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Matthew L. Aardema

Montclair State UniversityORCID 0000-0002-7206-6311Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1

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Dina M. FonsecaiD· 2 shared Aleksandra Ignjatović Ćupina· 1 shared Alessandra della TorreiD· 1 shared Allon Bear· 1 shared Alwia A.E. Hamad· 1 shared Ana Margarida AlhoiD· 1 shared Ana PinharandaiD· 1 shared Andrew M. TaverneriD· 1 shared

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2022-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Cis-regulatory evolution of Wnt-family genes contributes to a morphological difference between silkworm species.

Kenta Tomihara, Ana Pinharanda, Young Mi Kwon, Andrew M. Taverner, Laura S. Kors, Matthew L. Aardema, Julia C. Holder, Lin Poyraz, Takashi Kiuchi, Peter Andolfatto

This study identifies cis-regulatory changes in Wnt1 and Wnt6 as contributors to the caudal horn size difference between Bombyx mori and B. mandarina.

PLoS Biology · Mar 10, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Ancient origin of an urban underground mosquito

Yuki Haba, Matthew L. Aardema, Maria Odete Alves Marques Carolino Afonso, Natasha M. Agramonte, John Albright, Ana Margarida Alho, Antonio P.G. Almeida, Haoués Alout, Bulent Alten, Mine Altinli, Raouf Amara Korba, Stefanos S. Andreadis, Vincent Anghel, Soukaina Arich, Arielle Arsenault-Benoit, , Annette Klein

The paper shows that the London Underground Mosquito adapted to human environments aboveground in the Middle East over 1000 years, not recently underground in London.

Science · Oct 23, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

A gene-based capture assay for surveying patterns of genetic diversity and insecticide resistance in a worldwide group of invasive mosquitoes

Matthew L. Aardema, Michael G. Campana, Nicole Wagner, Francisco Carlos Ferreira Junior, Dina M. Fonseca

The paper develops a gene-based capture assay to study genetic diversity and insecticide resistance in invasive mosquitoes, showing its effectiveness in analyzing taxonomic clustering and resistance alleles.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases · Aug 8, 2022Peer-reviewedGenomics