PhD. María Carlota Monroy

DEGREES

 

1. License in Biology in Medical Zoology, San Carlos University, Guatemala 1979.

2. Master in Science in Medical Microbiology, Karolinska Institute, Sweden, 1990.

3. PhD in Biology, Medical Entomology, Uppsala University,   Sweden 2003.

 

 

WORKING & RESEARCH  EXPERIENCE:  

 

1. 1974- 2002 : 29 year of teaching in San Carlos University, Biology School. Guatemala. Zoology, Parasitology and Entomology courses. (1974-2002). Retired in 2002.
1980   Del Valle University / MERTUG-CDC as a research assistant in Ochocercosis, Dr Charles Porter principal researcher

2. 1992-2007 Founder and senior researcher of the Research Laboratory in Entomology and Parasitology) LENAP. Faculty of Pharmacy, San Carlos University ( USAC). The team: 18 young  researchers.

3. 1977-2003: 20 years as researcher counterpart with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency, JICA in several projects.(Onchocercosis and Chagas disease Research)

4. 1999-2003:  5 year as expert on Chagas disease control, Whorl Health Organization (WHO) appointment.

 

 

FELOWSHIPS, AWARDS AND HONORS

 

1. 1974   Best student in Biology, Asociación Guatemalteca de Historia Natural. AGHN. Guatemala.

2. 1977-1978 Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Fellowship for individual training in Medical Entomology. Kyoto University.

3. 1986 Fulbright fellowship for training in Parasitlogogy. Center of Disease Control Atlanta Georgia, USA.

4. 1988-1990 Swedish International Cooperation Agency (SAREC) Fellowship for Master’s studies in Karolinska Institute. Immunology Department.

5. 1995 Fulbright fellowship for research in Parasitology. California State University, Chico Campus.

6. 1995  Fulbright fellowship for research in Taxonomy of Reduviidae.  Museum of Natural History. New York, USA.

7. 1995 Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Fellowship for research in Parasitology and Medical Entomology.  Fukuoka, Kyushu University.

8. 1999-2001 Consider as an  international expert of Chagas disease by the  World Health Organization (WHO), special program for the Research and Training in Tropical Diseases ( TDR)  Appointed   for the international   Comity of Chagas experts and The Task force for the TDR projects.

9. 2000. Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología. CONCYT Consider as one of the best researches in the year. Government of  Guatemala.

10. 2004 National Medal for Science and Technology, given by the Congress of Guatemalan Government (First women)  CONCYT.

 

 

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH  GRANTS OBTAINED

 

1. 1979-1981 Japanese International Cooperation Agency. (JICA)  Research on Onchocerciasis Control in Guatemala, Simulidae biology and Taxonomy research.

2. 1989-1990   Karolinska Institute Research Training Unit (KIRT) fellowship for research in Serology of Chagas disease. SAREC-KIRT support.

3. 1993-1998   Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Research on Chagasdisease control in Guatemala, Reduviidae, Triatominae Biology and ecology.  Coordinator  of the entomology research. Principal partner in Entomology.

4. 1998 -2001  TDR - WHO research grants for several projects, as: Triatoma dimidiata morphometry, RAPDS and ecology of Reduviidae, research orientated to control of Triatominae. Principal   researcher.

5. 2000 -2007   Central America Network on research for Tropical diseases:   NETropica, research grants for control oriented efforts in Chagas disease control. Principal researcher.  Cooperation with Honduras , Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. SIDA/SAREC fundings

6. 2004-2007   International development research center of Canada IDRC. Chagas Control. Ecosystem approach for the control of Triatoma dimidiata. Principal Researcher. Second Phase of the IDRC research grant : Long term control of Triatoma dimidiata in Guatemala.  International Development Center of Canada

 

 

RELATIONBSHIP WITH THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH. GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT

 

1. 1978 Ejercicio Professional Supervisado  EPS-USAC in the entomology sections of the Ministry of Health (MSPAS), working Onchocerciasis  with  field work in Patulul, Escuintla

2. 1981-1997 As a counterpart of Japanese team working in field trips with the personnel of the Servicio Nacional de Erradicacion de la Malaria SNEM. The national survey for the distribution and risk of vectors of Chagas disease included a visit  to the 22 departments of the country working together with the Health areas of  each department and the SNEM regional personnel

3. 1994-1997 Capacitation to the field personnel  SNEM- MSPAS with the of techniques in Chagas disease control, capacitation organized in the areas of Quiche, Alta y Baja Verapaz, Progreso, Zacapa, Jalapa, Jutiapa Santa  Rosa, Chiquimula, Huehuetenango.

