Howard Ginsberg is an Ecologist at the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, and Unit Leader at Patuxent’s Coastal Field Station at the University of Rhode Island. He received his Ph.D. in entomology from Cornell University in 1979. His research interests include the ecology of vector-borne diseases, including tick-transmitted infections such as Lyme disease, and mosquito-borne pathogens such as West Nile Virus. His emphasis is on managing vector-borne diseases so as to protect public health, while minimizing negative effects on sensitive natural systems. He is also interested in bee foraging ecology and pollination, especially the interactions between native and introduced species. Another area of interest is conservation of invertebrates and assessing the effects of human activities on coastal fauna (e.g., beach invertebrates). Dr. Ginsberg received the Director’s Award for Natural Resource Research, 1999, from the National Park Service.