Mohamed Soumare, a master’s student at FAMU, began an internship at PHEREC on May 10, 2002. Mohamed will be working on a FDACS grant to study the feasibility of aerial application of Gambusia for the control of mosquito larvae. His master’s thesis project focuses on the use of Mesocyclops longisetus for larval mosquito control. Dr. Jim Cilek is Mohamed’s master’s thesis advisor, so the period of the internship at PHEREC will permit ample time for data analysis and writing of Mohamed’s master’s thesis.

Mohamed is from the West African nation of Mali. He has traveled in both France and Russia. In fact, he lived 7 years in Russia where he attended the Patrice Lumumba Institute graduating with a master’s degree in Agronomy.

Welcome to Panama City, Mohamed!