Research Summary
Vector arthropods and the pathogens they transmit, with emphasis on release of genetically-modified mosquitoes for disease control, pathogen transmission dynamics and bioterrorism issues. Specifically, he studies how natural genetic variation in wild vector populations conditions phenotypic variation in pathogen transmission and how natural genetic variation in wild vector populations can be artificially altered to have a directed effect on pathogen transmission dynamics.
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Recent Publications
Towards a method for cryopreservation of mosquito vectors of human pathogens
Gallichotte, E. N., Dobos, K. M., Ebel, G. D., Hagedorn, M., Rasgon, J. L., Richardson, J. H., Stedman, T. T. & Barfield, J. P., Apr 2021, In: Cryobiology. 99, p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Silencing the alarm: an insect salivary enzyme closes plant stomata and inhibits volatile release
Lin, P. A., Chen, Y., Chaverra-Rodriguez, D., Heu, C. C., Zainuddin, N. B., Sidhu, J. S., Peiffer, M., Tan, C. W., Helms, A., Kim, D., Ali, J., Rasgon, J. L., Lynch, J., Anderson, C. T. & Felton, G. W., Apr 2021, In: New Phytologist. 230, 2, p. 793-803 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Core commitments for field trials of gene drive organisms
Long, K. C., Alphey, L., Annas, G. J., Bloss, C. S., Campbell, K. J., Champer, J., Chen, C. H., Choudhary, A., Church, G. M., Collins, J. P., Cooper, K. L., Delborne, J. A., Edwards, O. R., Emerson, C. I., Esvelt, K., Evans, S. W., Friedman, R. M., Gantz, V. M., Gould, F., Hartley, S. & 24 others, , Dec 18 2021, In: Science. 370, 6523, p. 1417-1419 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
A mosquito small RNA genomics resource reveals dynamic evolution and host responses to viruses and transposons
Ma, Q., Srivastav, S. P., Gamez, S., Dayama, G., Feitosa-Suntheimer, F., Patterson, E. I., Johnson, R. M., Matson, E. M., Gold, A. S., Brackney, D. E., Connor, J. H., Colpitts, T. M., Hughes, G. L., Rasgon, J. L., Nolan, T., Akbari, O. S. & Lau, N. C., Jan 2021, In: Genome research. 31, 3, p. 512-528 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Leaning Into the Bite: The piRNA Pathway as an Exemplar for the Genetic Engineering Need in Mosquitoes
Macias, V. M., Palatini, U., Bonizzoni, M. & Rasgon, J. L., Jan 14 2021, In: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 10, 614342.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Whole-genome assembly of Culex tarsalis
Main, B. J., Marcantonio, M., Spencer Johnston, J., Rasgon, J. L., Titus Brown, C. & Barker, C. M., Feb 2021, In: G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 11, 2, jkaa063.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Clotting disorder in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Pujhari, S., Paul, S., Ahluwalia, J. & Rasgon, J. L., May 2021, In: Reviews in Medical Virology. 31, 3, e2177.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Pupal and adult injections for rnai and crispr gene editing in nasonia vitripennis
Benetta, E. D., Chaverra-Rodriguez, D., Rasgon, J. L. & Akbari, O. S., 2020, In: Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2020, 166, p. 1-15 15 p., e61892.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Germline mutagenesis of Nasonia vitripennis through ovarian delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoprotein
Chaverra-Rodriguez, D., Dalla Benetta, E., Heu, C. C., Rasgon, J. L., Ferree, P. M. & Akbari, O. S., Dec 2020, In: Insect Molecular Biology. 29, 6, p. 569-577 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Actin bundles play a different role in shaping scales compared to bristles in the mosquito Aedes aegypti
Djokic, S., Bakhrat, A., Tsurim, I., Urakova, N., Rasgon, J. L. & Abdu, U., Dec 1 2020, In: Scientific reports. 10, 1, 14885.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review