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Name:
Current Title:
Terri Lynn Meinking
President
Global Health Associates of Miami, Inc. (GHAM)
International Research Team
7800 SW 57 th
Ave.
Suite 219
South Miami, FL 33143
(305) 665-7979 (work)
(305) 665-7769 (fax) terri@ghamiami.com
EDUCATION
1974 (March) Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.
B.A. in Zoology, B.A. in Dance History & Dance with sufficient credits for B.A. in Microbiology , B.A. Chemistry.
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Medical Research. 1974-1978
1980-1988
1994
2006
University of Miami, Miami, FL, (RSAS) marine school and medical school research.
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD.
Diagnostic Parasitology.
University of Rochville, (Cairo, Egypt, Cairo Skin & VD
Hospital/Dokki Entomology Institute training)
Ph.D. in Clinical Research (speacializing in
Entomology/Parasitology/Dermatology.
CERTIFICATIONS
1994-present HIV testing and counseling course and certification, Dade County
Public Health Dept, Miami FL.
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EXPERIENCE (Academic)
2003-present President
Global Health Associates of Miami, Inc., GHAM
GHAM International Research Team
Ectoparasitic, parasitic, entomological and microbiology ( Staph./Strep .-wound healing) clinical and in-vitro trials in the US and developing countries. HIV,
STD, malaria and dengue rapid diagnostic field kit testing. Pesticide resistance and toxicity, nutrition/parasites, obesity in migrant children. Hypertension & diabetes project with Harvard/Kunas of Panama/ GHAM on polyphynol, nitrous oxide synthase and flavanoid rich cocoa from San Blas, Panama.
Continuation of the same research as conducted over the past 24 years, but now through Global Health Associates of Miami, i.e West Nile virus, cutaneous Leishmaniasis. Co-chair of 3 rd
International Congress on
Phthiraptera, Buenos Aires, Argientina, October 16-20, 2006.
2002 (Mar.)- Research Associate Professor
2003 (Sept.) University of Miami School of Medicine
Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery;
Field Epidemiology Field Team (FEST)
Continuation of previous research including bedbugs & gamasid mites from patients, IRB, teaching undergraduate parasitology & entomology, medical students and dermatology residents. Chair of symposium on Ectoparasitic
Infestations at the 20 th
World Congress of Dermatology, Paris, July 2002.
Continued collaboration with U. Mass. & U.C. Davis & Riverside
Entomology Dept. on NIH grant on resistant head lice.
1994Research Assistant Professor
2002 (Feb.) University of Miami School of Medicine
Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery; FEST
Ectoparasitic and parasitic clinical trials in normal and HIV/AIDS subjects.
Collection, preparation and study of human head and crab lice specimens for
PCR on Bartonella, Rickettsia, Borrelia, and HIV. Collaboration with the FBI on forensic entomology and human DNA from blood sucking insects at crime scenes. The study of pesticide resistance in insects of medical importance.
Research on marine hazards and envenomations. Kuna/Harvard/FEST collaborative project on nutrition, parasitology, polyphenol intake, stress, nitrous oxide synthase, and blood pressure. FEST disaster response including the Value-Jet crash in the Everglades, Hurricanes Andrew (S. Florida) and
Mitch (Honduras). The use of solar energy for field application, disaster stations and developing countries. Member of UM Ethics Committee for human subjects (IRB). Collaboration with Amherst entomology Dept on NIH grant on resistant lice.
1989(June)- Senior Research Associate
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1994 (Nov.) University of Miami School f Medicine
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery; FEST
Work on all aspects of clinical trials including writing of protocols, informed consents, case report form design, preparation/submission to IRB, examining and treating subjects, clinical photos and SEM, analysis of clinical data, writing manuscripts and publication of results.
1981-1989 Research Associate
University of Miami School of Medicine
Field Epidemiology Survey team (FEST)
Department of Dermatology
Field studies, mostly in developing countries, working primarily with ectoparasitic infestations and bacterial and fungal infections. Conducting of clinical trials on antifungals, pediculicides and scabicides. Development and testing of in-vitro methodology for determining pediculicidal and ovicidal efficacy and pesticide resistance in insect vectors. Epidemiological surveys,
1981 dermatology, medical entomology, microbiology and parasitology research and pesticide resistance studies in Egypt, Kenya, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Ecuador, and Panama. Organizing, orienting, and leading field teams into developing countries.
Research Assistant
University of Miami School of Medicine
Department of Nephrology
The study of proteinuria as the major abnormality of renal function in the diabetic rat as well as in human patients, primarily through the use of SDS-
PAGE gel electrophoresis.
