Driven by Science, Guided by Compassion.

Science can be a powerful driver of change—but only when it’s acted upon with empathy. Our genetic technology, genomic data, and genetic manipulation strategy help suffering people and health agency get the tools they need to control infectious diseases from spreading to millions of people.

The Vector Biology Laboratory focuses on developing novel genetic control strategy using a combination of genetics, genomics and molecular biology. The two broad areas of work in our laboratory are to understand (1) mechanisms of sex determination and transmission ratio distortion in mosquito; (2) diapause biology on the mosquito Culex pipiens, which is the primary vector for West Nile encephalitis, Eastern equine encephalitis, and many arboviruses, as well as lymphatic filariases.

Successful results are shedding light not only on the mechanisms controlling development, but also on a variety of way to control disease vectors including genetic manipulation technology.

You can find the reasons for our research from the fascinating video clips below!