Leonard Munstermann, PhD, MA, BA
Senior Research Scientist in Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)Cards
About
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Senior Research Scientist in Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Head Curator of Entomology (Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History)
Biography
After graduating from the University of Minnesota Morris, a small campus in western Minnesota, he joined the Peace Corps and taught biology in a "bush school" in western Ghana as well as an exposure to the tropical insect environment. After a year at U of M, Minneapolis, and a stint in the U.S. Army, he lived in Japan for two years studying Japanese language and culture. He returned to USA to the University of Notre Dame, studying mosquito genetics, ecology and evolution. After 20 years at Notre Dame as a graduate student and research faculty, he was invited to Yale School of Medicine as a research scientist to work on the population genetics and taxonomic relationships amongst the 400 species of South American phlebotomine sand flies. Currently, he continues the sandfly work and is completing a 15-year set of education grants translating current research in medical entomology into K-12 teaching curricula.
Appointments
Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
Senior Research ScientistPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- PhD
- University of Notre Dame (1979)
- MA
- University of Minnesota, Zoology (1968)
- BA
- University of Minnesota, Morris, Psychology (1964)
Research
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
Links & Media
Media
- New version (UV-LED, on right) of CDC light trap
- bloodfeeding phlebotomine sand fly
News
- June 21, 2017Source: Hartford Courant
Meet The Beetles At Peabody Museum
- April 13, 2016
Downs Fellowship, Springboard for Hundreds of International Yale Research Projects, Turns 50
- August 03, 2015
Invasion of the Bloodsuckers
- June 30, 2014Source: Yale Medicine Magazine
Downs fellowship brings student to a home she never knew