Awards and Honors

CO-LABS Governor's Award for High-Impact Research                                                               Gilmore Jr. RD, RR Howison, G Dietrich, TG Patton, DR Clifton, JA Carroll. The bba64 gene of Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease agent, is critical for mammalian infection via tick bite transmission. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2010:107(16):7515-7520.

CDC Charles C. Shepard Award Nominee, Prevention and Control Category                             Dolan MC, TL Schulze, RA Jordan, G Dietrich, CJ Schulze, A Hojgaard, AJ Ullmann, C Sackal, NS Zeidner, J Piesman. Elimination of Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in rodent reservoirs and Ixodes scapularis ticks using a doxycycline hyclate-laden bait. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 2011;85(6): 1114-1120.

NCEZID Nakano Citation Award                                                                                                Elimination of Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in rodent reservoirs and Ixodes scapularis ticks using a doxycycline hyclate-laden bait. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 2011;85(6): 1114-1120.

CDC Charles C. Shepard Science Award, Laboratory and Methods Category                                The bba64 gene of Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease agent, is critical for mammalian infection via tick bite transmission. ProcNatl Acad Sci USA 2010:107(16):7515-7520.

NCEZID Nakano Citation Award                                                                                                            The bba64 gene of Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease agent, is critical for mammalian infection via tick bite transmission. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2010: 107(16):7515-7520.

CDC Charles C. Shepard Award Nominee, Prevention and Control Category                             Dolan MC, G Dietrich, NA Panella, JA Montenieri, JJ Karchesy. Biocidal activity of three wood essential oils against Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae), Xenopsylla cheopis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae), and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 2007, 100:622-5.

Deployed War-Fighter Protection Research Program Competitive Grant                   US Department of Defense, Armed Forces Pest Management Board                                Nootkatone natural product repellent/toxicant development. 2007.

NCZVED Award of Excellence; DVBID Bug Buster Award                                                                 Best publication that addresses creative and novel concepts for use in the prevention and control of vector-borne diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2005.

Invention Award, Natural Product Patent and Innovative, Novel Research                                     Pest Control Compositions and Methods for Their Use.  U.S. Patent Number: 7230033. Document Identifier: US 2005/0187289 A1. CDC Ref. No. I-028-04. Published August 25, 2005. Issued June 12, 2007.