معرفی
Marten J. Edwards is a Professor in the Department of Biology at Muhlenberg College. His teaching emphasizes biological connections from molecular to ecological scales, with a focus on insects as a lens to understand nature. He is renowned for making complex concepts 'sticky' through analogies and creative mnemonics.
Education:
- Ph.D., University of Arizona
- B.A., Reed College
- National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellowship, Case Western Reserve University
Research Interests center on blood-sucking organisms—mosquitoes and ticks—with emphasis on juvenile hormone regulation in mosquitoes, tick-borne pathogens like Lyme disease, and geographic mapping of periodical cicadas. His lab integrates fieldwork, molecular tools, and collaborations with institutions like Georgetown University and Lehigh Valley Health Network.
Scientific Awards include the NIH Ruth Kirschstein Senior Research Fellowship (2010), Williams Award for Pre-tenure Scholarship (2007), and Spira Award for Distinguished Teaching (2017).
Recent Publications highlight his work in mosquito endocrinology, tick-pathogen surveillance, and cicada ecology, spanning entomology, molecular biology, and virology.
Students he has mentored include Julia Leep-Lazar, Thomas Yanushefski, Emily Davidson, Samantha Stuppi, Bess Fleishchman, and Rita Esposito.
