Area of research
Insect Science · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Research interest
Research interests include Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms, and Viral Infections and Vectors.
Microbiome composition modulates the lethal outcome of Drosophila A virus infection.
Persistent viral infections impact key biological traits in Drosophila melanogaster.
Enteric viral infections promote systemic accelerated aging in Drosophila
Hsc70-4: An unanticipated mediator of dsRNA internalization in <i>Drosophila</i>.
Microbiome composition modulates the lethal outcome of Drosophila A virus infection
The pupal stage is a developmental window for RNA virus persistence in Drosophila
Persistent viral infections impact key biological traits in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>
Limitations in harnessing oral RNA interference as an antiviral strategy in <i>Aedes aegypti</i>.
Translating mosquito viromes into vector management strategies.
Mosquito core viromes: do they exist?
The E2 glycoprotein holds key residues for Mayaro virus adaptation to the urban Aedes aegypti mosquito
Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) sequences from 33 globally distributed mosquito species for improved metagenomics and species identification.
Keystone Vector Biology Symposium 2023: emerging concepts and novel technologies
Viral infection disrupts intestinal homeostasis via Sting-dependent NF-kB signaling
Challenges in the Biotechnological Implementation of Oral RNA Interference as an Antiviral Strategy in <i>Aedes aegypti</i>
The origin of RNA interference: Adaptive or neutral evolution?
Innate immune pathways act synergistically to constrain RNA virus evolution in Drosophila melanogaster.
Decoding rRNA sequences for improved metagenomics of sylvatic mosquito species
Defective viral genomes as therapeutic interfering particles against flavivirus infection in mammalian and mosquito hosts.
Defective viral genomes from chikungunya virus are broad-spectrum antivirals and prevent virus dissemination in mosquitoes.
Chikungunya Virus Replication Rate Determines the Capacity of Crossing Tissue Barriers in Mosquitoes.
Interactions of the Insect-Specific Palm Creek Virus with Zika and Chikungunya Viruses in <i>Aedes</i> Mosquitoes.
Innate immune pathways act synergistically to constrain RNA virus evolution in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>
Non-retroviral Endogenous Viral Element Limits Cognate Virus Replication in Aedes aegypti Ovaries
Evidence For Long-Lasting Transgenerational Antiviral Immunity in Insects.
Zika Virus Subgenomic Flavivirus RNA Generation Requires Cooperativity between Duplicated RNA Structures That Are Essential for Productive Infection in Human Cells.
Differential Small RNA Responses against Co-Infecting Insect-Specific Viruses in <i>Aedes albopictus</i> Mosquitoes.
Non-retroviral endogenous viral element limits cognate virus replication in
<i>Aedes aegypti</i>
ovaries
Differential small RNA responses against co-infecting insect-specific viruses in <i>Aedes albopictus</i> mosquitoes
RNA recombination at Chikungunya virus 3'UTR as an evolutionary mechanism that provides adaptability.