Pleased to share our recent work in collaboration with the @perrimonlab.bsky.social in which we perform the first genome-wide CRISPR knockout screen in Anopheles to examine essential fitness genes and genes associated with clodronate liposome function www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A genome-wide CRISPR knockout in a major malaria vector identifies genes important for fitness & immune-related processes @natcomms.nature.com @perrimonlab.bsky.social @iowastateu.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social @georgesaman.bsky.social @vectorimmunity.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

To the insect folks — does anyone have experience with the World Precision Instruments injectors? Our new Nanoject III stopped working after the third use, and we’re now exploring other options, such as this one www.wpi-europe.com/products/ani... If you know anything about it, please drop a comment!

🦟 Can we "pasteurize" mosquitoes to stop dengue & Zika? Sarah Merkling @merklinglab.bsky.social uses AI + CRISPR to analyze stomach cells and understand why some mosquitoes spread viruses while others don't. Goal: Make disease-carrying mosquitoes harmless. #Zika #Dengue

Tempted to uncover the secrets of mosquito microbiota? Join us! We're hiring! 👇

Out now! Taxonomic expansion and reorganization of Flaviviridae @vasilakislab.bsky.social @grovearmada.bsky.social & co #microsky www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Excited to announce the final version of the Mosquito Cell Atlas is out now in @cellpress.bsky.social!! 🦟🩸 There is SO much left to find & investigate in this dataset (& the rich biology of the Aedes aegypti mosquito)! We hope this helps scientists in many fields! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

It was about time to leave the old platform and join this one! Excited to connect with old and new friends here 🧬✨ #vectorbiology #mosquitoes

Our new study is out in Cell Reports! We show that the DNA repair pathway ATM-γH2Av is repurposed in the gut during infection, even without DNA breaks. Pathogens, not microbiota, trigger it via NOX to clear damaged cells and drive stem cell regeneration. www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Celebrating the holiday weekend with another bang! Our work describing roles of TNF signaling on mosquito immune cell function and in limiting malaria parasite infection is now published. Big shout out to @georgesaman.bsky.social and others for their contributions! journals.plos.org/plospathogen...