Research Interests:

The conversion of N₂ gas to ammonia is called nitrogen
fixation. Because ammonia is required for the formation of biologically

Research and Programmatic Interests:

• Student understanding of scientific inquiry and the nature of science
• Student-teacher-scientist partnerships

Mobile genetic elements and gene regulatory networks of small non-coding RNAs in mosquitoes: The interface between functional genomics, comparative genomics & bioinformatics

Students

I am currently recruiting graduate and undergraduate students interested in
joining the rapidly expanding field of vector biology and vector-borne

Understanding desiccation tolerance in extremophiles and providing this trait to desiccation-sensitive human cells and unstable cell products.

Research in my lab focuses on the signaling events controlling the innate immunity, infection, and inflammation.

The research in my laboratory is best described as structural microbiology.