Discovery of new ways to kill malaria mosquitoes a race against resistance
A Virginia Tech researcher is a member of a team trying to develop safe insecticides to paralyze mosquitoes that spread malaria.
View ArticleEnzymes are possible targets for new anti-malaria drugs
A multi-university research team used novel biochemistry to help understand the biology of the malaria parasite and to find new drug targets.
View ArticleBed bug insecticide resistance mechanisms identified
Discoveries about the genetic basis for bed bugs' resistance to popular insecticides will accelerate efforts to understand the biochemical basis for resistance and provides molecular markers for...
View ArticleResearchers discover novel anti-viral immune pathway in the mosquito
Scientists at Virginia Tech are working to understand the mosquito's immune system and how the viral pathogens that cause diseases are able to overcome it to be transmitted to human and animal hosts.
View ArticleScientists awarded grant for mosquito egg production research
Virginia Tech biochemists are working to elucidate the molecular mechanisms that regulate mosquito egg production, in order to identify target molecules that can be used for mosquito control.
View ArticleEnzyme characterization brings biochemists closer to mosquito drug targets
Researchers have identified key structural components of an enzyme that plays many roles in insects, including cuticle and melatonin synthesis and biogenic amine detoxification.
View ArticleMosquito genetics may offer clues to malaria control, Virginia Tech...
Fralin Life Science Institute researchers pinpoint curious genetic trait behind malaria transmission.
View ArticleVirginia Tech researcher tries to knock out sleeping sickness
In 37 countries in sub-Saharan Africa -- a footprint of land as big as the U.S. -- the disease infects hundreds of thousands of people each year and puts a stranglehold on the impoverished region's...
View ArticleFralin vector-borne disease researchers to host symposium
The symposium will feature oral and poster presentations by Virginia Tech faculty members and students working in the areas of parasitology, vector biology, vaccine, and drug discovery, as well as...
View ArticleCancer-slowing compound also combats malaria, researchers find
The discovery, published online in the Journal of Natural Products, shows that a compound isolated from this common plant with low branches and creamy, white fragrant flowers appears to be useful for...
View ArticlePhotos: Third vector-borne disease research symposium
Approximately 70 people attend the Third Vector-borne Disease Research Symposium, held March 8-9, 2013 at the Inn at Virginia Tech.
View ArticleFralin entomologists map out the genetics behind a deadly disease
Maria Sharakhova and her research team developed a 'master map' of the mosquito's genome that allows scientists to view the locale of genes contributing to the trait of dengue transmission.
View ArticleResearchers alter mosquito genome with goal of controlling disease
The scientists used a pair of engineered proteins able to cut DNA in a site-specific manner in order to disrupt a targeted gene in the Aedes agypti mosquito.
View ArticleWorld-renowned insect geneticist to deliver lecture at Fralin Life Science...
Insect geneticist Jean-Luc Imler will present a special lecture entitled "Antiviral immunity in 'Drosophila'" at 3:30 p.m. Monday, May 20, in the Fralin Life Science Institute auditorium. His research...
View ArticleMosquitoes reared in cooler temperatures more susceptible to viruses that can...
Virginia Tech researchers Kevin Myles and Zach Adelman found that the mosquito's RNA interference pathway is impaired when reared at cooler temperatures.
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Photos: Vector-borne Disease Research Group at work
Discoveries made by these researchers and the laboratory techniques developed to probe them have changed the way disease transmission is viewed across the world.
View ArticleStopping malaria transmission: A Virginia Tech biochemist is out for blood
An assistant professor of biochemistry is examining the crucial time when malaria is transmitted from a mosquito parasite to humans. The effort will attempt to identify new drug targets to prevent...
View ArticleResearchers map gene differences in yellow fever, malaria mosquitoes, to help...
Only female mosquitoes bite and transmit infectious diseases. Understanding the mechanisms of the sex chromosomes may help to manipulate the sex ratio in mosquitoes and reduce disease transmission.
View ArticleFralin Life Science Institute researchers pinpoint traits that help 'urban'...
Researchers associated with the Fralin Life Science Institute are building an important genomic model useful to identify potential targets for mosquito control. Studies of immunity genes in mosquitoes...
View ArticleMosquitoes and malaria: Scientists pinpoint how biting cousins have grown apart
The discovery by an international team including Fralin Life Science Institute researchers will advance understanding about the biological differences between mosquitoes and how species might be more...
View ArticleFralin scientists streamline genome-editing tool to bolster efforts to thwart...
Virginia Tech researchers have modified a red-hot new technology to make it more efficient to make changes in mosquito genetics.
View ArticleA mosquito sex-determining gene could help fight dengue fever, life science...
Life scientists identified a male-determining genetic switch in a dangerous type of mosquitoes that could be useful in efforts to protect human health.
View ArticleFralin Life Science Institute researchers turn attention to emerging threat...
With unexpected viral threats continually emerging, Fralin Life Science Institute scientists say the key is to develop a sound research infrastructure that’s in place and ready to go to rapidly respond...
View ArticleLife science researchers suggest gene drive strategy to combat harmful virus...
In a new paper, the researchers discuss how recent breakthroughs in CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology coupled with their discovery last year of a male sex determining gene Nix could be a winning...
View ArticleFralin Life Science Institute ranks among 50 best graduate research institutes
The Fralin Life Science Institute is ranked 24th by Grad School Hub, an online resource that offers information on graduate degree programs at U.S. universities.
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