Kenning Tran

I am a Master’s student in the Biochemistry program at the University of Lethbridge, conducting my research at the Centre for Vector-Borne Diseases at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. My thesis focuses on virus discovery and tick surveillance, documenting circulating tick-borne arboviruses and invasive species in Canada using molecular techniques. Building on my previous experience as a field biologist in mosquito control and my background in arbovirus surveillance, I aim to address the knowledge gap in the prevalence of California serogroup viruses in British Columbia’s mosquito populations.