Jason Pitts

Biography

Jason Pitts is currently workinga as an Assistant Professor of Biology at Baylor University. He has completed his BS - Ball State University, Muncie, IN & MA - Indiana University, Bloomington, IN & PhD - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. His Major area of research includes Arthropod Disease Vectors. His research interest is arthropod-borne diseases continue to plague developing regions and are being recognized as rising threats to public health in developed nations. Anthropogenic factors such as trade, international travel, global climate change, and habitat modification are major contributors to the spread of vectors and disease-causing agents. Moreover, pesticide/drug resistance and unsustainable control programs in many locations have eroded current methods of vector control and disease treatment. New insights into the biology of disease-transmitting insect and tick species are acutely needed in order to combat their devastating effects on human health and economic prosperity.

Research Interest

Arthropod-borne diseases