Dr. Aaron D. Gross
MPTL Primary Investigator
Associate Professor
Virginia Tech Appointments & Affiliations
Editorial Boards
Education and Training
MPTL Primary Investigator
Associate Professor
Virginia Tech Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Professor (2023 - current), Department of Entomology
- Assistant Professor (2017 - 2023), Department of Entomology
- School of Neuroscience, Fralin Life Science Institute, Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthrobod-borne Pathogens (CeZAP), Virginia Tech Center for Drug Discovery (VTCDD), Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program.
Editorial Boards
- Associate Editor, Frontiers of Insect Science - Molecular Genetics (2020 - present)
- Associate Editor, Pest Management Science (2021 - present)
- Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2022 - present)
Education and Training
- B.S. Biochemistry, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN, USA
- B.S. Biomedical Sciences (Criminal Justice Minor), St. Cloud, MN, USA
- M.S. Toxicology (Entomology Minor), Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, IA, USA
- Ph.D. Toxicology (Neuroscience Minor), Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, IA, USA
- U.S. EPA - Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Fellow
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
- Toxicology
- Pesticide mode of action and chemistry
- G Protein-Coupled Receptors
- Tick-host interaction
- Insecticide resistance
- Biorational pest management
- Natural product chemistry
- Neurophysiology
- Neurotoxicology
- Neuropharmacology
- Drug/insecticide discovery