David L. Denlinger (USA) born in 1945. Distinguished University Professor at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. He received his B.S. degree in Zoology from the Pennsylvania State University and his Ph.D. in Entomology from the University of Illinois in 1971. He was a postdoctoral associate with Professor Jan de Wilde at Wageningen University (1971-72), a research scientist at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology in Nairobi, Kenya (1972-74), and a research associate at Harvard University (1974-76) before joining the faculty at Ohio State.
His recent research focuses on molecular and physiological mechanisms regulating insect diapause and cold hardiness, and he has had a long-standing interest in tsetse reproductive physiology. Denlinger has had active research projects in Kenya, Panama and Antarctica.
He is a fellow of the Entomological Society of America, the Royal Entomological Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. His research is supported by the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the National Science Foundation.
He has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles and co-edited several books. He co-edits the Journal of Insect Physiology and serves on the editorial boards ofPNAS and several entomological journals. He co-organized a symposium for ICE XXII.