Viral transmission by insect vectors

Grant number: BBS/E/I/00007033

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19
  • start year

    -99
  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $2,265,163.47
  • Funder

    UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
  • Principal Investigator

    Dr. L Alphey
  • Research Location

    United Kingdom
  • Lead Research Institution

    The Pirbright Institute
  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A
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    N/A

  • Research Subcategory

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  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Unspecified

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

PI: Enhanced host responses for disease control: a BBSRC Strategic Programme

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Challenges in developing a split drive targeting dsx for the genetic control of the invasive malaria vector Anopheles stephensi.

A Synthetic Biology Approach to Transgene Expression in Insects.

Expanding the transgene expression toolbox of the malaria vector Anopheles stephensi.

Specific T-cell subsets have a role in anti-viral immunity and pathogenesis but not viral dynamics or onwards vector transmission of an important livestock arbovirus.

A multiplexed, confinable CRISPR/Cas9 gene drive can propagate in caged Aedes aegypti populations.

AePUb promoter length modulates gene expression in Aedes aegypti.

CRISPR-based gene drives generate super-Mendelian inheritance in the disease vector Culex quinquefasciatus.

Visualisation of Bluetongue Virus in the Salivary Apparatus of Culicoides Biting Midges Highlights the Accessory Glands as a Primary Arboviral Infection Site.