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 Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research.
The bacterium <i>Wolbachia</i> exploits host innate immunity to establish a symbiotic relationship with the dengue vector mosquito <i>Aedes aegypti</i>
Genes important for survival or reproduction in <i>Varroa destructor</i> identified by RNAi
A G-protein-coupled receptor regulation pathway in cytochrome P450-mediated permethrin-resistance in mosquitoes, Culex quinquefasciatus
<i>Wolbachia</i> Invades <i>Anopheles stephensi</i> Populations and Induces Refractoriness to <i>Plasmodium</i> Infection
Replacing a Native Wolbachia with a Novel Strain Results in an Increase in Endosymbiont Load and Resistance to Dengue Virus in a Mosquito Vector