1980 Research Assistant
University of Miami School of Medicine
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Marine microbiology research which concentrated on corrosion and the role of various marine bacteria, prevalent in a biofouling environment, which are capable of attaching to metals and can, therefore, enhance or reduce the corrosion process (Navy Grant). Autopsies on manatees (to determine boat propeller size to cause death) and stranded whales to determine the cause of death and also collection of all of their parasites for identification (Florida
Fish & Wildlife Grant). Teaching HPLC and media preparation classes to graduate students.
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1979 Research Assistant
University of Miami School of Medicine
Department of Oncology
Pharmacological cancer research on a glutamine-dependent cell surface, transfer enzyme and its inhibition by an experimental chemotherapy agent, a glutamine antagonist. These studies were carried out by utilizing human pancreatic, breast, and lung tumor cells grown in vitro , and also human tumor surgical specimens, including brain tumors, estrogen - and + breast, small and large cell lung carcinomas, i.e.
1974-1979 Research Assistant
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Department of Radiology
Research in the areas of both Oncology and Nephrology using radiology as an experimental tool. Tumor blood flow, antimitotic chemotherapy agents, experimental diagnostic imaging agents, and tumor angiogenesis factors were studied in tumor-bearing animals through the use of radioactive microspheres, flouroscopy, magnification angiography, xenon washout, CT body scanning and electromagnetic flow probes. Hypertension was studied using converting enzyme inhibitors, beta-blockers, and angiotensin II antagonists in kidney donors, clinical trials and in animal models.
( TAF studies were done with Dr.
Folkman at Childrens’ Hospital/a recent Nobel Price winner for this TAF work).
PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapters
1.
D. Taplin and T.L. Meinking . Chapter 29: Infestations . In Pediatric Dermatology .
L.A. Schachner and R.C. Hansen, Eds. Churchill Livingstone, Inc., NY, Publisher,
1465-1515, 1988.
2.
D. Taplin and T.L. Meinking . Scabies, Lice and Fungal Infections . Primary Care ,
W.B. Saunders Publisher, Vol. 16(3): 551-569, 1989.
3.
T.L. Meinking and D. Taplin. Advances in Pediculosis, Scabies and Other Mite
Infestations. Advances in Dermatology , Med. Publishers, Inc., Chicago, Vol. 5:131-
152, 1990.
4.
D. Taplin, A.M. Allen, T.L. Meinking and S.L. Porcelain. Chapter 58: The Effects of
Global Warming on Skin Infections and Infestations.
In The Environmental Threat to the Skin . R. Marks and G. Plewig, Eds. Martin Dunitz Publishers, London, pp.
351-358, 1992.
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D. Kalter, T.L. Meinking , M. Amer, E. Garcia. Chapter 127: Parasitic Diseases . In
Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery. K. Arndt, P.E. LeBoit, J.K. Robinson, B.U.
Wintroub, Eds. W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia, Publisher, 1995.
6.
T.L. Meinking and D. Taplin. Chapter 29 . Infestations . In Pediatric Dermatology .
L.A. Schachner and R.C. Hansen, Eds. Churchill Livingstone, Inc., N.Y. Publisher,
2nd Edition, 1347-1392, 1995.
7.
D. Taplin and T.L. Meinking . New Substances and Methods: Permethrin.
In
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment.
P. Elsner and A. Eichmann, Eds. S. Karger, Switzerland, pp.255-260, 1995.
8.
T.L. Meinking and D. Taplin. Infestations: Pediculosis.
In Sexually Transmitted
Diseases: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment.
P. Elsner and A. Eichmann,
Eds. S. Karger, Switzerland, pp. 157-163, 1995.
9.
T.L. Meinking , D. Taplin, J. Hermida, R. Pardo and F. Kerdel. Chapter 4. The treatment of scabies with ivermectin . In 1997 Year Book of Infectious Diseases.
G.T. Keusch, Ed.-in-Chief. Mosby-Year Book, Inc., Chicago, pp. 220-221, 1997.
10.
T.L. Meinking. Infestations . In Current Problems in Dermatology, Mosby, Inc. for May /June Vol. 11 (3): 75-118, 1999. (Complete issue is by Meinking)
11.
T.L. Meinking, C.G. Burkhart and C.N. Burkhart . Ectoparasitic Diseases in
Dermatology: Reassessment of Scabies and Pediculosis.
In Advances in
Dermatology. Mosby, Inc. Vol.15, pp. 67-108, 1999.
12.
T.L. Meinking . Pediculus & Pthirus.
Encyclopedia of Insects . Academic Press,
San Diego, CA. pp. 664-666, 2003.
13.
T.L. Meinking and D. Taplin. Chapter 27; Infestations.
In Pediatric Dermatology .
Eds. L.A. Schachner and R.C. Hansen. Mosby, N.Y. Publisher, 3 rd
Edition, pp. 1141-
1180, 2003.
14.
T.L. Meinking , C.G Burkhart and C.N. Burkhart. Infestations. Dermatology . J.
Bolognia, J. Jorizzo, R. Rapini, E. Siegfried, S. Salasche, G. Stingl, T. Horn, J.
