Shaden Kamhawi

The PERL toolkit uses sand fly blood meals to identify leishmaniasis reservoirs by analyzing gene expression patterns in infected and uninfected specimens.

This study shows that repeated sand fly bites induce immune responses to salivary proteins that enhance Leishmania killing in macrophages.

The paper identifies a neuroimmune response that enables rapid tick removal in guinea pigs and humans, independent of antibodies, offering a new strategy for preventing tick-borne diseases.

This study evaluates antibody responses to mosquitoes and arboviruses using a multiplexed phage display library to identify epitopes and antigens associated with exposure.

The paper sequences and annotates the genomes of two sand fly species, identifying genes related to vector biology and population structure to aid in leishmaniasis control.

The paper analyzes genetic variability and immune response potential of salivary proteins in Phlebotomus papatasi sand flies from Egypt and Jordan.