Area of research
Parasitology · Infectious Diseases
Research interest
Research interests include Vector-borne infectious diseases, Viral Infections and Vectors, Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, and Mosquito-borne diseases and control.
Decoding arthropod vector immunology through bona fide pathogens
Tick hemocytes have a pleiotropic role in microbial infection and arthropod fitness
Genetic manipulation of an <i>Ixodes scapularis</i> cell line
Dome1–JAK–STAT signaling between parasite and host integrates vector immunity and development
Croquemort elicits activation of the immune deficiency pathway in ticks
Tick extracellular vesicles enable arthropod feeding and promote distinct outcomes of bacterial infection
Interactions between Borrelia burgdorferi and ticks
Ticks Resist Skin Commensals with Immune Factor of Bacterial Origin
Epigenetic Regulation of Tick Biology and Vectorial Capacity
Vector Immunity and Evolutionary Ecology: The Harmonious Dissonance
Infection-derived lipids elicit an immune deficiency circuit in arthropods
Genomic insights into the Ixodes scapularis tick vector of Lyme disease
Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 2 Activation of NLRP3 Inflammasome in Endothelium Mediates Hemodynamic-Induced Atherosclerosis Susceptibility
Receptor interacting protein-2 contributes to host defense against<i>Anaplasma phagocytophilum</i>infection