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Joshua Tompkin

University of Cincinnati

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Approach:experimental assay· 5 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 4 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1

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Joshua B. BenoitiD· 5 shared Melissa KelleyiD· 2 shared Shyh‐Chi CheniD· 2 shared Aiden Yang· 1 shared Amena Bidiwala· 1 shared Andrew Palacios· 1 shared Ann Miller· 1 shared Anna K. ChildersiD· 1 shared

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Genome sequencing and multi-stage, blood-feeding, and tissue-specific transcriptome atlas of the Rocky Mountain wood tick provide a critical resource for this vector

Joshua Tompkin, Perot Saelao, Justyna Kruczalak, Huiqing Yeo, Pia U. Olafson, Sheina B. Sim, Kennan Oyen, Melissa Kelley, Renée L. Corpuz, Brian Scheffler, Scott M. Geib, Anna K. Childers, Xiaoting Chen, Matthew T. Weirauch, Shaun J. Dergousoff, , Joshua B. Benoit

This study provides a reference genome and transcriptome atlas of the Rocky Mountain wood tick, identifying genes involved in blood feeding and developmental-stage-specific gene expression.

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · Aug 1, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics

Acute Sublethal Heat Stress Impairs Blood Feeding and Trypanosome Infection in the Kissing Bug, Rhodnius prolixus

Syeda Farjana Hoque, Paige Crawford, Ann Miller, Joshua Tompkin, Milad Ahmed, Asima Das, César González Zermeño, Noelia Marina Lander, Joshua B. Benoit

This study shows that acute heat stress reduces blood feeding and Trypanosome infection in Rhodnius prolixus, with recovery improving these outcomes.

Journal of Medical Entomology · Jul 1, 2026Peer-reviewedPhysiology

Humidity as a potential zeitgeber for circadian entrainment of insect systems

Shyh‐Chi Chen, Grace Goodhart, Daniel Eaton, Nathan Catlett, Tabitha Cady, Hannah Tran, Luke E. Lutz, Lyn Wang, Ella Girard, Jaida Savino, Jodi Perry, Libby Coen, Leo Walker, Amena Bidiwala, Emma Tarter, , Joshua B. Benoit

The paper investigates how humidity affects circadian rhythms in insects, finding that it can entrain activity patterns, though not universally across all species.

npj Biological Timing and Sleep · Jun 22, 2026Peer-reviewedPhysiology

A microbiome-derived nutrient underlies tyrosine metabolism and predator avoidance in mosquito larvae

Melissa Kelley, Shubham Rathore, Karthikeyan Chandrasegaran, Cassandra Herbert, Chloe Elizabeth G. Sabile, Taylor Wood, Judd Joves, Andrew Palacios, Emily E. Susanto, Melissa R. Uhran, Arturo Ledezma Ramírez, Shyh‐Chi Chen, Joshua Tompkin, Khwahish Singh, Muhmmad S. Khalid, , Joshua B. Benoit

This study shows that microbiome-derived queuosine (Q) affects tyrosine metabolism and predator avoidance in mosquito larvae, leading to impaired behavior and survival.

bioRxiv · Apr 2, 2025 · PreprintPhysiology

Deployment and transcriptional evaluation of nitisinone, an FDA-approved drug, to control bed bugs

Marcos Sterkel, Joshua Tompkin, Coby Schal A, Luiza Rodrigues Moreira Guerra, Grasielle Caldas D’Ávila Pessoa, Pedro Lagerblad de Oliveira, Joshua B. Benoit

This study evaluates nitisinone (NTBC) as a new treatment for bed bugs, showing it is lethal to both susceptible and resistant populations but with slight resistance in the latter, and identifies molecular mechanisms of action.

Pest Management Science · Jan 25, 2025Peer-reviewedPhysiology