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Omar S. Akbari

University of Southern California · US
Area of research
Insect Science · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, and Insect behavior and control techniques.
h-index
47
citations
8,877
works
257
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

A single-nucleus transcriptomic atlas of the adult Aedes aegypti mosquito
Cell 2025cited by 13position: middledoi
Eliminating malaria vectors with precision-guided sterile males
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2024cited by 34position: lastdoi
Loss-of-function in testis-specific serine/threonine protein kinase triggers male infertility in an invasive moth
Communications Biology 2024cited by 20position: middledoi
Identification of human skin microbiome odorants that manipulate mosquito landing behavior
Scientific Reports 2024cited by 15position: lastdoi
Advances and challenges in synthetic biology for mosquito control
Trends in Parasitology 2023cited by 37position: lastdoi
A confinable female-lethal population suppression system in the malaria vector, <i>Anopheles gambiae</i>
Science Advances 2023cited by 36position: lastdoi
Combining two genetic sexing strains allows sorting of non-transgenic males for Aedes genetic control
Communications Biology 2023cited by 33position: middledoi
Manipulating the Destiny of Wild Populations Using CRISPR
Annual Review of Genetics 2023cited by 28position: lastdoi
Efficient sex separation by exploiting differential alternative splicing of a dominant marker in Aedes aegypti
PLoS Genetics 2023cited by 24position: lastdoi
Identification of human skin microbiome odorants that manipulate mosquito landing behavior
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2023cited by 3position: lastdoi
Engineered Skin Microbiome Reduces Mosquito Attraction to Mice
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2023cited by 1position: lastdoi
Precision Guided Sterile Males Suppress Populations of an Invasive Crop Pest
GEN Biotechnology 2022cited by 39position: lastdoi
Combating mosquito-borne diseases using genetic control technologies
Nature Communications 2021cited by 201position: lastdoi
Suppressing mosquito populations with precision guided sterile males
Nature Communications 2021cited by 152position: lastdoi
Human attractive cues and mosquito host-seeking behavior
Trends in Parasitology 2021cited by 97position: lastdoi
Inherently confinable split-drive systems in Drosophila
Nature Communications 2021cited by 94position: middledoi
A confinable home-and-rescue gene drive for population modification
eLife 2021cited by 66position: lastdoi
Suppression of female fertility in <i>Aedes aegypti</i> with a CRISPR-targeted male-sterile mutation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2021cited by 56position: middledoi
Development of a Rapid and Sensitive CasRx-Based Diagnostic Assay for SARS-CoV-2
ACS Sensors 2021cited by 48position: lastdoi
Parasitic nematode fatty acid- and retinol-binding proteins compromise host immunity by interfering with host lipid signaling pathways
PLoS Pathogens 2021cited by 41position: middledoi
Development of a confinable gene drive system in the human disease vector Aedes aegypti
eLife 2020cited by 249position: lastdoi
Improved reference genome of the arboviral vector Aedes albopictus
Genome biology 2020cited by 138position: middledoi
Standardizing the definition of gene drive
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2020cited by 128position: lastdoi
Broad dengue neutralization in mosquitoes expressing an engineered antibody
PLoS Pathogens 2020cited by 99position: lastdoi
Programmable RNA Targeting Using CasRx in Flies
The CRISPR Journal 2020cited by 98position: lastdoi
Genome elimination mediated by gene expression from a selfish chromosome
Science Advances 2020cited by 89position: lastdoi
Active Genetic Neutralizing Elements for Halting or Deleting Gene Drives
Molecular Cell 2020cited by 73position: middledoi
Progress towards engineering gene drives for population control
Journal of Experimental Biology 2020cited by 64position: lastdoi
Diverse Defenses: A Perspective Comparing Dipteran Piwi-piRNA Pathways
Cells 2020cited by 24position: middledoi
Embryo Microinjection Techniques for Efficient Site-Specific Mutagenesis in &lt;em&gt;Culex quinquefasciatus&lt;/em&gt;
Journal of Visualized Experiments 2020cited by 17position: lastdoi

Grants

Collaborative Research: Olfactory learning and neuromodulation in the Aedes aegypti mosquito
NSF2242604$500,0002023–2026PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

John M. Marshall · Innovative Genomics Institute15 papers (2018–2024)Robyn Raban · University of California San Diego13 papers (2019–2024)Anna Buchman · University of California San Diego11 papers (2018–2022)Igor Antoshechkin · University of York8 papers (2019–2024)Ting Yang · UC San Diego Health System7 papers (2018–2022)Stephanie Gamez · AgriBio6 papers (2019–2021)Ming Li · University of California, San Diego6 papers (2019–2021)Nikolay P. Kandul · University of California San Diego6 papers (2019–2022)Héctor M. Sánchez C. · University of California, Berkeley5 papers (2019–2024)Jared B. Bennett · University of California, Berkeley5 papers (2020–2021)Junru Liu · Harbin University of Science and Technology5 papers (2019–2022)Michelle Bui · Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation4 papers (2020–2021)Iliano V. Coutinho-Abreu · University of California San Diego4 papers (2021–2024)Joseph A. Merriman · Birmingham City Council3 papers (2023–2024)Ethan Bier · University of California San Diego3 papers (2019–2021)Andrea L. Smidler · Harvard University3 papers (2021–2024)Valentino M. Gantz · University of San Diego3 papers (2018–2020)Jeffrey A. Riffell · University of Arizona3 papers (2019–2021)Reema A. Apte · University of California San Diego2 papers (2023–2024)Jieyan Chen · Texas A&M University2 papers (2021–2021)