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Dr. Kamran Fakhimzadeh

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Ph.D. - Apiculture - University Helsinki, Finland

Phone: 352-273-3932
E-mail:drfakhimzadeh@gmail.com
Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory
University of Florida - Dept. of Entomology and Nematology
P.O. Box 110620
Bldg. 970 Natural Area Dr.
Gainesville, FL 32611

My name is Kamran Fakhimzadeh and I am from Finland. I am a specialist in honey bee pathology. I have had a long and successful relationship with the apiculture industry in Finland, and was honored to have obtained the first Finnish Ph.D. in Apiculture from the University of Helsinki.
Working to help beekeepers in Finland cope with varroa over the last 20 years has given me an appreciation for what a formidable parasite varroa is. Varroa research has hit a plateau in regards to understanding control in relation to varroa biology and mating behavior. These are the specific areas that colleagues and I plan to investigate further. We have a goal of reducing or eliminating chemical inputs in bee colonies, while maintaining an efficacious varroa control scheme.
            I am looking forward to joining the tremendous group of varroa researchers including Dr. Jamie Ellis, Dr. Peter Teal and his staff, and the world renowned Apiary Inspection Section at the DPI led by Jerry Hayes. I am confident that the focus on varroa control by Florida researchers at DPI, UF, and the USDA will help win the battle with varroa for Florida beekeepers and the world. My family will join me in Florida after Christmas this year. It will be a big move and adjustment, I am confident they will enjoy Florida as I have in my short time here.