Lauren M. Childs

The paper develops a mathematical framework to model sex ratio distorter gene drives in Aedes aegypti, showing how they can be tuned for efficient population suppression with minimal impact on neighboring species.

The paper shows that host competence, not susceptibility heterogeneity, drives epidemic outcomes in experimental bird flocks.

The study shows that successful initial infections in house finches protect against severe future infections, with males being more susceptible than females.

This study shows that adaptive immunity imposes a survival-reproduction tradeoff on malaria parasites, limiting their ability to evolve faster within-host multiplication.

The paper shows that larval environment affects adult mosquito traits and disease transmission through molecular and phenotypic changes.

The paper identifies biases in estimating multiplication rates of pathogenic organisms due to developmental sampling and synchrony patterns, showing overestimation in diverse species.

The paper shows prior pathogen exposure increases susceptibility heterogeneity in songbirds and affects epidemic dynamics.