Mascaro, J. Saurat, Eds. Harcourt Publishers Ltd., UK, 2003.
15.
T.L. Meinking . Human Lice. Encyclopedia of Entomology . Kluwer Academic
Publishers. May 2004.
16.
T .
L. Meinking, C.G Burkhart, C.N. Burkhart, G. Elgart. Infestations. Chapter 84,
Dermatology . 2 nd
Edition. J. Bolognia, J. Jorizzo, R. Rapini, et.al. Eds. Elsevier
Publishers, UK, 2005.
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T .
L. Meinking and I. Burgess. Human Lice. Chapter 9, WHO Urban Pests and
Health. Currently working draft. World Health Organization, Bonn, Germany office editors, 2007.
18.
T.L. Meinking . Human Lice. Encyclopedia of Entomology . Kluwer Academic
Publishers. Second Edition, 2009.
19.
T.L. Meinking . Pediculus & Pthirus.
Encyclopedia of Insects . Academic Press,
San Diego, CA. pp. 587-588, Second Edition 2009.
20. T.L. Meinking , D. Taplin, M. Vicara Chapter 27; Infestations. In Pediatric
Dermatology. Eds. L.A. Schachner and R.C. Hansen. Elsevier, Publishers, 4th
Edition, (In Press for 2010).
21. T.L Meinking . Chapter 3.2: Lice. In Evidence-Based Dermatology . Eds. H.
Maibach, Peoples Medical Publishing House; Second Edition/ (In Press/2010).
MONOGRAPHS & CME COURSES
1.
D. Taplin and T.L. Meinking. Health and Safety in the Field: I. Provision of Potable
Water. Published by General Ecology, Inc., Lionville, PA, 1986.
2.
D. Taplin and T.L. Meinking . Monograph. Head Lice Infestation: Biology,
Diagnosis and Management. Published by Burroughs Wellcome Co., Research
Triangle Park, NC, 1987.
3.
T.L. Meinking. Head lice Infestations: Biological Diagnosis Management.
Continuing Medical Education course (1-hour credit) for nurses and pharmacists.
Mosby. January 2001.
JURIED and REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
1.
L.M. Allen, M.V. Corrigan and T.L. Meinking . Interaction of AT-125, ( a S, 5S)amino-3-chloro-4,5-dihydroisoxazoleacetic acid, with bovine kidney gammaglutamyl transpeptidase. Chem.-Biol . 33:361-365, 1981.
2.
J.P. Pennell and T.L. Meinking . Pattern of urinary proteins in experimental diabetes.
Kidney Int’l . 21:709-713, 1982.
3.
D. Taplin, A. Rivera, J.G. Walker, W.J. Roth, D. Reno and T.L. Meinking . A comparative trial of three treatment schedules for the eradication of scabies. J. Am.
Acad . Dermatol.
9(4): 550-554, 1983.
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4.
T.L. Meinking , D. Taplin, D.C. Kalter and M.W. Eberle. Comparative efficacy of treatments for pediculosis capitis infestations. Arch. Dermatol . 122:267-271, 1986.
5.
D. Taplin, T.L. Meinking , P.M. Castillero and R. Sanchez. Permethrin 1% creme rinse (NIX

) for treatment of Pediculus humanus var. capitis infestation. Ped.
Dermatol. 3(4): 344-348, 1986.
6.
D. Taplin, T.L. Meinking , S.L. Porcelain, P.M. Castillero and A.Q. Chen.
Permethrin 5% dermal cream: A new treatment for scabies. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol.
15: 995-1001, 1986.
7.
T.L. Meinking , D. Taplin, D.C. Kalter and M.W. Eberle. Comparative efficacy of treatments for pediculosis capitis infestations. Dermatol. Digest 8:26-27, 1986.
8.
T.L. Meinking , D. Taplin, D.C. Kalter, M.W. Eberle and R. Isla. Efficacia comparativa de los tratamientos para las infestaciones de pediculosis capitis. El
Farmaceutico 29:77-81, 1986 (Barcelona, Spain).
9.
D. Taplin and T.L. Meinking . Pyrethrins and pyrethroids for the treatment of scabies and pediculosis. Seminars in Dermatol.
6(2): 125-135, 1987.
10.
D. Taplin, T.L. Meinking , J.A. Chen and R. Sanchez. Comparison of crotamiton
10% cream (Eurax) and permethrin 5% cream (Elimite) for the treatment of scabies in infants. Ped. Dermatol . 7(1) 67-73, 1990.
11.
D. Taplin and T.L. Meinking . Pyrethrins and pyrethroids in dermatology. Review and Editorial. Arch. of Dermatol.
126(2): 213-221, 1990.
12.
