A5087891306- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Age of Information Optimization
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
Rockefeller University
2020-2022
Cornell University
2022
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are a persistent human foe, transmitting arboviruses including dengue when they feed on blood. Mosquitoes intensely attracted to body odor and carbon dioxide, which detect using ionotropic chemosensory receptors encoded by three large multi-gene families. Genetic mutations that disrupt the olfactory system have modest effects attraction, suggesting redundancy in coding. The canonical view is sensory neurons each express single receptor defines its ligand selectivity....
SUMMARY Female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are a persistent human foe, transmitting arboviruses including dengue and yellow fever when they bite us to obtain blood meal. Mosquitoes intensely attracted human-emitted body odor, heat, carbon dioxide, which detect using three different large multi-gene families encoding odor-gated ion channels. Genetic mutations that cause profound disruptions the olfactory system have modest effects on attraction, suggesting significant redundancy in odor coding....