L. M. Childs

Prior exposure to pathogens augments host heterogeneity in susceptibility and has key epidemiological consequences

The paper shows prior pathogen exposure increases susceptibility heterogeneity in songbirds and affects epidemic dynamics.

Developmental synchrony and extraordinary multiplication rates in pathogenic organisms

The paper identifies biases in estimating multiplication rates of pathogenic organisms due to developmental sampling and synchrony patterns, showing overestimation in diverse species.

Eos promotes TH2 differentiation by propagating the IL-2/STAT5 signaling pathway.

This study identifies Eos as a positive regulator of TH2 cell differentiation by enhancing IL-2/STAT5 signaling in CD4+ T cells.

Modeling the effects of Aedes aegypti's larval environment on adult body mass at emergence

This study models how larval density affects adult body mass in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and finds larval density has a greater impact on body mass than development time.

Accounting for heterogeneity in wild adult samples to measure insecticide resistance in Anopheles malaria vectors

This paper develops a mathematical model to assess insecticide resistance in adult-captured mosquitoes and shows that results can be corrected to improve accuracy compared to larval-capture assays.

Multiple blood feeding in mosquitoes shortens the Plasmodium falciparum incubation period and increases malaria transmission potential

This study shows that additional blood feeding in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes accelerates Plasmodium falciparum development, shortens the extrinsic incubation period, and increases malaria transmission potential.