Renuka Elizabeth Joseph, Ph.D.

Visiting Fellow

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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
 

Languages Spoken: Malayalam

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.