The Tropical Islands Training & Evaluation Center (TITEC), head- quartered in Puerto Rico in 2023, empowers vector management research across U.S. tropical islands, including the Pacific and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

We can support any type of vector related training, product evaluation/ development, R&D applied or basic research.

Vision

To be a dedicated resource in the pursuit of freeing US tropical islands from mosquito-borne diseases.

Mission

Prevention and control of mosquito-borne diseases in the US tropical islands by educating the workforce, evaluating products and programs, and building partnerships among important stakeholders.

Amarilys Asencio Torres
TITEC Manager

[email protected]

Dr. Grayson Brown
Executive Director PRVCU