Jason Rasgon

IEE Faculty Member
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, Entomology

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

Temperature affects viral kinetics and vectorial capacity of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes co-infected with Mayaro and Dengue viruses

Terradas, G., Manzano-Alvarez, J., Vanalli, C., Werling, K., Cattadori, I. M. & Rasgon, J. L., Dec 2024, In: Parasites and Vectors. 17, 1, 73.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Identification of MicroRNAs in the West Nile Virus Vector Culex tarsalis (Diptera: Culicidae)

Asad, S., Mehdi, A. M., Pujhari, S., Rückert, C., Ebel, G. D. & Rasgon, J. L., Mar 1 2023, In: Journal of medical entomology. 60, 2, p. 282-293 12 p.

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In Vitro and In Vivo Coinfection and Superinfection Dynamics of Mayaro and Zika Viruses in Mosquito and Vertebrate Backgrounds

Brustolin, M., Pujhari, S., Terradas, G., Werling, K., Asad, S., Metz, H. C., Henderson, C. A., Kim, D. & Rasgon, J. L., Jan 2023, In: Journal of virology. 97, 1

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Novel genome sequences and evolutionary dynamics of the North American anopheline species Anopheles freeborni, Anopheles crucians, Anopheles quadrimaculatus, and Anopheles albimanus

Henderson, C., Kemirembe, K., McKeand, S., Bergey, C. & Rasgon, J. L., Jan 2023, In: G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 13, 1, jkac284.

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Culex tarsalis Is a Competent Host of the Insect-Specific Alphavirus Eilat Virus (EILV)

Joseph, R. E., Urakova, N., Werling, K. L., Metz, H. C., Montanari, K. & Rasgon, J. L., May 2023, In: Journal of virology. 97, 5

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Signatures of adaptive decreased virulence of deformed wing virus in an isolated population of wild honeybees (Apis mellifera)

Ray, A. M., Gordon, E. C., Seeley, T. D., Rasgon, J. L. & Grozinger, C. M., Oct 25 2023, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 290, 2009, 20231965.

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Anopheles albimanus is a Potential Alphavirus Vector in the Americas

Terradas, G., Novelo, M., Metz, H., Brustolin, M. & Rasgon, J. L., Feb 2023, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 108, 2, p. 412-423 12 p.

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The Development and Expansion of in vivo Germline Editing Technologies in Arthropods: Receptor-Mediated Ovary Transduction of Cargo (ReMOT Control) and Beyond

Terradas, G., Macias, V. M., Peterson, H., Mckeand, S., Krawczyk, G. & Rasgon, J. L., Dec 1 2023, In: Integrative and comparative biology. 63, 6, p. 1550-1563 14 p.

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Function and evolution of the aquaporin IsAQP1 in the Lyme disease vector Ixodes scapularis

Tsujimoto, H., Metz, H. C., Smith, A. A., Sakamoto, J. M., Pal, U. & Rasgon, J. L., Aug 2023, In: Insect Molecular Biology. 32, 4, p. 329-339 11 p.

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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.

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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., 2022, In: Journal of General Virology. 103, 10, 001794.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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