Area of research
Molecular Biology · Insect Science
Research interest
Research interests include Insect Resistance and Genetics, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, and Mosquito-borne diseases and control.
Next-generation CRISPR gene-drive systems using Cas12a nuclease
CRISPR-based gene drives generate super-Mendelian inheritance in the disease vector Culex quinquefasciatus
Multiple-P450 Gene Co-Up-Regulation in the Development of Permethrin Resistance in the House Fly, Musca domestica
Beyond the eye: Kynurenine pathway impairment causes midgut homeostasis dysfunction and survival and reproductive costs in blood-feeding mosquitoes
G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs): Signaling Pathways, Characterization, and Functions in Insect Physiology and Toxicology
Optimized CRISPR tools and site-directed transgenesis towards gene drive development in Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes
Multiple cytochrome P450 genes: conferring high levels of permethrin resistance in mosquitoes, Culex quinquefasciatus
A transcomplementing gene drive provides a flexible platform for laboratory investigation and potential field deployment
Functional Analyses of House Fly Carboxylesterases Involved in Insecticide Resistance
Functional Characterization of Carboxylesterases in Insecticide Resistant House Flies, <em>Musca Domestica</em>
Carboxylesterase genes in pyrethroid resistant house flies, Musca domestica