Cameron J Osborne
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Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Riverside
Also affiliated: Kansas State University (2020–2025); California State University, Fresno (2018–2020); University of California, Davis (2014–2015)
Formerly Arkansas Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Arkansas through 2026; now Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Riverside.
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Cameron J. Osborne's research focuses on the ecology and transmission dynamics of vector-borne diseases, particularly bluetongue virus and rickettsial infections. His work has investigated the seasonal population dynamics and larval habitats of *Culicoides sonorensis*, a key vector for bluetongue virus, in California dairy farms. Osborne has also studied the potential for vertical transmission of bluetongue virus in these midges and explored the efficacy of nanoparticles as an insecticidal agent against their larvae. His research extends to tick-borne pathogens, including the identification of *Rickettsia* species in various tick populations in California and the detection of *Borrelia parkeri* in *Ornithodoros parkeri* ticks. He has also examined the probing and ingestion behaviors of *Culicoides sonorensis* using electropenetrography and investigated potential mechanisms for tolerance to *Bacillus thuringiensis* toxins in these midges. Osborne's publication record includes work on the overwintering of bluetongue virus in temperate zones.
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- h-index: 5
- Publications: 13
- Citations: 154
Positions
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Postdoctoral Scholar 2026–presentUniversity of California, Riverside Entomology ORCID
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Postdoctoral Fellow 2023–2026University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Entomology and Plant Pathology ORCID
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Post Doctoral Fellow 2023Kansas State University Entomology ORCID
Selected Publications
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Metagenomic sequencing provides insight into pathogenic and related benign microbes in ticks collected from pastured cattle (2026)
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Unbiased long read metagenomic screening reveals diverse jingmen tick virus genomes across continents (2026)
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Tiny silver bullets: silver nanoparticles are insecticidal to Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) biting midge larvae (2024)
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- Unbiased long read metagenomic screening reveals diverse jingmen tick virus genomes across continents
- Metagenomic sequencing provides insight into pathogenic and related benign microbes in ticks collected from pastured cattle
- Unbiased long read metagenomic screening reveals diverse jingmen tick virus genomes across continents
- Metagenomic sequencing provides insight into pathogenic and related benign microbes in ticks collected from pastured cattle
- Unbiased long read metagenomic screening reveals diverse jingmen tick virus genomes across continents
- Metagenomic sequencing provides insight into pathogenic and related benign microbes in ticks collected from pastured cattle
- Unbiased long read metagenomic screening reveals diverse jingmen tick virus genomes across continents
- Metagenomic sequencing provides insight into pathogenic and related benign microbes in ticks collected from pastured cattle
- Unbiased long read metagenomic screening reveals diverse jingmen tick virus genomes across continents
- Metagenomic sequencing provides insight into pathogenic and related benign microbes in ticks collected from pastured cattle
- Unbiased long read metagenomic screening reveals diverse jingmen tick virus genomes across continents
- Metagenomic sequencing provides insight into pathogenic and related benign microbes in ticks collected from pastured cattle
- Tiny silver bullets: silver nanoparticles are insecticidal to Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) biting midge larvae
- Tiny silver bullets: silver nanoparticles are insecticidal to Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) biting midge larvae
- Tiny silver bullets: silver nanoparticles are insecticidal to Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) biting midge larvae
- Tiny silver bullets: silver nanoparticles are insecticidal to Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) biting midge larvae
- Unbiased long read metagenomic screening reveals diverse jingmen tick virus genomes across continents
- Unbiased long read metagenomic screening reveals diverse jingmen tick virus genomes across continents
- Unbiased long read metagenomic screening reveals diverse jingmen tick virus genomes across continents
- Unbiased long read metagenomic screening reveals diverse jingmen tick virus genomes across continents
- Unbiased long read metagenomic screening reveals diverse jingmen tick virus genomes across continents
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