Pleased to announce our latest paper with Yan Yan and colleagues in Scientific Reports: Transglutaminase 3 negatively regulates immune responses on the heart of the mosquito, Anopheles gambiae doi.org/10.1038/s41598…

It was great to be back! Extremely honored to be hooded by my mentor Julian F Hillyer ! What a nice finale for this chapter!

Want to work on the most incredible parasites with some of the greatest folks around?! Well, why not join us! We are looking for a new RA! Check out the link for details and how to apply. sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search…

I am very happy to see my recent paper Kristin Michel accepted in Frontiers of ecology and evolution! Thank you to our fabulous collaborator, Ari Jumpponen, for his input and guidance. Patterns of fungal community assembly across two Culex mosquito species frontiersin.org/article/10.338…

Congratulations to Abi!!! She was an undergraduate student in the lab, but this is her independent work! So proud of her!❤️❤️❤️

Two big things happened in June. One of them was this paper getting published in PLOS Pathogens This was a fantastic effort between the cattlab and our colleagues at IRSS Bobo Dioulasso, and I'm very happy to see it out at last. journals.plos.org/plospathogens/…

my #EBRS2022 talk is tomorrow! Make sure to stop by if you want to learn how bacteria can predict the seasons despite only living for a single day 🦠⏰❄️

Proud to announce our most recent study, started by Dr. Leah Sigle Leah Sigle and completed by Dr. Yan Yan Yan Yan; we show that the IMD and JNK pathways drive the functional integration of the mosquito immune and circulatory systems. Vanderbilt University doi.org/10.1098/rsob.2…

The final piece of my dissertation is out Royal Society Publishing Open Biology! We show that the IMD and JNK pathways drive immune cells to the heart of mosquitoes. Huge congrats to all the authors! I am extremely grateful for my mentor and friends who helped me grow as a scientist!❤️❤️

Great to read Vanderbilt University release on our recent article published in Open Biology Royal Society Publishing . Many thanks Andy Flick and EvolutionVU for putting this together! news.vanderbilt.edu/2022/09/07/van…

Great work by Shahid Karim and colleagues using functional assays, microscopy and RNAseq to investigate how a Rickettsia infects phagocytic hemocytes in ticks and modifies cellular immune responses. doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.…

Congratulations Julián!!! Very well-deserved! I’m so happy for you!

New article! Extracellular matrix proteins mediate immune responses on the heart of mosquitoes. Cole Meier Vanderbilt University doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.…

Want to read a sample of Dr. Jordyn's Barr dissertation research? See 1/2 doi.org/10.1186/s12979…

Cellular immune senescence in mosquitoes accelerates when the temperature is warmer. Great research by then grad student Dr. Jordyn Barr and then undergrad Saksham Saksena published in Developmental and Comparative Immunology. Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.…

Proud to announce our latest research! Warmer temperature accelerates reproductive senescence in mosquitoes. Vanderbilt University EvolutionVU Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science doi.org/10.3389/fphys.…