Thomas W. Scott

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Thomas W. Scott
Born1950 (age 71–72)
Academic background
EducationBS, business, 1973, MS, biology, 1977, Bowling Green State University
PhD, ecology, 1981, Pennsylvania State University
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Davis
University of Maryland, College Park

Thomas W. Scott (born 1950) is an American entomologist. In December 2020, Scott was one of the 11 UC Davis researchers listed on the 2020 Highly Cited Researchers list by the Web of Science Group. At the time of the announcement, he had published 288 papers and recorded more than 33,500 citations.

Early life and education[]

Scott was born in 1950.[1] He completed his Bachelor of Science degree from Bowling Green State University (BGSW) in 1973 before changing to biology for his Master's degree. He eventually left BGSW for his PhD from Pennsylvania State University and did a National Institutes of Health post-doctoral fellowship in epidemiology at the Yale School of Medicine.[2]

Career[]

Upon completing his formal education, Scott became a faculty member in the Department of Entomology at the University of Maryland, College Park before relocating in 1996 to the Department of Entomology at the University of California, Davis.[1] While at UC Davis, Scott co-founded the Center for Vector-Borne Research, which was composed of researchers throughout the UC System, and directed the UC Davis Arbovirus Research Unit. He also served as vice chair of the UC Davis Entomology Department.[3] Throughout his tenure at UC Davis, Scott's research focused on mosquito ecology, evolution of mosquito-virus interactions, epidemiology of mosquito-borne disease, and evaluation of novel products and strategies for mosquito control and disease prevention. In 2010, he was elected a Fellow of the Entomological Society of America as a result of his research.[4]

In his final year at UC Davis, Scott published the findings of his 12-year study of dengue infections in Iquitos, Peru to explain why interventions are frequently unsuccessful in efforts to prevent the mosquito-borne disease.[5] As a result of his research, Scott was bestowed the honorary title of distinguished professor[6] and elected a Fellow of the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.[7] Prior to retiring in June 2015, Scott was also named the recipient of the C. W. Woodworth Award, the highest award given by the Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America.[3]

After retiring in 2015, Scott continued his dengue research in Peru and continued to serve as Chair of the WHO Vector Control Advisory Group and Co-Chair of the WHO Steering Committee for the Global Vector Control Response.[8] In December 2020, Scott was one of the 11 UC Davis researchers listed on the 2020 Highly Cited Researchers list by the Web of Science Group. At the time of the announcement, he had published 288 papers and recorded more than 33,500 citations.[9]

Awards and honors[]

He is a Fellow of the Entomological Society of America, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; National Research Council Associate; Past-President of the Society for Vector Ecology; past-Chair of the Mosquito Modeling Group in the program on Research and Policy in Infectious Disease Dynamics; Chair of the WHO Vector Control Advisory Group; and Co-Chair of the WHO Steering Committee for the Global Vector Control Response.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Thomas W. Scott". entsoc.org. Entomological Society of America. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Thomas W. Scott". entomology.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Garvey, Kathy Keatley (March 25, 2015). "Medical Entomologist Thomas W. Scott Receives Prestigious C. W. Woodworth Award". ucanr.org. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  4. ^ Garvey, Kathy Keatley (July 28, 2010). "Bruce Hammock, Thomas Scott Named ESA Fellows". canr.edu. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  5. ^ Garvey, Kathy Keatley (May 18, 2014). "UC Davis Researchers Lead International Team in Making the Most Precise Estimates of Dengue Transmission Rates Ever". ucanr.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  6. ^ Garvey, Kathy Keatley (July 28, 2014). "Medical Entomologist Thomas Scott Selected Distinguished Professor". ucanr.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  7. ^ Garvey, Kathy Keatley (November 26, 2014). "Thomas Scott, Shirley Luckhart Selected Fellows of ASTMH". ucanr.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "Thomas W. Scott, ESA Fellow (2010)". entsoc.org. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  9. ^ Garvey, Kathy Keatley (December 4, 2020). "Congratulations to Medical Entomologist Thomas W. Scott, a Top-Cited Researcher". ucanr.edu. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

External links[]

Thomas W. Scott publications indexed by Google Scholar

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