Mosquito-borne diseases have devastating impacts on human health and cause nearly one million deaths yearly. The success of disease transmission is intrinsically associated with mosquito immunity and physiology that influence pathogen development in the host mosquitoes. Therefore, we are interested in understanding contributions of immune cells to mosquito immunity by examining the gene networks and pathways associated with immune cells production and differentiation. Ultimately, we hope that this information can be used to develop novel mosquito control strategies that ultimately prevent mosquito-borne disease transmission.

Immunological interaction between mosquito immunity and Plasmodium development