Full Member

MSc. Chystrie Rigg

Membership since: 2026

Panama

Currently in:

Panama

Field of activity:

Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology

Biodiversity & Environmental Conservation

Climate Change

Education

Medicine and Health

About me

Biologist with a Master of Science with an emphasis in Entomology and experience in the study of malaria and leishmaniasis vectors. Actively involved in entomological surveillance and research focused on vector diversity, genetic diversity, natural infections, blood meal analysis, and insecticide resistance genes. Her work supports vector control and surveillance strategies through collaboration with public health authorities and the Ministry of Health, contributing to the prevention and control of vector-borne diseases.

Degrees:

2016

Master

Biological Systems and Organisms

Biodiversity & Environmental Conservation Climate Change Education Medicine and Health

Publications resulting from Research

Molecular Detection of Insecticide Resistance-Associated Mutations in vgsc, ace-1, and rdl Genes of Anopheles albimanus in Panama
Insects
2025-10-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/insects16111115
Contributors: Chystrie A. Rigg; Andrés Cabrera; Vanessa Vásquez; Ana María Santamaría; Lorenzo Cáceres; Lisbeth A. Hurtado; Gonzalo Greif; José E. Calzada

Anopheles albimanus</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) Ensemble Distribution Modeling: Applications for Malaria Elimination
Insects
2022-02 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.3390/insects13030221
Contributors: Charlotte G. Rhodes; Jose R. Loaiza; Luis Mario Romero; José Manuel Gutiérrez Alvarado; Gabriela Delgado; Obdulio Rojas Salas; Melissa Ramírez Rojas; Carlos Aguilar-Avendaño; Ezequías Maynes; José A. Valerín Cordero et al.

Natural malaria infection in anophelines vectors and their incrimination in local malaria transmission in Darién, Panama
PLOS ONE
2021-05-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250059
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203