Lisa Baik, assistant professor of insect biology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (ENT), will speak on “Understanding and Targeting the Taste System of Deadly Mosquitoes” at the department's first fall seminar, set for 12:10 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 1 in 122 Briggs Hall.

Her seminar will be broadcast on Zoom at https://ucdavis.zoom.us/j/95882849672.

UC Davis alumna Lisa Baik, a former postdoctoral researcher at Yale University and described as a “brilliant scientist,” is the newest member of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology  (ENT) faculty.

Baik joined the faculty this fall, accepting a position as assistant professor of insect biology. 

Mosquitoes are often annoying and sometimes can be deadly.

Medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo, associate professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will discuss the risks of mosquito-borne diseases in California at a free seminar sponsored by the Center for Land-Based Learning (CLBL) on “Natural Mosquito Control” on Wednesday, May 15.