D. Taplin, S.L. Porcelain, T.L. Meinking , R.L. Athey, J.A. Chen, P.M. Castillero and
R. Sanchez. Community control of scabies: A model based on use of permethrin cream. The Lancet 337:1016-1018, 1991.
13.
D.E. Wong, T.L. Meinking , L.B. Rosen, D. Taplin, D.J. Hogan, and J.W. Burnett.
Seabather’s Eruption: Clinical, histological and immunological features
. J. Amer.
Acad. Dermatol.
30:399-406, 1994.
14.
J. Replogle, W.D. Lord, B. Budowle, T.L. Meinking , and D. Taplin. Identification of Host DNA by amplified fragment length polymorphism (AMP-FLP) analysis:
Preliminary analysis of human crab louse (Anoplura: Pediculidae) excreta. J. Med.
Entomol.
31(5): 686-690, 1994.
15.
T.L. Meinking , D. Taplin, J. Hermida, R. Pardo and F. Kerdel. The treatment of scabies with ivermectin. New. Eng. J. of Med . 333(1): 26-30, 1995.
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T.L. Meinking and D. Taplin. Safety of permethrin vs. lindane for the treatment of pediculosis and scabies. Requested Editorial. Arch. of Dermatol.
132(8): 959-962,
1996.
17.
T.L. Meinking and D. Taplin. Seguridad de la permethrina frente al lindane como tratamiento de la escabiosis. Arch. Dermatol.
(Spanish Edition). 132(7): 300-304,
1996.
18.
N.K. Hollenberg, G. Martinez, M. McCullough, T.L. Meinking , M. Preston, A.
Rivera, D. Taplin, M. Vicaria-Clement. Aging, acculturation, salt intake and hypertension in the Kuna of Panama. Hypertension ; 29(1): 171-176, 1997.
19.
D. Taplin and T.L. Meinking . Treatment of HIV-related scabies with emphasis on the efficacy of ivermectin. Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery ; 16(3):
235-240, 1997.
20.
S. Schwartz and T.L. Meinking . Venomous Marine Animals of Florida. J. Flor.
Med. Assoc; 84(7): 433-440, 1997.
21.
W.D. Lord, J.A. DiZinno, M.R. Wilson, B. Budowle, D. Taplin, T.L. Meinking .
Isolation, amplification, and sequencing of human mitochondrial DNA obtained from
Human Crab Louse, Pthirus pubis (L.), Blood Meals . J. of Forensic Sciences ; 43(5):
1097-1100, 1998.
22.
N.K. Hollenberg, A. Rivera, T.L. Meinking , G. Martinez, M. McCullough, D.
Passan, M. Preston, D. Taplin, M. Vicaria-Clement. Age, renal perfusion and function in island-dwelling indigenous Kuna Amerinds of Panama. Nephron ; 82 (2),
131-138, 1999.
23.
T.L. Meinking and G.W. Elgart. Scabies Therapy for the Millennium. Pediatric
Dermatology . Vol. 17 (2): 154-156, 2000.
24.
T.L. Meinking , P. Entzel, M.E. Villar, M. Vicaria, G. Lemard, S.L. Porcelain.
Comparative Efficacy of Treatments for Pediculosis Capitis Infestations: Update
2000. Arch. of Dermatol . Vol. 137: 287-292, 2001.
25.
T.L. Meinking, L.
Serrano, B. Hard, P. Entzel, G. Lemard, E. Rivera, M.E. Villar.
Comparative In Vitro Pediculicidal Efficacy in a Resistant Head Lice Population in the United States. Arch.of Dermatol.
Vol. 138: 220-234, 2002.
26. T.L. Meinking , C.G. Burkhart, C.N. Burkhart. Head Lice; New Engl. J. of Med.
No. 17, Vol. 347:1381-1382, 2002.
27.
T.L. Meinking , C.M. Clineschmidt, C. Chen, M.A. Kolber, R.W. Tipping, C.I.
Furtek, ME. Villar, C.A.Guzzo. An Oberver-Blinded Study of 1% Permethrin Crème
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Rinse with and without Adjunctive Combing in Patients with Head Lice. The Journal of Pediatrics.
Vol. 141:665-70, 2002.
28. J.R. Gao. K.S. Yoon, S.H. Lee, M. Takano-Lee, J.D. Edman, T.L.
Meinking, D.
Taplin, D., J.M. Clark. Increased frequency of the T9291 and L932F mutations associated with resistance in permethrin-resistant populations of the human head louse, Pediculus capitis . from California, Florida, and Texas. Biochem. Physiol . 77:
115-124, 2003.
29. T.L. Meinking , M. Vicaria, M.E. Villar, G. Suarez. Efficacy of a reduced application time of Ovide

Lotion (0.5% Malathion) compared to Nix

Crème Rinse (1% permethrin) for the treatment of head lice. Ped. Derm . Vol. 21, No. 6; 670-674, 2004.
30.
