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An overhead view of the research facility in Zambia used by Conor McMeniman and his team to study mosquitoes attraction to human scent.

The Chemistry of Mosquito Attraction

Using an outdoor testing arena in Zambia, researchers are hoping to use new discoveries about mosquitoes' attraction to human scent to develop malaria interventions.

Infectious Diseases Faculty

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George Dimopoulos

George Dimopoulos

Professor
Molecular Microbiology and Immunology

George Dimopoulos, PhD, MBA, studies vector-borne diseases and how mosquitoes can be rendered incapable of transmitting human pathogens.

Andrew Pekosz

Andrew Stanley Pekosz

Professor
Molecular Microbiology and Immunology

Andy Pekosz, PhD, investigates the replication and disease potential of respiratory viruses including influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging viruses.

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