Anne Gatewood

Position: Doctoral Candidate

Education: B.S., Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University

Areas of Interest: Ecology and evolution of vector borne pathogens, population genetics and landscape ecology, spatal epidemiology

Current Projects: Anne is working on a Spatial Risk Model for Ixodes scapularis-borne Borrelia as well as studying B. burgdorferi landscape genetics

Publications and Presentations:

1. Diuk-Wasser, MA, A. G. Gatewood, R Cortiñas, S Yaremych-Hamer, J Tsao, U Kitron, G Hickling, J Brownstein, E Walker, J Piesman, and D Fish. 2006. Spatiotemporal patterns of nymphal host-seeking I. scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in the United States. Journal of Medical Entomology. 43(2): 166-76.

2. Gatewood , A, MA Diuk-Wasser, S Yaremych-Hamer, R Cortiñas, J Bunikis, J Tsao, G Hickling, U Kitron, E Walker, J Piesman, A Barbour, and D Fish. Spatial patterns of Ixodes scapularis-borne Borrelia in the United Sates. In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. December 2005. 73 (6 Supplement): 80.

3. Gatewood , A, MA Diuk-Wasser, S Yaremych-Hamer, R Cortiñas, J Bunikis, J Tsao, G Hickling, U Kitron, E Walker, J Piesman, A Barbour, and D Fish. Geographic Patterns of Ixodes scapularis-borne Borrelia in the United States. American Society for Microbiology, Region 1 Meeting, Cromwell, Connecticut, November 2, 2005.

4. Gatewood, A, MA Diuk-Wasser, D Fish and the Spatial Risk Model Consortium. Spatial patterns of Ixodes scapularis-borne Borrelia in the United States. Fifth International Conference on Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens. Neuchâtel, Switzerland, August 29-September 2, 2005.

5. Diuk-Wasser, MA, A Gatewood, R Cortiñas, J Tsao, S Yaremych, J Brownstein, R Barbour, G Hickling, E Walker, U Kitron, J Piesman, and D Fish. Nation-wide field survey of Ixodes scapularis: Toward a spatial risk model for I. scapularis-borne Borrelia. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, Utah, November 14-17, 2004.

6. Gatewood, A, MA Diuk-Wasser, D Fish and the Spatial Risk Model Consortium. A national field survey of Ixodes scapularis using a standardized sampling methodology. 36th Annual Society for Vector Ecology Conference. Boston, Massachusetts, September 26-29, 2004.

7. Gatewood, A, C Brinkman, and D Mayo. Evaluation of a recombinant antigen-based enzyme immunoassay for the serodiagnosis of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis. 2003 Association of Public Health Laboratories Infectious Disease Conference. Denver, Colorado, March 5-7, 2003.

Contact Information: (203) 785-3223; Anne.gatewood@yale.edu