Johnny Uelmen Jr.
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Vector-borne and zoonotic disease ecology, including mosquito-, tick-, and bat-borne pathogens, outbreak modeling, environmental and climate change impacts on emerging infectious diseases.
Assistant Professor, Population Health Sciences School of Medicine and Public Health Work: 608-263-5987 — Home and cell phones available upon request uelmen@wisc.edu Home page
Topics
- Mosquito- and tick-borne disease surveillance and outbreak modeling, including West Nile virus, Lyme, dengue, and Zika transmission dynamics
- Zoonotic spillover risk from bats and wildlife, including Nipah virus and Oropouche virus ecology
- Applying remote sensing, GIS, spatial epidemiology, machine learning, and AI tools to model and forecast disease vector habitats and outbreak risk
Achievements
- WPP New Investigator Grant Recipient ($150,000) to evaluate ticks and tick-borne diseases in Wisconsin
- Centennial Scholars Program member with $210,000 in research funding (2025-2027)
- Published research on West Nile virus, dengue, Zika, and SARS-CoV-2 transmission in journals including Parasites & Vectors and Nature Communications
- Fulbright U.S. Scholar Recipient to study Kyasanur Forest Disease in India