Area of research
Insect Science · Immunology
Research interest
Research interests include Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms, Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, and Insect Utilization and Effects.
The midgut epithelium of mosquitoes adjusts cell proliferation and endoreplication to respond to physiological challenges
A transcriptomic atlas of Aedes aegypti reveals detailed functional organization of major body parts and gut regional specializations in sugar-fed and blood-fed adult females
Microbes affect gut epithelial cell composition through immune-dependent regulation of intestinal stem cell differentiation
A Review on the Marek’s Disease Outbreak and Its Virulence-Related meq Genovariation in Asia between 2011 and 2021
Multiscale analysis reveals that diet-dependent midgut plasticity emerges from alterations in both stem cell niche coupling and enterocyte size
Midgut Epithelial Dynamics Are Central to Mosquitoes’ Physiology and Fitness, and to the Transmission of Vector-Borne Disease
<i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> sex peptide regulates mated female midgut morphology and physiology
Identification of natural pathogens from wild <i>Drosophila suzukii</i>
Methods for the study of innate immunity in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>
Drosophila melanogaster as a powerful tool for studying insect toxicology
Comparative transcriptomics reveals CrebA as a novel regulator of infection tolerance in D. melanogaster
The <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> Gut Microbiota Provisions Thiamine to Its Host
Nutrient-Dependent Impact of Microbes on<i>Drosophila suzukii</i>Development
Spatiotemporally Heterogeneous Population Dynamics of Gut Bacteria Inferred from Fecal Time Series Data
Stochastic variation in the initial phase of bacterial infection predicts the probability of survival in D. melanogaster
The Toll pathway underlies host sexual dimorphism in resistance to both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria in mated Drosophila
Hippo, TGF-β, and Src-MAPK pathways regulate transcription of the upd3 cytokine in Drosophila enterocytes upon bacterial infection
Pathogenic bacteria enhance dispersal through alteration of Drosophila social communication
Drosophila as a model for homeostatic, antibacterial, and antiviral mechanisms in the gut
Mdr65 decreases toxicity of multiple insecticides in Drosophila melanogaster
From pathogens to microbiota: How Drosophila intestinal stem cells react to gut microbes
The Drosophila CD36 Homologue croquemort Is Required to Maintain Immune and Gut Homeostasis during Development and Aging
Regional Cell-Specific Transcriptome Mapping Reveals Regulatory Complexity in the Adult Drosophila Midgut
Microbiota-Dependent Priming of Antiviral Intestinal Immunity in Drosophila
All for one and one for all: Regionalization of the Drosophila intestine
Immunity in Drosophila melanogaster — from microbial recognition to whole-organism physiology
Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Adult Midgut Compartmentalization in Drosophila