4. 1997-2002 Part of the team that was working in the proposal for financial support for the National Program of errad9ication of Chagas disease.  The Ministry of Health finally submitted the proposal to JICA, it was accepted 1999 and the National  Program started 2000

5. 1997-2007   Member of the National Commissions For the control of Chagas and Malaria in the Ministry of health (Dr Hugo Alvarez and Msc Jaime Juarez coordinators of the Commissions)

6. 2004-2007 Program of  Chagas disease in Jutiapa ( walls improvements  with local material  ecological control of the vectors of Chagas disease ) Capacitation of the ETV SNEM personnel in house improvements with local materials , alternativestrategies for vector control in Chagas disease endemic vectors.

7. 2007-2009   Zooprofilaxis for Triatoma dimidiata control  in the Jutiapa region. Multi sectorial intervention, with IDRC funds.

 

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

 

1. Rodas, A, Mejía  M, Monroy, C and Tabaru, Y. 1996. Preliminary studies on the Chemical control of Triatoma dimidiata (Reduviidae: Triatominae,) the principal vector   of Chagas disease in Guatemala.  Informe Anual No5 (GJET-106) del proyecto de cooperación  Guatemala-Japón para la investigación de la enfermedades  Tropicales JICA p. 143-150

2. Monroy, C, Mejía M, Rodas A,  y Tabaru Y.  1996. Resultados preliminares de la situación actual de la distribución de los vectores de la enfermedad de Chagas a nivel nacional. Informe Anual No5 ( GJET -106) del proyecto de cooperación Guatemala-Japón para la investigación de Enfermedades Tropicales JICA p. 137-142.

3. Hernández, J, Monroy, C y Mejía M. 1996. Relación entre el grado de parasitémia de dos cepas Guatemaltecas de Trypanosoma cruzi y el tropismo   tisular.  Informe Anual No5 (GJET-106) del  Proyecto de Cooperación Guatemala-Japón, p. 84-93

4. Monroy, C, Mejía M, Rodas A, Koga M, Tada Y and Tabaru Y. 1996. Marsupiales en la enfermedad de Chagas en Guatemala. Informe GJET-106 del Proyecto de Cooperación Guatemala-Japón p. 80-83.
Monroy, C, Mejía M, Rodas A, Tabaru Y. 1996. Intradomiciliary Ecology of Triatoma dimidiata (Reduvidae: Triatomine) in Santa María Ixhuatan. Abstracts of the XIV the International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria. Nagasaki, Japan. Pg. 0-30

5. Mejía  M, Rodas A, Monroy, C, Hashimoto T and Tabaru Y. 1996. Methods of evaluation in the control of Chagas disease in Guatemala.  Abstracts XIC the International Congress for Tropical Medicine and  Malaria. pg. 0-30.

6. Monroy, M.C. and Koga M. 1997. Trypanosoma rangeli: SEM profiles during the migration from the MID-Gut to the salivary glands of a Reduviid Bug Rhodnius prolixus via dorsal vessel. Japanese’s Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.  25 (4): 191-195

7. Hashimoto, T, Mildred Mejía, Antonieta Rodas, Carlota Monroy and Yuichiro Tabaru.  1996. Laboratory test of insecticidal efficacy against a vector of Chagas disease, Triatoma dimidiata (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). Medical Entomology and Zoology 47(3): 238-245

8. Higo H, Yanagi T, Matta V, Kambara H, Tada Y, de Leon M.P. Monroy, C and Tabaru Y. 1997.  Genetic Structure of Trypanosoma cruzi in Central America and its comparison with South America Stains. International Journal for Parasitology 27 (11) 1369-1374.

9. Monroy,  M. C. and Koga, M. 1997. Trypanosoma rangeli: SEM profiles during the migration from the mid-gut to the salivary glands of a reduviid bug Rhodnius prolixus via dorsal vessel. Jpn. J. Trop. Med Hyg. 25(4):191-195.

10. Monroy, C,  Rodas A, Mejía M and Tabaru Y. 1998. Wall plastering and paints as methods to control vector of Chagas disease in Guatemala. Med. Entomol. Zool. 49 (3): 187-193.

11. Monroy, C, Mejía M, Rodas A, Rosales R, Horio M and Tabaru Y.1998. Comparison of indoor searche with whole house demolition collections of the vectors of Chagas is ease ant ther indoor distribution. Med. Entomol. Zool 49 ( 3) : 195-200.

