I. V. Coutinho-Abreu

This study reduces mosquito attraction to mice by engineering their skin microbiome to lower lactic acid production, offering longer protection than DEET.

This study identifies human skin microbiome odorants that influence mosquito landing behavior, finding specific volatiles reduce mosquito attraction.

This study identifies a conserved odorant receptor involved in borneol-mediated repellency in culicine mosquitoes by mapping the neural pathway activated by borneol.

This study shows IgM antibodies facilitate Leishmania genetic hybridization in vitro and in vivo, leading to full genome hybrids and increased genetic exchange.

This study shows that Leishmania infantum LPG is not necessary for midgut retention in permissive sand flies but protects certain strains from blood digestion toxins.

This paper describes a CRISPR-edited Leishmania major strain for a second-generation leishmanization vaccine that is marker-free and safe, showing protection in mice comparable to traditional leishmanization.

This study uses RNA-Seq to analyze midgut gene expression changes in sand flies infected with Leishmania, finding limited differential expression with stage-specific effects.

The paper identifies stage-specific gene expression markers in Leishmania infantum during its development in the sand fly vector using RNAseq and differential expression analysis.