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Flaminia Catteruccia

Flaminia Catteruccia

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
45
Citations
10648
World Ranking
19057
National Ranking
7779

Overview

Flaminia Catteruccia is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States, focusing primarily on the field of Medicine with an emphasis on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Their research covers multiple subfields including Immunology, Insect Science, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Molecular Biology. This multidisciplinary approach reflects the complexity and breadth of their investigations into vector biology and disease transmission.

The scientist's research centers on mosquito-borne diseases and control, particularly malaria. Their work encompasses topics such as malaria research and control, invertebrate immune response mechanisms, neurobiology and insect physiology, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, as well as CRISPR and genetic engineering applications. Additionally, insect-plant interactions and control are part of their research interests.

Frequent publication venues for their work include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature, Scientific Reports, PLoS Pathogens, and Harvard Dataverse. This indicates a robust presence in both preprint and peer-reviewed multidisciplinary outlets.

Among their recent published papers are the following:

  • Mosquito heat seeking is driven by an ancestral cooling receptor, 2020, Science
  • VLDLR and ApoER2 are receptors for multiple alphaviruses, 2021, Nature
  • Multiple blood feeding in mosquitoes shortens the Plasmodium falciparum incubation period and increases malaria transmission potential, 2020, PLoS Pathogens
  • Wolbachia cifB induces cytoplasmic incompatibility in the malaria mosquito vector, 2021, Nature Microbiology
  • Plasmodium development in Anopheles: a tale of shared resources, 2021, Trends in Parasitology

Collaborations are a significant aspect of their work, with frequent coauthors including W. Robert Shaw, Maurice A. Itoe, Douglas G. Paton, Kelsey Adams, and Kristine Werling. The level of repeated collaboration suggests an established network in vector biology and infectious disease research communities.

Best Publications

  • Concerning RNA-guided gene drives for the alteration of wild populations

    Kevin M Esvelt;Andrea L Smidler;Flaminia Catteruccia;George M Church

  • Extensive introgression in a malaria vector species complex revealed by phylogenomics

    Michael C. Fontaine;James B. Pease;Aaron Steele;Robert M. Waterhouse

  • Highly evolvable malaria vectors: The genomes of 16 Anopheles mosquitoes

    Daniel E. Neafsey;Robert M. Waterhouse;Mohammad R. Abai;Sergey S. Aganezov

  • Stable germline transformation of the malaria mosquito Anopheles stephensi

    Flaminia Catteruccia;Tony Nolan;Thanasis G. Loukeris;Claudia Blass

  • Regulating gene drives

    Kenneth A. Oye;Kevin Esvelt;Evan Appleton;Flaminia Catteruccia;Flaminia Catteruccia

  • Impact of genetic manipulation on the fitness of Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes.

    Flaminia Catteruccia;H. Charles J. Godfray;Andrea Crisanti;Andrea Crisanti

  • Bee Venom Phospholipase Inhibits Malaria Parasite Development in Transgenic Mosquitoes

    Luciano A. Moreira;Junitsu Ito;Anil Kumar Ghosh;Martin Devenport

  • Identification of sex-specific transcripts of the Anopheles gambiae doublesex gene

    Christina Scali;Flaminia Catteruccia;Qiuxiang Li;Andrea Crisanti

  • An Anopheles transgenic sexing strain for vector control

    Flaminia Catteruccia;Jason P Benton;Andrea Crisanti

  • Vector biology meets disease control: using basic research to fight vector-borne diseases.

    W. Robert Shaw;Flaminia Catteruccia

  • piggyBac-mediated germline transformation of the malaria mosquito Anopheles stephensi using the red fluorescent protein dsRED as a selectable marker.

    Tony Nolan;Tom M. Bower;Anthony E. Brown;Andrea Crisanti

  • Diversity-oriented synthesis yields novel multistage antimalarial inhibitors

    Nobutaka Kato;Eamon Comer;Tomoyo Sakata-Kato;Arvind Sharma

  • Molecular evolution of a gene cluster of serine proteases expressed in the Anopheles gambiae female reproductive tract

    Emiliano Mancini;Federica Tammaro;Francesco Baldini;Allegra Via

  • Toward Anopheles transformation: Minos element activity in anopheline cells and embryos

    Flaminia Catteruccia;Tony Nolan;Claudia Blass;Hans-Michael Müller

  • Evidence of natural Wolbachia infections in field populations of Anopheles gambiae

    Francesco Baldini;Nicola Segata;Julien Pompon;Perrine Marcenac

  • Sex separation strategies: past experience and new approaches

    Philippos A Papathanos;Hervé C Bossin;Mark Q Benedict;Flaminia Catteruccia

  • Homing endonuclease mediated gene targeting in Anopheles gambiae cells and embryos

    Nikolai Windbichler;Philippos Aris Papathanos;Flaminia Catteruccia;Hilary Ranson

  • Wolbachia infections in natural Anopheles populations affect egg laying and negatively correlate with Plasmodium development

    W. Robert Shaw;Perrine Marcenac;Lauren M. Childs;Caroline O. Buckee

  • A genome-wide analysis in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes reveals 46 male accessory gland genes, possible modulators of female behavior.

    Tania Dottorini;Lietta Nicolaides;Hilary Ranson;David W. Rogers

  • Transglutaminase-Mediated Semen Coagulation Controls Sperm Storage in the Malaria Mosquito

    David W. Rogers;Francesco Baldini;Francesca Battaglia;Maria Panico

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Crisanti
Andrea Crisanti University of Padua
Roch K. Dabiré
Roch K. Dabiré Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé
Abdoulaye Diabaté
Abdoulaye Diabaté National Institutes of Health
Elena A. Levashina
Elena A. Levashina Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
Daniel E. Neafsey
Daniel E. Neafsey Broad Institute
Alessandra della Torre
Alessandra della Torre Sapienza University of Rome
George M. Church
George M. Church Harvard University
Dyann F. Wirth
Dyann F. Wirth Harvard University
Hilary Ranson
Hilary Ranson Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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