K.S. Yoon, J.R..Gao, M. Takano-Lee, J.D. Edman, T.L.
Meinking, D . Taplin, J.M.
Clark. Resistance and Cross-resistance to insecticides in Human Head Lice from
Florida and California. Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 80 : 192-201, 2004.
31. T.L. Meinking , M. Vicaria, M.E Villar, S. Reyna, G. Suarez. Efficacy of a reduced application time of Ovide

lotion (0.5% Malathion) compared to Nix
 crème rinse (1% permethrin) for the treatment of head lice. Pediatr Dermatol.
Nov-Dec;21(6):670-4, 2004.
32.
T.L. Meinking , G. Elgart, J. Rivera. Thrips mistaken for head lice or Ekban Syndrome.
Int J Dermatol. Mar;45(3):327-8, 2006.
33. T.L. Meinking , M. Vicaria, et al. A randomized, investigator-blinded, time ranging study of the comparative efficacy of 0.5% Malathion gel versus Ovide  Lotion (0,5%
Malathion) or Nix  Crème Rinse (1% permethrin) used as labeled, for the treatment of head lice. Pediatric Dermatol. Jul-Aug;24(4):405-11, 2007
34. T.L. Meinking , M.E Villar, M. Vicara, et al . The clinical trials supporting benzyl alcohol lotion 5% (Ulesfia): a safe and effective topical treatment for head lice
( Pediculosis humanus capitis ).
Pediatric Dermatol. Jan 1;27(1):19-24, 2010.
OTHER WORKS
(Publications, abstracts, and posters)
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1.
S.W. Young, N.K. Hollenberg, T.L. Meinking and H. Abrams. The influence of
ICRF 159 on lymphatic and hematogenous metastases from rabbit V
2 carcinoma.
Presented at the International Conference of Lymphology, Florence, Italy. Published in Proceedings, October 10, 1979.
2.
J.P. Pennell, T.L. Meinking . The pattern of urinary proteins in acute experimental diabetes. Presented at the Journal of the American Diabetes Association, Cincinnati,
OH. Published in Proceedings, June 16, 1981.
3.
D. Taplin, G. Camargo, T.L. Meinking and S.L. Porcelain. Oral and Topical
Ketoconazole in treatment of dermatophytosis. Abstract and Scientific Poster Exhibit at the Academy of Dermatology, New Orleans, LA, December 1982.
4.
D. Taplin and T.L. Meinking . Infections and infestations in the tropics. XVI
International World Congress of Dermatology, Tokyo, Japan, May 1982.
5.
D. Taplin and T.L. Meinking.
Tropical dermatology symposium on diseases of the modern and mobile society. Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, April 1983.
6.
D. Taplin and T.L. Meinking . Recent advances in the therapy of pediculosis and scabies; Skin infections and environment. Pacific Dermatologic Association, 35th
Anniversary Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, October 1983.
7.
D. Taplin and T.L. Meinking . Scabies in the tropics. V International Conference of
Tropical Dermatology, Mexico City, May 1984.
8.
D. Taplin and T.L. Meinking . Pediculosis capitis in the tropics. V International
Conference of Tropical Dermatology, Mexico City, May 1984.
9.
D. Taplin and T.L. Meinking . Photovoltaics for disaster relief. Disaster
Preparedness, Solar Energy Industries Association Sandia National Laboratories, Las
Vegas, NV, September 27, 1988.
10.
T.L. Meinking ., D. Taplin, J. Hermida, R. Pardo, F. Kerdel. Ivermectin for the
Treatment of Scabies in Normal and HIV infected individuals. Dermatological
Therapy International, Miami Beach, FL. First Place Poster, Sept. 3, 1995.
11.
T.L. Meinking , D. Taplin, J. Hermida, R. Pardo and F. Kerdel. The treatment of scabies with ivermectin. Abstracted for The Year Book of Infectious Diseases ,
1996.
12.
T.L. Meinking , D. Taplin, J. Hermida, R. Pardo and F. Kerdel. The treatment of scabies with ivermectin. Abstracted for The Year Book of Drug Therapy, 1997.
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13. N.K. Hollenberg, T.L. Meinking, A.Rivera, M .McCullough, D. Passan, M. Preston.
Aging and Hypertension in the Kunas of Panama. Abstract and Poster. American
Heart Meeting, Chicago, IL, January 1998.
14 T.L. Meinking , M.E. Villar. Update on Head Lice: 2000. Abstract and presentation.
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition. Boston, MA,
November 2000.
15. K.S.Yoon, G-R. Gao, S.H. Lee, M. Takano-Lee, J.D. Edman, T.L. Meinking , D.
Taplin, J.M. Clark. Status of insecticide resistance in human head louse populations from the USA. 24 th
ACS Nat. Meeting, Boston MA. Abst No. 22, Aug. 2002.
