The Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEVBD) represents a network of experts who have come together to address some of the most pressing educational and applied research needs in tick- and mosquito-borne disease biology for the Northeast region of the United States, representing 13 states and the District of Columbia. NEVBD operates out of the Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at Cornell University. Partner institutions include Columbia University, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New York State Department of Health, and Rutgers University Center for Vector Biology.