19 October 2017 – Dina attended a (almost) all day retreat to define the mission of the Rutgers Global Health Institute. She contributed to the inclusion of foci in vector-borne diseases and urban health as well as the importance of direct community engagement (will follow up with colleagues she met from the School of Public Health and Information & Communications). The Global health Institute is a new Rutgers venture, the Director, Dr. Richard Marlink joined a year ago.
To learn about the implications climate change has on public health in New Jersey, watch this video created by the NJ Climate Adaption Alliance. Starting around minute 4 Dr. Dina Fonseca talks about how climate change affects mosquitoes. Visit the Rutgers University Climate Institute’s website to learn more about how climate change affects NJ and beyond.
You can read more about Dr. Fonseca, her early career, fears and successes and her discussion of the potential effects of climate change-driven sea level rise on salt marsh mosquitoes in the October 2016 issue of Princeton Magazine. Click on this link and then scroll to page 60-61.
Fonseca Lab 