After my PhD project on interactions between an insect-specific virus, its host Aedes aegypti and arboviruses, I currently work on RNA virus discovery of mosquitoes and vertebrate wildlife. Describing novel viruses provides better understanding […]
I am currently leading the Insect Immunity & Infection group within the Virology Department and the Insect-Virus Interactions Unit. Our primary focus is to understand interactions between Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and the arboviruses they […]
My project is on the evaluation of the vector competence of mosquito populations Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus to Zika virus, an arbovirus which is emerging in Brazil. I also investigate the role of […]
My project is to evaluate the risk of emergence of urban yellow fever in Brazil related to the expansion of the mosquito Aedes albopictus. This project is divided into 2 main tasks: (i) estimation […]
