George Dimopoulos

This study shows dietary L-DOPA increases melanization, immunity, and reduces lifespan in Anopheles mosquitoes, while lowering malaria parasite burden.

This study identifies tissue-specific antiviral mechanisms in mosquitoes, showing that enhancing Dicer2 in salivary glands reduces arbovirus transmission.

This study shows that late-stage Plasmodium parasites in mosquitoes are susceptible to melanization, with distinct immune regulation for different stages.

This study shows that mosGILT in Anopheles gambiae affects immune genes and zpg expression, linking it to ovarian development and Plasmodium infection.

This study uses RNAseq to analyze transcriptomes of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes with low-level Plasmodium infections, finding increased olfactory and fitness-related gene expression.