Maciej Maselko

This study evaluates genetic biocontrol methods as supplements to toxicant-based eradication of invasive rodents on islands, finding Gravid Lethal to be effective under certain strategies.

This paper demonstrates CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing in cane toads to produce albino phenotypes, achieving high editing efficiency and germline transmission.

The paper engineers Drosophila melanogaster to express microbial nitroreductases for TNT degradation screening, finding cofactor-dependent activity in fly lysates.

This study optimizes the rearing of Transeius montdorensis under lab conditions by testing different diets, finding that a mixed diet improves fecundity and growth rates while reducing contamination risks.

This study shows that animals can be engineered to express microbial enzymes to convert methylmercury into volatile mercury, reducing its toxicity and accumulation.

The paper demonstrates that genetically engineered insects can produce functional phytase enzymes with sufficient activity for animal feed applications.

The paper proposes Allele Sails, a population-scale gene editing system that uses Mendelian inheritance of editors and Super-Mendelian spread of edits to alter wild population traits without transgenic persistence.

This study develops a rapid method for generating and screening transgenic black soldier flies using piggyBac mRNA and donor plasmids, achieving stable transgenic lines with 30-33% transformation efficiency.

This paper introduces a genetic biocontrol method called TMT that reduces female lifespan by transferring toxic proteins during mating, offering a new approach to pest control.

This study engineers Drosophila melanogaster to express a fungal laccase, demonstrating its ability to degrade bisphenol A and indigo carmine in vitro.

This paper demonstrates a method to create engineered genetic incompatibilities in Drosophila melanogaster that can be tuned to cause hybrid lethality and are compatible with other engineered strains.

The paper describes a method to produce non-genetically engineered male insects for SIT programs through batch cultivation, achieving high sex-selection rates without genetic modification.

This study simulates a genetic control strategy for Aedes aegypti that combines incompatibility and female-lethality to suppress populations more effectively than gene drives.

The paper engineers a genetic barrier to sexual reproduction by using programmable transcription factors to induce lethal gene expression in hybrid offspring.