MATHEUS AZEVEDO COELHO NETTO

I am a biologist whose main field of interest is the study of insects, more specifically in the area of medical entomology. Being native to Brazil and experiencing firsthand the effects of arthropod-borne diseases on friends and family, I have decided to pursue a career studying mosquitoes to not only learn more about their behaviors and systematics, but to utilize my knowledge into disease control and prevention. After working at UNT in the Benthic Macroinvertebrates Lab and taking courses related to insect physiology and taxonomy I became confident that this was the path I wanted to follow.

• Epidemiology of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, Escola Superior do Instituto Butantan, Brazil
• Medically Significant Scorpions, Escola Superior do Instituto Butantan, Brazil
• Dengue: an Insight on Mosquitos, Escola Superior do Instituto Butantan, Brazil
• Introduction to the Theory of Relativity and Quantum Physics, Instituto de Física da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
• Poster presentation: “Arthropod community dynamics in experimental dung habitats”, University of North Texas Scholar’s Day, Dr. David J. Hoeinghaus

• Use of micropipettes
• Light microscopy
• Grinding – ball and mill, mortar and pestle
• Sample cleaning and storage
• Behavior shaping in rodents – extinction and differential reinforcement
• Insect and Collembola physiology, anatomy, taxonomy and identification to family level; regional Culicidae and aquatic Coleoptera to genus level
• Experience with Rapid Analyte Measurement Platform test on mosquitos for West Nile virus
• Insects pinning, micro pinning, slide mounting and other preservation techniques
• Experience with field work