12. Tabaru Yuichiro,  Carlota Monroy, Rodas Antonieta, Mildred Mejía and Rosales Regina. 1998. Chemical control of Triatoma dimidiata and Rhodnius prolixus (Reduviidae: Triatominae), the principal vectors of Chagas Disease in Guatemala. Med. Entomol. Zool. 49(2):  87-92

13. Monroy, C, Mejía M, Rodas A, Hashimoto T, and Tabaru Y. 1998. Assessing methods for the density of Triatoma dimidiata the principal vector of Chagas disease in Guatemala. Med. Entomol. Zool. 49 (4): 301-307

14. Tabaru Y, Monroy, C, Rodas A, Mejia M, Pichilla R, Mauricio H, and Pérez M. 1998. Distribution of Aedes albopictus (Diptera Culicidae) in Guatemala, following colonization in 1995. Med. Entomol. Zool. 49 (4): 331-336

15. Yuichiuro, T; Monroy, C; Antonieta Rodas, Mildred Mejía and Ragina Rosales. 1999. The Geographical Distribution of Vectors of Chagas Disease and Populations at risk of infection in Guatemala. Med. Entomol. Zool. 50(2): 9-17

16. Yuichiro, T; Monroy, C;  Rodas A; and Mejía. M; 1999. Chagas´ disease vector surveillance in various residences in Santa María Ixhuatan, Department of Santa Rosa, Guatemala. Med. Entomol. Zool. 50(1):  19-25

17. P.L. Dorn, D. Engelke, A. Rodas. R. Rosales, S. Melgar, R. Brahney, J. Flores, and C. Monroy. 1999. Utility of the Polymerase Chain Reaction in Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi in Guatemalan Chagas´Disease vectors. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 60 (5): 740-745.

18. Higo, H., Yanagi, T., Matta, V., Agatsuma, T., Cruz-Reyes, A., Uyema, N., Monroy, C., Kambara, H., and Tada ,I. 2000. Genetic structure of Trypanosoma cruzi in Amerincan continents: Special emphasis on sexual reproduction in Central America. Parasitology 121(4) 403-408

19. Monroy Carlota et al. 2001. Comparación de frecuencias genéticas en dos generaciones de Triatoma dimidiata utilizando técnicas de genética molecular RAPDS.PCR. Dirección General de Investigación Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. Guatemala 32p

20. Dorn   P, Flores J, Brahney B,   Gutierrez A, Rosales R, Rodas A. and Monroy, C. 2001.  Comparison of Polymerase Chain reaction on Fresh Tissue samples and fecal Drops on Filter paper for detection of Trypanosoma cruzi in Rhodnius prolixus. Mem. Inst.  Oswaldo   Cruz.  96(4): 503-505

21. Paz-Bailey G, Monroy, C, Rodas A, Rosales R, Tabaru Y, Davies C, and Lines J. 2002. Incidence of Trypanosoma cruzi  infection in two Guatemalan communities. Trans Roy Soc Tro Med and Hyg 96:48-52

22. Saldaña, A., Harri,s R. A., Orn, A., Monroy, C., Ortega- Bariia E., Souza O., 2002 Antigenic significance of Trypanosoma rangeli sialidase. Journal of Parasitology 88(4) 697-71

23. WHO Second report of the WHO Expert Committee. Control of Chagas Disease 2002. WHO technical Report Series 905. Geneve  109 p.

24. Monroy, C, Bustamente D, Rodas A, Rosales R, Mejia M and Tabaru Y. 2003 Geographical distribution and morphometrics  differentiation of Triatoma nitida in Guatemala.  .Mem.Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 98(1): 37-43

25. Monroy, C, Rodas A, Mejia M, Tabaru Y. 2003. Epidemiology of Chagas disease in Guatemala: infection rate of Triatoma dimidiata, T. nitida and Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera reduviidae) with Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae ) Mem. Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 98(3) 305-310.

26. Monroy, C, Bustamente D. M , Rodas, A,  Enriquez, E and Rosales, R. 2003 . Habitats, dispersion and invasion of  sylvatic Triatoma dimidiata  in Peten, Guatemala.. Journal of Medical Entomology. J. Med Entomol 40(6) 800-806.

