Associate Scientist
Languages Spoken: Spanish
Biography
My main area of research is the interaction between vector-borne pathogens and arthropod vectors, with the goal of generating novel transmission blocking strategies. I am particularly interested in the use of genetic tools to elucidate key components that allow the malaria parasite to infect anopheline mosquitoes. I have a long-term project investigating the molecular basis of the vector-driven natural selection of the malaria parasite Pfs47 gene, which promotes disease transmission by making Plasmodium parasites invisible to the mosquito immune system.