People
Kara Fikrig
Assistant Professor of Vector Ecology
The intersection of entomology and public health, with a focus on understanding the drivers and barriers of mosquito invasions and a particular interest in the spread of Aedes aegypti in the Peruvian Amazon and Ae. albopictus in Pennsylvania
Parisa Kalantari
Assistant Professor of Immunology
Host-parasite interactions using Schistosoma mansoni-induced liver inflammation in mouse models. Modulation of immune responses by the parasite as well as the role of inflammasomes in inducing schistosomiasis.
Scott Lindner
Co-Director, Center for Malaria Research; Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
RNA/protein complexes, translational control, and the specialized ribosomes of malaria parasites using sequencing, proteomics, and genetic approaches with a focus on the transmission stages of Plasmodium parasites between mammals and mosquitoes
Manuel Llinás
Co-Director, Center for Malaria Research; Ernest C. Pollard Professor in Biotechnology
Understanding the molecular mechanisms of gene regulation and metabolism in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum using functional genomics and metabolomics.
Elizabeth McGraw
Professor and Huck Scholar in Entomology
The genetics of vector, pathogen and symbiont interactions.
Esther Obonyo
Professor, School of Engineering Design and Innovation
Sustainable and resilient building design, including low-carbon materials, public health, climate change adaptation, intelligent systems, and social impact in disaster-prone communities
Robert Paulson
Professor of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
The Paulson lab studies the mechanisms that regulate tissue regeneration with a focus on understanding the response to anemic and hypoxic stress
Jason Rasgon
Professor of Entomology and Disease Epidemiology
Integrating population biology, ecology, molecular tools and theory to address fundamental and applied questions related to vector arthropods and the pathogens they transmit.
Andrew Read
Senior Vice President for Research; Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Entomology; Eberly Professor of Biotechnology
The ecology and evolutionary genetics of infectious disease.
Anne Vardo-Zalik
Associate Professor of Biology
The ecology and population genetics of malaria parasites and their vectors
