We are interested in the ecological interactions of mosquitoes and the microorganisms that are associated with mosquito life history. The symbiotic interactions between the mosquitoes and associated microbes play essential roles in various mosquito life traits, therefore understanding of the symbiosis will facilitate to develop novel intervention strategy for the control of mosquito borne diseases.

Characterization and manipulation of structure and function of mosquito gut microbiome.
Metagenomics of bacterial residents in vector Anopheles and Aedes mosquitoes.
Evolutionary impact of microbiota on the mosquito immune system.
Mosquito redox homeostasis.
COURSES
Biol 309 CURE (CRISPR interference for gene silencing)
Biol 311 Microbiology
Biol 442/562 Genomics
Biol 446/566 Bioinformatics