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Christopher Barker

Christopher Barker

Professor

Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology

Office
5329 Vet Med 3A, Davis, CA 95616

Research Profile
https://profiles.ucdavis.edu/chris.barker
Education
2008, PhD, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
2005, MS, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
2001, MS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
1998, BS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Active Research Grants
Principal Investigator, Pacific Southwest Regional Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, (Principal Investigator), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Co-Principal Investigator, EpiCenter for Emerging Infectious Disease Intelligence, Christine K. Johnson (Principal Investigator), National Institutes of Health, NIAID
Co-Investigator, West Nile virus control through mosquitocidal avian bloodmeals, Brian D. Foy (Principal Investigator), National Institutes of Health, NIAID
Honors and Awards
2014 Vice President (elected by board), Board of Trustees, Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District
2015 Invited 2015 Thompson Lecturer, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Advanced Study Program (http://www.asp.ucar.edu/thompson/thompson_lecture.php)
2019 Selected to be a 2019-2020 Chancellor’s Fellow
Most Recent Five Book Chapters
2019 Barker CM, Reisen WK: Chapter 4, Epidemiology of Vector-Borne Diseases, Mullen GR, Durden LA, (ed), Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 3rd edition, London. 33-49.
2016 Beard CB, Eisen R, Barker CM, Garofalo J, Hahn M, Hayden M, Monaghan A, Ogden N, Schramm P: Chapter 5: Vectorborne Diseases, , Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment, . .
2013 Barker CM, Reisen WK: Mosquito-borne diseases, Kadir T, Mazur L, Milanes C, Randles K, California Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, (ed), Indicators of Climate Change in California, . 120-3.
2013 Brown HE, Comrie AC, Drechsler DM, Barker CM, Basu R, Brown T, Gershunov A, Kilpatrick AM, Reisen WK, Ruddell DM: Chapter 15: Human health, Garfin G, Jardine A, Merideth R, Black M, LeRoy S, (ed), Assessment of Climate Change in the Southwest United States: A Report Prepared for the National Climate Assessment, Washington, DC. 312-39.
2013 Hudspeth W, Reisen WK, Barker CM, Kramer VL, Caian M, Craciunescu V, Brown HE, Comrie AC, Zelicoff A, Ward TG, Ragain RM, Simpson G, Stanhope W, Kass-Hout TA, Scharl A, Sonricker AL, Brownstein JS: Chapter 10: Information and decision support systems, Morain SA, Budge AM, (ed), Environmental Tracking for Public Health Surveillance, 1st Edition, London. 369-410.
Research Focus
Ecology and epidemiology of mosquitoborne viruses
Specialty Focus

  • Pathogens of interest: West Nile, dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and Rift Valley fever viruses
  • Climate and landscape factors driving mosquitoborne virus transmission
  • Process-based estimates of transmission risk
  • Vector-pathogen interactions
  • Surveillance and control of mosquitoborne viruses
  • Early warning and decision support systems