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Dina M. Fonseca, an American entomologyst and molecular ecologist, is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Entomology in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Her research focuses on genomics of invasive and emerging species of insects, such as mosquitoes and ticks, and the potential effects of climate change on disease vectors. She is the Director of the Rutgers Center for Vector Biology at the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and works with professional mosquito control programs. She initiated the citizen science project Citizen Action Through Science (Citizen AcTS) which allows volunteers to contribute to local mosquito control efforts.

Education
Fonseca received her BS in Biology and Geology from the University of Coimbra, Portugal, in 1986, and her PhD in Ecology and Evolution from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996.