16. J.R. Gao. K.S. Yoon, S.H. Lee, M. Takano-Lee, J.D. Edman, , D. Taplin, D., J.M. Clark.
Detection of knockdown resistance in permethrin-resistant populations of the human head louse, Pediculus capitis , in the USA. Astract No D0272, 51 st
ESA, Entomology
Society of America, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Oct. 2003.
17. T.L. Meinking , Javier Hiriat, Susan Reyna. The Clinical Trials supporting the first
Non-neurotoxic Prescription Drug, Ulesfia (benzyl alcohol) Lotion, for the Treatment of headlice. Abstract and Scientific Poster Exhibit at the Society of Pediatric
Dermatology, Philidelphia, PA July 2009.
18. T.L. Meinking Ph.D, Hector F. Rivera, M.D., Maria Elena Villar, Ph.D, et al. The
Clinical Trials supporting a Novel Non-neurotoxic Lotion, Ulesfia Lotion, for the treatment of Head Lice. Abstract and Scientific Poster Exhibit at the American
Academy of Pediatrics, Washington D.C., October 2009.
PRESS STORIES
1.
Of Lice and AIDS. The Insider. Miami South Florida Magazine , May 1986.
2.
Team Tackles Tropical Dermatoses in Central America. Skin and Allergy News ,
Vol. 18(3), Capital Cities Media, Inc., Rockville, MD, March 1987.
3.
AIDS and Insects. K. Leishman, The Atlantic Monthly , pp. 56-72, September 1987.
4.
Move Over Indiana Jones. P. Ward, Lifestyle/Travel Section, The Miami News ,
April 30, 1988.
5.
The Scabies Solution. R. Eyerdam. South Florida Business Journal , Vol, 11
No. 39,May 20, 1991.
6.
The Light After the Storm: Hurricane Andrew and Solar Support for South Miami
U.S.Dept of Energy, Sandia National Laboratories, FEST and Florida Solar Energy
Center (FSEC). Published by FSEC 1992.
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7.
Pesty Problem. M. Lukens. Pacific Sun. Health and Fitness, January 18-24, 1995.
8.
Swimmer's nightmare. Geoffrey Tomb. The Miami Herald, p. 1B, June 2, 1995.
9.
Head lice show signs of resisting usual treatments. Anita Manning, USA Today , 5D,
Tuesday, April 29, 1997.
10.
No Dice killing Lice? Try Healthy Hair Treatment. Carolyn Susman, Palm Beach
Post, April 9, 1998.
11.
High-and low-tech approaches to resistant head lice. Edward Susman, Infectious
Diseases in Children , p. 42, May, 1998.
12.
Lice Sense To Kill. Jim DiPaola. City Link , May 13, 1998.
13.
It’s a louse-y career, but nationally known expert at UM just loves it. Lori T.
Yearwood. The Miami Herald , p. 1F, Jan. 2, 1999.
14.
As Lice Resist Treatment, the Battle Escalates. Susan Gilbert. The New York
Times , Science/Health, February 23, 1999.
15.
“
The Lice Breakers
”
, Arnold Mann, Time Magazine , p. 80, Vol. 153, No. 24, June
1999.
16.
Ask the Doctor. Good Housekeeping , p. 69, February 2000.
17. Nit-Picker Has Fun at Her Lousy Job. L.A. Times , August 13, 2001.
18. Resistant Head lice . U.S.A. Today, Dec. 5, 2001.
19. Lice Capades. Meinking response to Letter, Parents Magazine , p.16, Feb. 2002.
20. Seeking New Ways to Fight a Persistent Foe: Lice. Linda Villarosa. The New York
Times. Feb. 26, 2002.
21. Head lice sap kids, schools by Anne Dudley Ellis. The Fresno Bee.
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12, Sunday, September 15, 2002.
OTHER WORKS
(Video tapes, Radio Broadcasts, and others)
1.
D. Taplin and T.L. Meinking . The Life the Lives Upon Us: Head Lice. Educational videotape. Produced by the University of Miami School of Medicine, 1984.
2.
D. Taplin and T.L. Meinking , Consultants. Advice on Lice. Educational videotape.
Produced by Walt Disney Studios, California, 1985.
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3.
Public Service Educational Health Radio Broadcasts on Resistant Head Lice. April,
1998.
4.
National Public Radio (NPR) with Vicky Qu, Feb. 18, 1998.
5.
Live radio broadcasts with listener “ call in ” questions, answered by TLM. West
Palm Beach radio with Janet Samerelli, April 1, 1998.
6.
Live radio broadcast with listener “call in” questions answered by TLM. St. Louis,
Missouri radio station, Health Watch March 30, 1998.
7.
Dialogs in Dermatology. Ivermectin in Dermatology. T.L.Meinking
, interviewed by
Dr. Stuart Brown. Audio tape teaching series. March 1,1998, distributed September
8.
