Roberto Barrera, Ph.D.

Roberto Barrera, Ph.D.

Entomology and Ecology Team Lead, Dengue Branch, DBVD, NCEZID. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Dr. Barrera obtained his Ph.D. from the Inter Departmental Ecology Program at the Pennsylvania State University and a post-doc at the Entomology Department, University of Florida. Dr. Barrera is the Lead of the Entomology and Ecology Team at the Dengue Branch, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

His main research interests are vector ecology and control, and the eco-epidemiology of diseases caused by vector-borne pathogens, such as dengue and malaria. Dr. Barrera has been studying the ecology and control of mosquitoes that can transmit dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and West Nile viruses in tropical countries.