Area of research
Insect Science · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Research interest
Research interests include Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, Insect and Pesticide Research, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior.
Origins of <i>cin</i> : Lateral Gene Transfer of Cytoplasmic Incompatibility Nuclease Operon to <i>Orientia tsutsugamushi</i>
Fast screening libraries of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) for insecticidal activity
Virome of <i>Culex nigripalpus</i> at an Alabama aquaculture site reveals diverse insect-specific viruses and the impact of dual bioinformatic pipelines
Computer numerical control knitting of high-resolution mosquito bite blocking textiles
Evolutionary algorithms simulating molecular evolution: a new field proposal
Convergent Aedes and Drosophila CidB interactomes suggest cytoplasmic incompatibility targets are conserved
Modeling emergence of Wolbachia toxin-antidote protein functions with an evolutionary algorithm
The prevalence of <i>Wolbachia</i> in multiple cockroach species and its implication for urban insect management
Mapping the poultry insectome in and around broiler breeder pullet farms identifies new potential Dipteran vectors of Histomonas meleagridis
Using Baker’s Yeast to Determine Functions of Novel Wolbachia (and Other Prokaryotic) Effectors
Use of Drosophila Transgenics to Identify Functions for Symbiont Effectors
Modelling Emergence of <i>Wolbachia</i> Toxin-Antidote Protein Functions with an Evolutionary Algorithm
CNC Knitting Micro-Resolution Mosquito Bite Blocking Textiles
A single mutation weakens symbiont-induced reproductive manipulation through reductions in deubiquitylation efficiency
Heterakis gallinarum and Histomonas meleagridis DNA persists in chicken houses years after depopulation
Evolution of <i>Wolbachia</i> mutualism and reproductive parasitism: insight from two novel strains that co-infect cat fleas
A deubiquitylase with an unusually high-affinity ubiquitin-binding domain from the scrub typhus pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushi
Evolution of <i>Wolbachia</i> Mutualism and Reproductive Parasitism: Insight from Two Novel Strains that Co-infect Cat Fleas
The Toxin–Antidote Model of Cytoplasmic Incompatibility: Genetics and Evolutionary Implications
A <i>Wolbachia</i> nuclease and its binding partner provide a distinct mechanism for cytoplasmic incompatibility
The Wolbachia cytoplasmic incompatibility enzyme CidB targets nuclear import and protamine-histone exchange factors
Caution Does Not Preclude Predictive and Testable Models of Cytoplasmic Incompatibility: A Reply to Shropshire et al.
Author response: The Wolbachia cytoplasmic incompatibility enzyme CidB targets nuclear import and protamine-histone exchange factors