★★ 生物醫學暨環境生物學系 演講 ★★

【演講時間】6, Nov 2023（Mon）12:00-13:00

【演  講  者】Prof. Kadarkarai Murugan（Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University）

【演講地點】本校第一教學大樓NB117（NB117, First Teaching Building.）

【講　　題】Dengue Control through biological insecticides and for the sustainable management of  non-targets

【參與對象】本校教師及學生

【備　　註】★歡迎各位師長踴躍參加★

Mosquitoes carry diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, Zika virus and encephalitis and dengue fever. Despite more than 100 years of research on the subject, malaria remains a global health problem, especially in sub-saharan Africa and Asia. In 2013, the number of malaria cases was estimated by the World Health Organization as 198 million, and the number of malaria-related deaths as 548,000. According to the WHO, one child dies every minute from malaria in Africa. Products such as organophosphates, insect growth regulators, microbial control agents and organic solutions are used in efforts to control mosquito populations and the spread of mosquito-transmitted diseases. Dengue is a member of the flavivirus family, transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. It is widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical areas of the world, especially urban and semi-urban areas. It counts up to 100 million infections annually, including cases in southern Taiwan. 

▲Professor K. MURUGAN - M.Sc., M. Phil., Dip. Ent., Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Sc., • World Top Scientist 2% at Global Level (Mycology and Parasitology), Stanford University Ranking – Consecutive years for 2020, 2021 & 2022. Presently working as Special Officer (VC), NMV University (State Private University), Chennai, India. Previously, he was a Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Science and Technology Meghalaya, North Eastern India. Formerly, Senior Professor and Head and Registrar, i/c, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, South India and formerly Vice-Chancellor at Thiruvalluvar University (State University), Vellore, TN, India during 2016-2019 (3 years).