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Elaine Chu

@chuelainee

Postdoctoral fellow @JohnsHopkins || Molecular Microbiology & Immunology || https://xitter.cf/t.co/5Rl2tc9ln4

 Baltimore, MD
Joined June 2018
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"What we found was that this particular species of yeast, Rhodotorula taiwanensis, had a really alluring fragrance for the African malaria mosquito," says @JohnsHopkinsSPH @JHMRImalaria Conor McMeniman @PNASNews study about the research here: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.25…
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NEW STUDY FROM @JohnsHopkinsSPH: An orange-colored yeast species isolated from a #Baltimore sidewalk several years ago could be the basis of eco-friendly #mosquito traps. "safe & inexpensive mosquito-control strategies that reduce #malaria transmission." tinyurl.com/448edywb
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Matthew DeGennaro (@MattDeGennaro) profile pictureMatthew DeGennaro@MattDeGennaro7 Nov 2024
⁦@chuelainee⁩ brought the joy today while defending her dissertation.
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@FIU19 Mar 2024
Spring is here and so are mosquitoes! @FIUCASE researchers @MattDeGennaro, @AndreSilvaAedes and Kaylee Marrero explain that mosquitoes work together to find suitable egg-laying sites to avoid crowds in @ConversationUS. @Biomolecul90001 Read more: ow.ly/tAjU50QWXpx
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Just like parents consult online reviews and share perspectives to find the perfect daycare, mosquitoes surprisingly use smell cues shared among a group to select ideal breeding sites for their offspring. Discover this fascinating behavior in my new paper! nature.com/articles/s42003-0…

Female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes use communal cues to manage population density at breeding sites

Communications Biology - When choosing equal breeding sites, gravid Aedes aegypti aggregate more often than expected. This aggregation depends on the number of females present and involves a...

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When choosing equal breeding sites, gravid Aedes aegypti 🦟 aggregate more often than expected, depending on the # of females present and involving a density-regulated avoidance response. @MattDeGennaro, @AndreSilvaAedes, @Biomolecul90001 nature.com/articles/s42003-0…
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Want to control where mosquitoes lay their eggs? We discovered communal cues Aedes aegypti use to manage their population at breeding sites. Time to rethink skip-oviposition. @AndreSilvaAedes #Aedes #FIU link.springer.com/10.1038/s4… – at Miami Beach, FL
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BSI researchers use AI to predict protein binding interfaces with the best accuracy yet. @chapagap Check out the new paper in Nature Machine Intelligence rdcu.be/dlFn3
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🎉Congratulations Matt!! Exciting things coming to BSI @FIU soon!
Biomolecular Sciences Institute (@Biomolecul90001) profile pictureBiomolecular Sciences Institute@Biomolecul900018 Sep 2023
The Biomolecular Sciences Institute appoints Dr. Matthew DeGennaro as its new director. As director of the BSI, Dr. DeGennaro will continue supporting the Institute’s multidisciplinary research mission that leads to improved human health.
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So proud of Elaine advancing to candidacy today! @chuelainee #fiu – at Miami Beach, FL
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Thank you @MattDeGennaro for your constant support and mentorship, it has been an absolute pleasure working with you!!
Matthew DeGennaro (@MattDeGennaro) profile pictureMatthew DeGennaro@MattDeGennaro23 Jan 2023
Want to learn about the mosquito’s relationship with water? Check out Elaine Chu’s first publication in my lab. The chapter is in the book she’s holding…
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Orco not only helps female mosquitoes find their favorite blood meal, but makes it worth the risk… Fertility decline in female mosquitoes is regulated by the orco olfactory co-receptor biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… – at Coral Terrace, FL
Fertility decline in female mosquitoes is regulated by the orco olfactory co-receptor

Fertility decline in female mosquitoes is regulated by the orco olfactory co-receptor

Female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes undergo multiple rounds of reproduction, known as gonotrophic cycles. These cycles span the period from blood meal intake to oviposition. Understanding how reproduct...

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Can a blood meal can change visual attention in mosquitoes? We show that it can happen. @ElinaBarredo @JoshmanRaji #FIU royalsocietypublishing.org/d…
Carbon dioxide and blood-feeding shift visual cue tracking during navigation in Aedes aegypti...

Carbon dioxide and blood-feeding shift visual cue tracking during navigation in Aedes aegypti...

Abstract. Haematophagous mosquitoes need a blood meal to complete their reproductive cycle. To accomplish this, female mosquitoes seek vertebrate hosts, la

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Hacking the Skin Microbiome to Fool Mosquitos and Prevent Malaria @neodotlife neo.life/2021/01/hacking-the… #Mosquito @FIU @Ginkgo @azitrainc
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A new chapter begins and hopefully along with it... a new mosquito repellent. #FIU @Ginkgo @azitrainc Team awarded $15M by DARPA to develop skin microbiome-based mosquito repellent disq.us/t/3tl5rwb
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Our new episode with @MattDeGennaro is here! 🎙️🔬 Dr. Matthew DeGennaro’s laboratory at @FIU studies the molecular genetics of mosquito host detection and the vector ecology of Aedes aegypti. Check out the full episode: protocols.io/podcasts/episod… #OpenScience #ScienceTwitter
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