Visiting Fellow
Education:
Ph.D., 2023, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
Sc.M., 2016, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
B.Tech, 2013, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
Biography
My research interests focus on understanding vector-pathogen interactions and developing therapeutics to combat these pathogens within their vectors. In the Vega-Rodriguez lab, my project involves identifying, characterizing, and developing mosquito salivary proteins, particularly apyrase, with the goal of creating a malaria transmission-blocking vaccine or prophylactic.