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  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

David W. Severson is affiliated with the University of Notre Dame in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the biology and control of mosquitoes and related insect vector species, with significant emphasis on molecular biology, genetics, and public health.

Their main fields of study cover Medicine, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Specific subfields include Insect Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, and Parasitology.

Severson's work centers on several key topics such as mosquito-borne diseases and control, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, insect resistance and genetics, insect and pesticide research, malaria research and control, viral infections and vectors, and insect-plant interactions and control.

Frequent coauthors in their publications include Molly Duman-Scheel, Azad Mohammed, Keshava Mysore, Limb K. Hapairai, and Lester D. James.

Their research has been published consistently in specific scientific venues, including Scientific Reports, Insects, Journal of Medical Entomology, Pathogens, and PLoS ONE.

Among recent published papers authored or coauthored by Severson are:

  • Characterization of a dual-action adulticidal and larvicidal interfering RNA pesticide targeting the Shaker gene of multiple disease vector mosquitoes, 2020, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Characterization of an adulticidal and larvicidal interfering RNA pesticide that targets a conserved sequence in mosquito G protein-coupled dopamine 1 receptor genes, 2020, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • A Broad-Based Mosquito Yeast Interfering RNA Pesticide Targeting Rbfox1 Represses Notch Signaling and Kills Both Larvae and Adult Mosquitoes, 2021, Pathogens
  • Marker-assisted mapping enables forward genetic analysis in Aedes aegypti, an arboviral vector with vast recombination deserts, 2022, Genetics
  • Evaluation of large volume yeast interfering RNA lure-and-kill ovitraps for attraction and control of Aedes mosquitoes, 2020, Medical and Veterinary Entomology

In 2004, Severson was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Genome sequence of Aedes aegypti, a major arbovirus vector

    Vishvanath Nene;Jennifer R. Wortman;Daniel Lawson;Brian Haas

  • Evolutionary Dynamics of Immune-Related Genes and Pathways in Disease-Vector Mosquitoes

    Robert M. Waterhouse;Evgenia V. Kriventseva;Stephan Meister;Zhiyong Xi

  • Sequencing of Culex quinquefasciatus Establishes a Platform for Mosquito Comparative Genomics

    Peter Arensburger;Karine Megy;Robert M Waterhouse;Robert M Waterhouse;Jenica Abrudan

  • Cellodextrin Transport in Yeast for Improved Biofuel Production

    Jonathan M. Galazka;Chaoguang Tian;Chaoguang Tian;William T. Beeson;Bruno Martinez

  • VectorBase: a data resource for invertebrate vector genomics

    Daniel Lawson;Peter Arensburger;Peter Atkinson;Nora J. Besansky

  • Codon usage bias: causative factors, quantification methods and genome-wide patterns: with emphasis on insect genomes.

    Susanta K. Behura;David W. Severson

  • An amino acid substitution attributable to insecticide-insensitivity of acetylcholinesterase in a Japanese encephalitis vector mosquito, Culex tritaeniorhynchus.

    Takeshi Nabeshima;Akio Mori;Toshinori Kozaki;Yoichi Iwata

  • DNA barcoding of parasites and invertebrate disease vectors: what you don't know can hurt you.

    Nora J. Besansky;David W. Severson;Michael T. Ferdig

  • COSTS AND BENEFITS OF MOSQUITO REFRACTORINESS TO MALARIA PARASITES: IMPLICATIONS FOR GENETIC VARIABILITY OF MOSQUITOES AND GENETIC CONTROL OF MALARIA.

    Guiyun Yan;David W. Severson;Bruce M. Christensen

  • Comparative analysis of codon usage bias and codon context patterns between dipteran and hymenopteran sequenced genomes

    Susanta K. Behura;David W. Severson

  • The Aedes aegypti glutathione transferase family.

    Nongkran Lumjuan;Bradley J. Stevenson;La-aied Prapanthadara;Pradya Somboon

  • Natural skip oviposition of the mosquito Aedes aegypti indicated by codominant genetic markers

    Y. M. Colton;D. D. Chadee;D. W. Severson

  • Linkage Map for Aedes aegypti Using Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms

    D. W. Severson;A. Mori;Y. Zhang;B. M. Christensen

  • Global Cross-Talk of Genes of the Mosquito Aedes aegypti in Response to Dengue Virus Infection

    Susanta K. Behura;Consuelo Gomez-Machorro;Brent W. Harker;Becky deBruyn

  • VectorBase: a home for invertebrate vectors of human pathogens

    Daniel Lawson;Peter Arensburger;Peter Atkinson;Nora J. Besansky

  • Insecticide Resistance in Two Aedes aegypti Diptera Culicidae Strains from Costa Rica

    J. A. Bisset;R. Marín;M. M. Rodríguez;D. W. Severson

  • Population genetics of the yellow fever mosquito in Trinidad: comparisons of amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) markers

    G. Yan;J. Romero-Severson;M. Walton;D. D. Chadee

  • Complete sequences of mitochondria genomes of Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus and comparative analysis of mitochondrial DNA fragments inserted in the nuclear genomes.

    Susanta K. Behura;Neil F. Lobo;Brian Haas;Becky deBruyn

  • Insect immunity: molecular cloning, expression, and characterization of cDNAs and genomic DNA encoding three isoforms of insect defensin in Aedes aegypti

    C. A. Lowenberger;C. T. Smartt;P. Bulet;M. T. Ferdig

  • Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci for Malaria Parasite Susceptibility in the Mosquito Aedes aegypti

    D W Severson;V Thathy;A Mori;Y Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Dave D. Chadee
Dave D. Chadee University of the West Indies
Bruce M. Christensen
Bruce M. Christensen University of Wisconsin–Madison
Evgeny M. Zdobnov
Evgeny M. Zdobnov Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Frank H. Collins
Frank H. Collins University of Notre Dame
Brendan J. Loftus
Brendan J. Loftus University College Dublin
Isabelle Morlais
Isabelle Morlais Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Mario Stanke
Mario Stanke University of Greifswald
William M. Gelbart
William M. Gelbart University of California, Los Angeles
Guiyun Yan
Guiyun Yan University of California, Irvine
Peter W. Atkinson
Peter W. Atkinson University of California, Riverside

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