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

Biology
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases / Tick physiology and molecular biology / Tick-borne pathogens / Tick Control
Insects
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases / Tick physiology and molecular biology / Tick-borne pathogens / Tick Control

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