“What if we could find why some mosquitoes transmit viral diseases and some do not? What if very ancient viral insertions in the mosquito genome would play a role in mosquito antiviral immunity? What if we could predict risks for expansion of novel transmission routes of vector-borne diseases?”
Education:
Postdoctoral fellow, 2015 – present
Dr. Carla Saleh’s lab
Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
Postdoctoral fellow, 2012 – 2015
Dr. Jason L. Rasgon’s lab
Pennsylvania State University, State College, US
Ph.D., 2012
Biological chemistry & Virology
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Masters, 2009
Biological chemistry & Virology
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan