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Jacob C. Koella is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine, with significant contributions in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Insect Science, Plant Science, Genetics, and Ecology.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions

Koella has published extensively in multiple scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • PLoS Pathogens

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Jacob C. Koella include:

  • "Use of novel lab assays to examine the effect of pyrethroid-treated bed nets on blood-feeding success and longevity of highly insecticide-resistant Anopheles gambiae s.l. mosquitoes" (2022, Parasites & Vectors)
  • "Sequential co-infections drive parasite competition and the outcome of infection" (2020, Journal of Animal Ecology)
  • "Host-specific effects of a generalist parasite of mosquitoes" (2024, Scientific Reports)
  • "Larval exposure to a pyrethroid insecticide and competition for food modulate the melanisation and antibacterial responses of adult Anopheles gambiae" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Consequences of larval competition and exposure to permethrin for the development of the rodent malaria Plasmodium berghei in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae" (2020, Parasites & Vectors)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Koella include:

  • Luís M. Silva
  • Tiago G. Zeferino
  • Marine Océane Amann
  • Alfonso Rojas Mora
  • Armelle Vallat

Best Publications

  • THE EVOLUTION OF PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY IN LIFE-HISTORY TRAITS: PREDICTIONS OF REACTION NORMS FOR AGE AND SIZE AT MATURITY.

    Stephen C. Stearns;Jacob C. Koella

  • The role of evolution in the emergence of infectious diseases

    Rustom Antia;Roland R. Regoes;Jacob C. Koella;Carl T. Bergstrom

  • A comparison of three methods of estimating EC50 in studies of drug resistance of malaria parasites

    Werner Huber;Jacob C. Koella

  • Malaria Infection Increases Attractiveness of Humans to Mosquitoes

    Renaud Lacroix;Wolfgang R Mukabana;Louis Clement Gouagna;Jacob C Koella

  • The malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, increases the frequency of multiple feeding of its mosquito vector, Anopheles gambiae

    J.C. Koella;F.L. Sørensen;R.A. Anderson

  • On the use of mathematical models of malaria transmission.

    Jacob C. Koella

  • Effect of rearing temperature and larval density on larval survival, age at pupation and adult size of Anopheles gambiae.

    E. O. Lyimo;W. Takken;J. C. Koella

  • Host life history responses to parasitism

    Philip Agnew;Philip Agnew;Jacob C. Koella;Yannis Michalakis;Yannis Michalakis

  • Epidemiological models for the spread of anti-malarial resistance.

    JC Koella;Rustom Antia

  • Concurrent evolution of resistance and tolerance to pathogens.

    Olivier Restif;Jacob C. Koella

  • Coevolutionary interactions between host and parasite genotypes

    Louis Lambrechts;Simon Fellous;Jacob C. Koella

  • Host genotype by parasite genotype interactions underlying the resistance of anopheline mosquitoes to Plasmodium falciparum

    Louis Lambrechts;Jean Halbert;Patrick Durand;Louis C Gouagna

  • Evolutionary ideas about genetically manipulated mosquitoes and malaria control.

    Christophe Boëte;Jacob C. Koella

  • THE EFFECT OF PLASMODIUM YOELII NIGERIENSIS INFECTION ON THE FEEDING PERSISTENCE OF ANOPHELES STEPHENSI LISTON THROUGHOUT THE SPOROGONIC CYCLE

    R A Anderson;J C Koella;H Hurd

  • The spatial spread of altruism versus the evolutionary response of egoists.

    Jacob C. Koella

  • Shared Control of Epidemiological Traits in a Coevolutionary Model of Host‐Parasite Interactions

    Olivier Restif;Jacob C. Koella

  • Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites increase feeding-associated mortality of their mosquito hosts Anopheles gambiae s.l.

    R. A. Anderson;B. G. J. Knols;J. C. Koella

  • Temperature during larval development and adult maintenance influences the survival of Anopheles gambiae s.s.

    Céline Christiansen-Jucht;Paul E Parham;Paul E Parham;Adam Saddler;Jacob C Koella

  • Stage-specific manipulation of a mosquito's host-seeking behavior by the malaria parasite Plasmodium gallinaceum

    Jacob C. Koella;Linda Rieu;Richard E. L. Paul

  • Multiple stool examinations for ova and parasites and rate of false-negative results.

    H Marti;J C Koella

Frequent Co-Authors

Louis Lambrechts
Louis Lambrechts Institut Pasteur
Rustom Antia
Rustom Antia Emory University
Michael Doebeli
Michael Doebeli University of British Columbia
Hilary Hurd
Hilary Hurd Keele University
Marcel Tanner
Marcel Tanner Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Yannis Michalakis
Yannis Michalakis University of Montpellier
François Renaud
François Renaud University of Montpellier
Luke Alphey
Luke Alphey University of York
Francisco J. Ayala
Francisco J. Ayala University of California, Irvine
Andrew F. Read
Andrew F. Read Pennsylvania State University

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