Nora J. Besansky

The paper applies close-kin mark-recapture to estimate adult mosquito census size and clutch failure probability in Anopheles gambiae, finding high clutch failure and extreme reproductive variance.

The paper analyzes genome variation in 1,142 Anopheles mosquitoes to study population structure and insecticide resistance.

The paper develops tag SNPs to genotype chromosomal inversions in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, showing molecular methods are as accurate as cytogenetics and more scalable.

The paper improves Anopheles genome assemblies using comparative genomics methods and experimental data, resulting in more contiguous and chromosomally anchored assemblies.

The paper develops tag SNPs for in silico karyotyping of chromosomally polymorphic malaria mosquitoes, showing improved performance over traditional cytogenetics.

The paper presents a high-quality chromosome-scale reference genome for Anopheles funestus, significantly improving continuity and completeness compared to previous assemblies.

The paper sequences genomes of 765 malaria vector mosquitoes to study genetic diversity and insecticide resistance.