Leah Jackson

  • Profession or Job Title:
    PhD student
  • Institution:
    University of Calgary, Faculty of Veterinary Science
  • Role in Canopy:
    Second role in Canopy:
  • Project title:
    Biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in the Canadian Arctic and their potential medical and veterinary implications.
  • Biography:

    I am a PhD student studying biting insects in Canada. My Canopy project focuses on an emerging Arctic vector: the biting midge, and how they affect nearby communities and wildlife. My project involves working with Canadian Inuit communities, conducting fieldwork, nanopore sequencing, genomics, and medical and veterinary entomology.

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