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Richard Echodu

Gulu UniversityORCID 0000-0002-1979-1012Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Robert OpiroiD· 2 shared Serap AksoyiD· 2 shared Adly M. M. Abd‐AllaiD· 1 shared Andrea Gloria‐SoriaiD· 1 shared Anna Rodolfa MalacridaiD· 1 shared Anusha P. BishopiD· 1 shared Brian L. WeissiD· 1 shared Camilla Moses· 1 shared

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Mapping tsetse fly connectivity in Uganda with machine learning landscape genetics

Norah P. Saarman, Ryan Griffiths, Anusha P. Bishop, Camilla Moses, Emily Calhoun, Ethan Meredith, Rosemary Bateta, Winnie A. Okeyo, Paul O. Mireji, Grace Adira Murilla, Sylvance O. Okoth, Robert Opiro, Richard Echodu, Serap Aksoy, Andrea Gloria‐Soria

This study uses machine learning to map tsetse fly connectivity in Uganda and western Kenya, identifying key environmental predictors and priority zones for pest management.

bioRxiv · Sep 12, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Endosymbiont hijacking of acylcarnitines regulates insect vector fecundity by suppressing the viability of stored sperm

Brian L. Weiss, Fabian Gstöttenmayer, Erick O. Awuoche, Gretchen M. Smallenberger, Geoffrey Michael Attardo, Francesca Scolari, Robert Tobias Koch, Daniel J. Bruzzese, Richard Echodu, Robert Opiro, Anna Rodolfa Malacrida, Adly M. M. Abd‐Alla, Serap Aksoy

This study shows that Spiroplasma endosymbionts in tsetse flies compete with sperm for acylcarnitines, reducing sperm motility and fly fecundity.

PLoS Genetics · Dec 10, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology