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
Transcriptomic and small RNA response to Mayaro virus infection in Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes
Henderson, C., Brustolin, M., Hegde, S., Dayama, G., Lau, N., Hughes, G. L., Bergey, C. & Rasgon, J. L., 2022, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 16, 6, e0010507.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Characterization of Mayaro virus (strain BeAn343102) biology in vertebrate and invertebrate cellular backgrounds
Pujhari, S., Brustolin, M., Heu, C. C., Smithwick, R., Larrosa, M., Hafenstein, S. & Rasgon, J. L., Oct 1 2022, In: Journal of General Virology. 103, 10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cas9-mediated gene editing in the black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis, by embryo injection and ReMOT Control
Sharma, A., Pham, M. N., Reyes, J. B., Chana, R., Yim, W. C., Heu, C. C., Kim, D., Chaverra-Rodriguez, D., Rasgon, J. L., Harrell, R. A., Nuss, A. B. & Gulia-Nuss, M., Mar 18 2022, In: iScience. 25, 3, 103781.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Assessing Aedes aegypti candidate genes during viral infection and Wolbachia-mediated pathogen blocking
Sigle, L. T., Jones, M., Novelo, M., Ford, S. A., Urakova, N., Lymperopoulos, K., Sayre, R. T., Xi, Z., Rasgon, J. L. & McGraw, E. A., Jun 2022, In: Insect Molecular Biology. 31, 3, p. 356-368 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Sexual transmission of Anopheles gambiae densovirus (AgDNV) leads to disseminated infection in mated females
Werling, K. L., Johnson, R. M., Metz, H. C. & Rasgon, J. L., Dec 2022, In: Parasites and Vectors. 15, 1, 218.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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
A microfluidic platform for highly parallel bite by bite profiling of mosquito-borne pathogen transmission
Kumar, S., Hol, F. J. H., Pujhari, S., Ellington, C., Narayanan, H. V., Li, H., Rasgon, J. L. & Prakash, M., Dec 1 2021, In: Nature communications. 12, 1, 6018.Research output: Contribution to journal › 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
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
Simulated vector transmission differentially influences dynamics of two viral variants of deformed wing virus in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Ray, A. M., Davis, S. L., Rasgon, J. L. & Grozinger, C. M., 2021, In: Journal of General Virology. 102, 11, 001687.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Combating mosquito-borne diseases using genetic control technologies
Wang, G. H., Gamez, S., Raban, R. R., Marshall, J. M., Alphey, L., Li, M., Rasgon, J. L. & Akbari, O. S., Dec 1 2021, In: Nature communications. 12, 1, 4388.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