27. Iwagami, M., Monroy, C., Rosas M..A., Pinto, M.R., Guevara, A.G., Vieira, J.C., Agatsuma, Y., Agatsuma ,T.  2003. A molecular phylogeographic study based on DNA sequences form indivuadual metacercarie of Paragonimus mexicanus grom Guatemala and Ecuador . Journal of Helmintology  77(1) 33-38

28. Monroy, C., Ecology and Control of Triatominae  (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) Vectors of Chagas Disease in Guatemala, Central America. 2003.  PhD Thesis. Acta Univesitatis Upsalienses Uppsala Sweden 

29. Marroquin R, Monroy, C ad Jaenson Thomas G.T. 2004. Triatoma ryckmani (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in the epiphyte Tillandsia xerographica (Bromeliaceae) in the semiarid regionof Guatemala. J. Med Entomol 41(3):  321-323.

30. Bustamante D. M., Monroy. C, Menes M, Rodas, A. Salazar –Schettino P.M., Rojas G. Guhl F and Dujardin J.P. 2004 Metric variation among geographic populations of Triatoma dimidiata ( Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae ) and some related species. . J. Med Antomol 41(3):  296-301

31. Monroy, C, Marroquin, R.,  Rodas, A, Rosales. R and Jaenson, T.  2004 Dispersion and colonization of Triatoma ryckmani in artificial environments in the semiarid region of a Chagas disease endemic area in Guatemala.  Acta Tropica 91:145-151

32. Calderon C., Dorn, P., Melgar, S., Chavez, J. J, Rodas A, Rosales, R and Monroy C. 2004 .A preliminary Assessment of Genetic Differentiation of Triatoma dimidiata ( Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Guatemala by Random Amplification of Polymorphic DNA-Polymerase Chain Reaction. J. Med Entomol 41(5):882-887.

33. Calderon-Fernandez G., Juarez, M.P. Monroy, C., Mene,s M., Bustamente, D.M and Mijailovsky S., 2005 Intraespecific variability in Triatoma dimidiata (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) populations from Guatemala based on Chemical and Morpohmetric Analyses. J Med. Entomol 42(1) 29-35

34. Lehmann, P, Ordeñez, R; Baraja-Ojeda, R, Mendez de Lira, J, Hidalgo-Sosa, L, Monroy, C and Ramsey J.M. 2005. Morphometric analysis of Triatoma dimidiata populations ( reduiviidae: Triatominae ) from Mexico and Norther Guatemala. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 100(5) : 477-482

35. Marroquín R, Bor S, and Monroy C. 2005 A mass collection of Triatoma ryckmani (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), in dried portions of Stenocereus eichlamii (Cactaceae) in the semiarid region of Guatemala.  Revista Biologia Tropical.

36. Panzera F, Ferrandis I, Ramsey, J, Ordoñez, R, Salazar-Schettino P.M., Cabrera M., Monroy M.C, Barguez M.D, Mas-coma S, O Connor J.E, Amgulo V.M Jaramillo N, Cordon –Rosales C, Gomez D and Perez ,R. 2006 Chromosomal variation and genome size support existence of cryptic species of Triatoma dimidiata with different epidemiological importance as Chagas disease vectors.  Trop Med. Int Health 11: 1092-1103

37. Dorn P, Monroy C and Curtis A.  2006 Traitoma dimidiata ( latreille, 1811): A review of its diversity across its geographic range and the relationship among populations. Infections  Genetics and Evolution.

38. Panzera F., Ferradis I, Ramsey J Salazar-Schettino P.M., Cabrera M., Monroy C., Bargues Mas-Coma Santiago, O Connor J.E. Angulo V.M, Jaramillo N., Perez R.,2007 Geneme size determination in Chagas disease transmitting bugs (Hemíptera Triatominae ) by Flow Cytometry. Am. J. Trop . Med Hyg. 76(3) 516-521.

39. Melgar S., Chavez J.J, Landaverde P, Herrera F., Rodas A, Enriquez E, Dorn P and Monroy C, 2007 The number of families of Triatoma dimidiata in a Guatemalan house. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 102: 221-223.

40. Bustamante D.M Monroy M.C, Rodas A., Juarez J.A., and Malone J.B. 2007 Environmental determinants of the distribution of Chagas disease vectors ( Reduviidae: Triatominae ) in south-eastern Guatemala. Geospatial health 2: 199-211

 

 

 

 

 

Correo electrónico: cmonroy@yahoo.com

Fundadora del LENAP e investigadora de la Enfermedad de Chagas

INTERESES: Entomología Médica, Salud Pública.

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