria Journal, 2:20

Miscellaneous