Curriculum Vitae (abridged)
Education:
B.S. Biology,
Ph.D.
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry,
Postdoctoral,
Department of Animal
Health and Biomedical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1998
Employment History:
Associate Professor,
(July 2010- )
Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Dept. of Entomology and Nematology,
IFAS,
Assistant
Professor, (July 2004- 2010) Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Dept. of
Entomology and Nematology, IFAS,
Access Database Manager, (October
2003-May 2004) Science
Applications International Corporation (SAIC).
Contract employee for the Congressionally Directed Medical
Research Program (CDMRP)
Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Coordinator, (October 2003-May 2004) Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). Contract employee for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program Fort Detrick, MD.
Breast Cancer
Research Program (BCRP) Coordinator, (2003) Science Applications
International Corporation (SAIC). Contract employee for the
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program,
Scientist,
(2002- 2003) Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). Contract employee for the
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program,
Human Subjects Protection Specialist, (2000–2001) AMDEX Corporation. Contract employee with
the U.S. Army Medical
Research and Materiel Command in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for
Regulatory, Compliance and Quality,
Assistant
Scientist, (1999-2000) Department of Animal Health and Biomedical
Sciences,
Post-doctoral
Research Assistant, (1995-1998) Department of Animal Health and
Biomedical Sciences,
Research:
Molecular biology and biochemistry of disease transmitting mosquitoes, molecular entomology, gene expression and regulation, genetic basis of vector competence, insecticide resistance mechanisms.
Selected Publications:
Smartt C. T. and J. S. Erickson. 2008. The CNAct-1 gene is differentially expressed in the tropical mosquito Culex nigripalpus, the primary West Nile virus vector in Florida. J. Med. Entomol. 45(5): 877-884.
Smartt C. T. and J. S. Erickson. 2008. Blood meal induced differential gene expression in the disease vector, Culex nigripalpus. J. Med. Entomol. 45(2): 326-330.
Eans, S., R. L. Frommer, and C. T. Smartt. 2009. Isolation and spatial expression analysis of a partial esterase gene of Culex nigripalpus (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 46(6): 1370-1375.
Smartt, C. T., S. L. Richards, S. L. Anderson, and J. S. Erickson. 2009. West Nile Virus infection alters midgut gene expression in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 81(2): 258–263.
Smartt, C. T., and J. S. Erickson. 2009. Expression of a novel member of the odorant binding protein gene family in Culex nigripalpus Theobald (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology46(6) 1376-1381.
Vitek, C. J., Richards S. L., H. Robinson, and C. T. Smartt. 2009. A probability model for detecting arboviruses in mosquito pools. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 25(3): 374-378.
Anderson, S. L., S. L. Richards, and C. T. Smartt. 2010. A simple method for examining arbovirus transmission in mosquitoes. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 26: 108-111.
Anderson, S. L., S. L. Richards, W. J. Tabachnick, and C. T. Smartt. 2010. Effects of West Nile Virus Dose and Extrinsic Incubation Temperature on Temporal Progression of Vector Competence in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 26(1):103–107.
Smartt, C. T., C. J. Vitek, S. L. Richards, and S. L. Anderson. 2010. Effects of forced egg retention and extrinsic incubation period on West Nile virus infection in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae). Environmental Entomology 39(1): 190-194.