The Read Group

Andrew Wargo

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C.V.

DEGREES
Ph.D. Biology - Edinburgh University; Present.
B.A. Biology, Summa Cum Laude - University of Vermont; 2001.

AWARDS
George Perkins Marsh Award in Ecology and Evolution - University of Vermont; 2001.
Bogorad Award - Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha of Vermont; 1999.

JOBS
Lab Technician: Electrophysiology - University of Vermont Department of Medicine; 2002-2003.
Lab Technician: Cancer Research/Molecular Genetics - University of Vermont Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics; 2001-2002.
Field Technician: Reptile and Amphibian Ecology - USDA Forest Service, Albuquerque, NM; 2001.
Disk Jockey - Edinburgh University Student Association Entertainments Group; Present.

Research interests

Ecology/Evolution
Host Parasite Interactions
Parasite Competition
Malaria Transmission

Publications

Wargo, A., Randle, N., Chan, B.H.K., Thompson, J., Read, A.F., & Babiker, H.A. (in press). Plasmodium chabaudi: reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) for the detection and quantification of transmission stage malaria parasites. Experimental Parasitology.

Osgood, S. M., R. J. Eisen, A.R. Wargo, and J.J. Schall. (2003). 'Manipulation of the vertebrate host's testosterone does not affect gametocyte sex ratio of a malaria parasite.' Journal of Parasitology 89(1): 190-192.

Miscellaneous

SPECIAL INTERESTS
Herpetology
Djing
Hiking/Mountaineering
Mountain Biking