1998.
PBS, Post Sesame Street, educational and scientific information on pediculosis (head lice) for parents and children, T.L.Meinking
, at University of Miami School of
Medicine (Pediatrics Dept.) 2002 (video taped and presented in Puerto Rico, Canada, various schools).
CONSULTANT on NIH GRANTS:
Feb 2004 Diet and Blood Pressure in Kuna Amerinds (P.I. Hollenberg,, Brigham and
Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School).
.
Nov 2000 Mechanisms of Insecticide Resistance in Head Lice, (P.I. John Clark, Ph.D.
Dept. of Entomology, Univ. of Mass. In collaboration with Dr. John Edman,
Center for Vector Borne Diseases, Univ. of California-Davis. and Miwako
Takano, Ph.D. , Dept. of Entomology, Univ.of California-Riverside. Funded
( 3 yrs) .
Jan. 1995 The treatment of HIV/AIDS-related cutaneous manifestations. (P.I. Cruz,
Univ. of Texas). Funded (5 yrs).
PROFESSIONAL & HONARARY ORGANIZATIONS:
American Public Health Association
Entomological Society of America
Medical Mycological Society of the Americas
National Pediculosis Association (NPA) (resigned 1998)
Scientific Advisory Board Member (NPA) 1983-98
Wilderness Medical Society
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
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Reviewer for Scientific Journals, including :
Journal of Infectious Disease
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery
New England Journal of Medicine
Archives of Dermatology
Journal of Parasitology
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology & Venereology
International Journal of Dermatology
Medical & Veterinary Entomology
Journal of Pediatric Dermatology
Pediatric Dermatology
Pediatrics
Journal of Entomology
Medical Letter (also wrote two Medical Letters, Drugs for Head Lice Vol.39 Jan. 17, 1997 and Malathion for the Treatment of Head Lice, p. 73, Aug 13, 1999) .
Adviser/Consultant (non-profit) for:
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on pediculicide claims.
FBI, entomological forensic consultant for homicides.
Dade–County International Disaster Team consultant and assistant for Hurricane Andrew
(Solar Vaccine refrigerators, Tent Cities, solar water purification, medical assistance),
Hurricane Mitch (Honduras; malaria and other insect transmitted diseases);
Value Jet Crash in Everglades, etc.
INVITED TALKS
“Pediculosis” A Community Problem”
, World Health Communications, Inc., NY, NY.
Conference panel member, Dec. 6, 1985.
“The Potential Impact of Climate Change on Patterns of Infectious Disease in the United
States”.
Conference panel member, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC,
Nov. 9-10, 1987.
“ Permethrin Cream for treatment of scabies”
. Cairo Skin and V.D. Hospital, Cairo, Egypt,
Jan. 1988.
“ Anatomy and Life Cycle of the Louse”
, Pediculosis Management: An Agenda for the 90’s, conference panel member and presentation, Harvard University, Boston, MA, May 22, 1991.
“Pediatric Dermatology Diagnostic and Therapeutic Workshop ”, co-instructor, Masters of
Pediatrics, Miami Beach, FL, Jan., 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998.
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“New Treatments for Lice”
“What’s New in Scabies?”
Dermatological Therapy International, Miami Beach, FL, Sept. 3, 1995.
“ Humans vs. Lice: How can we win the Game?”
Don’t Make Rash Decisions About Your Children’s Skin. Presented by Inova Fairfax
Hospital for Children, Dept. of Pediatrics, Falls Church, VA, March 5-6, 1997.
“HIV, crusted scabies, and Ivermectin”
, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin,
Australia , June 12, 1997.
“Ivermectin for scabies in normal and HIV patients ”. The 19 th
World Congress of
Dermatology, Sydney, Australia, June, 1997.
“Ivermectin and Infestations”
, Sexually Transmitted Disease Session, American Academy of
Dermatology (AAD), Orlando, FL, March 1, 1998.
“
Resistant Head Lice: The Scourge of the Millennium ” , Pediatric Derm. Session,
American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), Orlando, FL, March 1, 1998.
“
Seabather
’ s Eruption, commonly termed
“ sea lice
”
, and the threat in Florida waters.
”
At the “Remedies and Risks of the Sea” Symposium, a two-day seminar at U.M. for National Media. RSMAS and Calder Library, April 29-30, 1999.
“
Cutaneous Infections and Infestations
”
, Infection Control CME course, Miami Airport
Radisson, February 4, 1998.
“
Biology and Treatment of Resistant Head Lice
”
, Monroe County Public Health Dept.,
Key West, Feb 17, 1998 and Key Largo Elementary, April, 1998.
“
Head Lice: The Battle of the Millennium ” , Florida Foundation For School Health 1999
Conference, Tampa, FL, May 4, 1999.
