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Kate Thornburg

Harvard University

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Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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OocystMeter, a machine-learning algorithm to count and measure Plasmodium oocysts, reveals clustering patterns in the Anopheles midgut

Duo Peng, Eryney Marrogi, Elisabeth Nelson, Qiushi Liu, Tasneem A. Rinvee, Laura E. de Vries, Kate Thornburg, Naresh Pratap Singh, W. Robert Shaw, Flaminia Catteruccia

OocystMeter automates oocyst counting and sizing in mosquito midguts, revealing clustered spatial patterns in malaria infections.

Scientific Reports · Oct 29, 2026Peer-reviewedBioinformatics

Lachesin is a mosquito receptor for multiple arthritogenic alphaviruses

Jesse S. Plung, Enzo Mameli, Wanyu Li, Anja C. M. de Bruin, Jessica A. Plante, Xiaoyi Fan, Biswajit Das, Bailey C. Willett, Yanhui Hu, Ellie M. Hajovsky, Haley Varnum, Praju Vikas Anekal, Xiaomei Sun, Kate Thornburg, Vesna Brusic, , Jonathan Abraham

This study identifies Lachesin as a mosquito receptor for multiple arthritogenic alphaviruses using CRISPR screening in Aedes albopictus cells.

bioRxiv · Jul 28, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology