Non-Odu Supervisor
Human Resources
Daniel Sonenshine
202A MILLS GODWIN BUILDING
NORFOLK, 23529
Ph.D. in Zoology & Parasitology, University of Maryland, (1959)
B.A. in Biology, City College of New York, (1955)
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research
- Sonenshine, D. "Endocrinology of tick reproduction: A new perspective." $251,038. Federal. -
- Hynes, W. L. and Sonenshine, D. "How Bacteria Colonize Ticks: The Role of antimicrobial proteins" $440,063. Federal. October 2002 - September 2007
Expertise
Research Interests
Ticks and tick-borne diseases
Articles
- Sonenshine, D. (2018). Range expansion of tick disease vectors in North America: Implications for spread of tick-borne disease. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15 (3) , pp. 1-9.
- Egekwu, N. I., Posada, F., Sonenshine, D. and Cook, S. (2018). Using an in vitro system for maintaining Varroa destructor mites on Apis mellifera pupae as hosts: Studies of mite longevity and feeding behavior. Experimental & Applied Acarology 74 (3) , pp. 301-315.
- Anderson, J. M.., Moore, I. N.., Nagata, B. M.., Ribeiro, J. M. C.., Valenzuela, J. G.. and Sonenshine, D. (2017). Ticks, Ixodes scapularis, Feed Repeatedly on White-Footed Mice despite Strong Inflammatory Response: An Expanding Paradigm for Understanding Tick–Host Interactions. Frontiers in Immunology 8 , pp. 1784.
- Fedrow, A., Wright, C., Gaff, H., Sonenshine, D., Hynes, W. L. and Richards, A. (2012). In vitro propagation of Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae isolated from Amblyomma maculatum. FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology 64 (74-81).
- Nadolny, R. M., Wright, C. L., Hynes, W. L., Sonenshine, D. and Gaff, H. (2011). Ixodes affinis (Acari: Ixodidae) in southeastern Virginia and implications for the spread of Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme disease. Journal of Vector Ecology 36 (2) , pp. 464 - 467.
- Wright, C., Nadolny, R., Jiang, J., Richards, A., Sonenshine, D., Gaff, H. and Hynes, W. L. (2011). Tidewater Spotted Fever: Detection of Rickettsia parkeri in Gulf Coast ticks, southeastern Virginia. Emerging Infectious Diseases 17 (5) , pp. 896-898.
- Sonenshine, D. and Hynes, W. L. (2008). Molecular characterization and related aspects of the innate immune response in ticks. Front. Biosci. 13 , pp. 7046-7063.
- Kocan, K. M.., de la Fuenta, J., Manzano-Roman, R., Naranjo, V., Sonenshine, D. and Hynes, W. L. (2008). Silencing expresion of the defensin, varisin, in male Dermacentor variabilis by RNA intereference results in reduced Anaplasma marginale infections. Exp. Appl. Acarol. 46 , pp. 17-28.
- Hynes, W. L., Stokes, M. M.., Hensley, S. M.., Todd, S. and Sonenshine, D. (2008). Using RNA interference to determine the role of varisin in the innate immune system of the hard tick Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae). Exp. Appl. Acarol. 46 , pp. 7-15.
- Todd, S., Sonenshine, D. and Hynes, W. L. (2007). Tissue and life stage distribution of a defensin-like gene in the Lone Star tick Amblyomma americanum. Med. Vet. Entomol. 21 , pp. 141-147.
- Hynes, W. L., Ceraul, S. M.., Todd, S., Seguin, K. C.. and Sonenshine, D. (2005). A defensin-like gene expressed in the black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis. Med. Vet. Entomol. 19 , pp. 339-344.
- Sonenshine, D., Hynes, W. L., Ceraul, S. M.., Mitchell, R. and Benzine, T. (2005). Host blood proteins and peptides in the midgut of the tick Dermacentor variabilis (Say) contribute to bacterial control. Exp. Appl. Acarol. 36 , pp. 207-223.
Book Chapters
- Neelakanta, G., Sultana, H., Sonenshine, D. and Andersen, J. F. (2017). Identification and characterization of a histamine-binding lipocalin-like molecule from the relapsing fever tick ornithodoros turicata (pp. 1-11) Insect Molecular Biology.
Presentations
- Gaff, H., Sonenshine, D. and Hynes, W. L. ( ). In vitro propagation of Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae isolated from Amblyomma maculatum Oral Presentation 6th International Meeting on Rickettsiae and Rickettsial Diseases Herklion, Crete, Greece.
- Gaff, H., Hynes, W. L. and Sonenshine, D. ( ). Tidewater spotted fever: detection of Rickettsia parkeri in Gulf Coast ticks, Southeastern Virginia Oral Presentation 6th International Meeting on Rickettsiae and Rickettsial Diseases Herklion, Crete, Greece.
- Gaff, H., Nadolny, R., Wright, C., Hynes, W. L. and Sonenshine, D. (February , 2011). Survey of Ticks in the Hampton Roads area: Mathematical Modeling 2010 Virginia Mosquito Control Board Association Annual Meeting Virginia Beach, VA.
- Wright, C., Gaff, H., Nadolny, R., Sonenshine, D. and Hynes, W. L. (February , 2011). Survey of Ticks in the Hampton Roads area: Rickettsia parkeri 2010 Virginia Mosquito Control Board Association Annual Meeting Virginia Beach, VA.
- Nadolny, R., Gaff, H., Wright, C., Hynes, W. L. and Sonenshine, D. (February , 2011). Survey of Ticks in the Hampton Roads area: Tick populations 2010 Virginia Mosquito Control Board Association Annual Meeting Virginia Beach, VA.
- Wright, C., Nadolny, R., Sonenshine, D., Gaff, H. and Hynes, W. L. (November 5, 2010). Tidewater spotted fever: detection of R. parkeri in gulf coast ticks in southeastern Virginia VA Branch of the ASM2010 Annual Meeting Lynchburg, VA.
- Hynes, W. L., Stokes, M. M.., Hensley, S. M.. and Sonenshine, D. ( 2008). Varisin is responsible for most of the defensin antimicrobial activity seen in the hemolymph of the hard tick Dermacentor variabilis American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting Boston, MA.
- Hynes, W. L., Todd, S., Hensley, S. M. and Sonenshine, D. ( 2007). Inactivation of Varisin, a defensin of the tick Dermacentor variabilis, using RNA interference American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting Toronto, Canada.
- Hensley, S., Todd, S., Sonenshine, D. and Hynes, W. L. ( 2006). Loss of defensin protein and inhibitory activity in tick hemolymph by RNAi studies American Society for Microbiology Virginia Branch Annual Meeting Lexington, VA.
- Sonenshine, D. ( 2005). Defensin in ticks: molecular characterization, expression and role in innate immunity 5th International Conference on Ticks and Tick-borne Pathogens Neuchatel, Switzerland.
- 2010: Fellow, Entomological Society of America
- 2009: Hoogstraal Award and Medal, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- 1994: OUTSTANDING SCIENTIST OF VIRGINIA AWARD 1994., Science Museum of Virginia