“
Treatment of Resistant Head Lice
”
, Dermatology and Aerospace Military and
Occupational Medicine Program, National Medical Association, Las Vegas, NV , August 11,
1999.
“
The Kuna Indians of the San Blas area of Panama: Their culture, Nutrition, Diet,
Blood Pressure and Parasites ” , M & M Mars Nutrition Research Council Meeting,
Strasbourg, France, May 1, 2000.
“Venomous Marine Animals of Florida: Morphology, Behavior, Health Hazards”
.
University of Miami School of Medicine Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous
Surgery. Miami, FL , September 2000.
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“Update on Head Lice: 2000” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting &
Exposition. Boston, MA , November 12-16, 2000.
“Infestations: Diagnosis and Treatment”. Clinical Immunology Conference. University of Miami Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases. Miami, FL, May 8,
2001.
“Ectoparasitic Infestations”
.The 20 th
World Congress of Dermatology. Chairperson.
Paris, France , July 1-5, 2002.
“ICP3”, Co-Chair, Buenos Aries, Argentina, June, 2006.
“ World Congress of Dermatology”, Symposium Presentation, Buenos Aries, Argentina,
July, 2007.
“ICP4”, Chairperson, 2 workshops, 2 roundtables, 1 Symposium, 2 oral presentations, 1 poster,1 Satellite Symposium, Cappadocia, Turkey, June 13-18 th
. 2010.
SERVICE
University Committee and Administrative Responsibilities
University of Miami School of Medicine, Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Assisting Dermatology faculty, residents, fellows, and study coordinators with pre-IRB submissions and manuscript submissions.
TEACHING
1. Training of 8 Ph.D. Entomology graduate students in field work, including screening of children for lice, bioassays, treatment, clinical trials, solar application for the field both in Panama and South Florida. Departments of Entomology collaborating
Universities were/are: University of Massachusetts (2 Ph.D. students); University of
Florida, Gainesville (1 Ph.D. Entomology student); University of California at Davis
(1), at Riverside (2).
2. Supervision of eight graduate students from U.M.: Masters of Public Health (6);
International studies (2). Projects included research protocol design, data collection and analysis and preparation of final reports and manuscripts.
3. Supervision and training of 3 minority inner city high school students from Miami,
Summer 2000. They each had a project and made a poster for the final awards session at JMH.
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4. Supervision of 2 Graduate Assistants (May 1999-June 2001). Projects included research protocol design, epidemiology, IRB submission, data collection and analysis and preparation of final reports.
5. Training of Lice Source Services staff and school nurses on the diagnosis, treatment and management of head lice.
6. Teaching U.M. medical students Parasitology lab (with Dr. Ager); teaching a class on ectoparasites and parasitology to undergraduate students (UM main campus).
7.
Participation in teaching EPH 581, Field Epidemiology and “Field Application in
International Public Health”.
8. Head Lice Infestations: Biological Diagnosis Management. Continuing Medical
Education course for nurses and pharmacists. Mosby (1-hour CME credit) Published,
January 2001.
9 Education and screening of school children, teachers and parents about diagnosis, treatment and management of head lice schools at:: Key Largo Elementary, Gerald
Adams Elementary (Key West), Laura Sanders Elementary Health Fair (Homestead),
Frederick Douglas (Overtown), Miccosukee Health Fair and Seminole Health fair
(Big Cypress Reserve ).
SERVICE
University Committee and Administrative Responsibilities
University of Miami School of Medicine, Institutional Review Board (IRB) (5 years).
Assisting Dermatology faculty, residents, fellows, and study coordinators with pre-IRB submissions.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Salvation Army, microscopic screening for scabies in the PWA (Patients with AIDS)
Ward Housing Facility, Camillus and Miami Rescue Mission, 1994-1995.
Key Largo Elementary and Gerald Adams Elementary (Key West). Education and screening of children, teachers, and community members about head lice diagnosis, control, and prevention. Requested by Monroe County Public Health Department.
March-May 1998.
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Miccosukee Health Fair. Education and screening of children, teachers, and community members about head lice diagnosis, control, and prevention. Invited by the school nurse of the Miccosukee Indian Tribe. May 2000-2003.
Seminole School Health Fair, Education and screening of school children, teachers and parents about head lice diagnosis, control, and prevention. Big Cypress Reserve, June 2000-
2003.
Frederick Douglas Elementary School Health Fair. Screening for lice and other skin conditions and education of school children, teachers and parents about head lice diagnosis, control, and prevention. Overtown, Miami, FL. January 2001- March 2002.
Laura Sanders Elementary School Health Fair. Screening and education of school children,teachers and parents about head lice diagnosis, control, and prevention. Homestead,
FL. February 2001.
Periodic screening of the migrant farm-working community in Florida City, FL for lice, scabies, pyoderma, bacterial infections, leprosy, thrips and other skin problems. On-going efforts since 1992 (Hurricane Andrew) to current.
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