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Laurence J. Zwiebel

Laurence J. Zwiebel

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
12966
World Ranking
14903
National Ranking
6239

Overview

Laurence J. Zwiebel is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the intersecting fields of neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and agricultural and biological sciences. Their scholarly output reflects a focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience, genetics, immunology, insect science, and public health related to environmental and occupational health factors.

The main topics of their research include neurobiology and insect physiology, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, invertebrate immune response mechanisms, mosquito-borne disease control, insect and pesticide research, malaria research and control, and insect utilization and effects.

Laurence J. Zwiebel's recent scientific papers cover various aspects of olfaction and molecular biology related to insect vectors, especially mosquitoes. Selected recent publications include:

  • Mutagenesis of the orco odorant receptor co-receptor impairs olfactory function in the malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii, 2020, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Gene editing reveals obligate and modulatory components of the CO2 receptor complex in the malaria vector mosquito, Anopheles coluzzii, 2020, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Discrete roles of Ir76b ionotropic coreceptor impact olfaction, blood feeding, and mating in the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles coluzzii, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Advances in the Study of Olfaction in Eusocial Ants, 2021, Insects
  • Odor coding of nestmate recognition in the eusocial ant Camponotus floridanus, 2020, Journal of Experimental Biology

Frequent coauthors contributing to these research efforts include Feng Liu, Huahua Sun, Stephen T. Ferguson, Adam Baker, and Zi Ye. The collaboration with these colleagues spans numerous publications.

Laurence J. Zwiebel's work has been published across multiple venues, with recurrent contributions to journals such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
  • Insects
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • G protein-coupled receptors in Anopheles gambiae.

    Catherine A. Hill;A. Nicole Fox;R. Jason Pitts;Lauren B. Kent

  • Odorant reception in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae

    Allison F. Carey;Guirong Wang;Chih-Ying Su;Laurence J. Zwiebel

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

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

  • Temporal phosphorylation of the Drosophila period protein.

    Isaac Edery;Laurence J. Zwiebel;Marie E. Dembinska;Michael Rosbash

  • Molecular basis of odor coding in the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae

    Guirong Wang;Allison F. Carey;John R. Carlson;Laurence J. Zwiebel

  • Olfactory regulation of mosquito-host interactions.

    L.J. Zwiebel;W. Takken

  • Odor Coding in the Maxillary Palp of the Malaria Vector Mosquito Anopheles gambiae

    Tan Lu;Yu Tong Qiu;Guirong Wang;Jae Young Kwon

  • Spatial repellents: from discovery and development to evidence-based validation.

    Nicole L Achee;Michael J Bangs;Robert Farlow;Gerry F Killeen

  • Olfaction: Mosquito receptor for human-sweat odorant

    Elissa A. Hallem;A. Nicole Fox;A. Nicole Fox;Laurence J. Zwiebel;John R. Carlson

  • Candidate odorant receptors from the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae and evidence of down-regulation in response to blood feeding

    A. N. Fox;R. J. Pitts;H. M. Robertson;J. R. Carlson

  • Functional agonism of insect odorant receptor ion channels

    Patrick L. Jones;Gregory M. Pask;David C. Rinker;Laurence J. Zwiebel

  • Molecular characterization of the Aedes aegypti odorant receptor gene family.

    J. Bohbot;R. J. Pitts;H. W. Kwon;M. Rützler

  • A highly conserved candidate chemoreceptor expressed in both olfactory and gustatory tissues in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae

    R. Jason Pitts;A. Nicole Fox;Laurence J. Zwiebel

  • A research agenda for malaria eradication: vector control.

    P. L. Alonso;N. J. Besansky;T. R. Burkot;F. H. Collins

  • Identification of a distinct family of genes encoding atypical odorant-binding proteins in the malaria vector mosquito, Anopheles gambiae.

    P. X. Xu;L. J. Zwiebel;D. P. Smith

  • Germ-line transformation involving DNA from the period locus in Drosophila melanogaster: overlapping genomic fragments that restore circadian and ultradian rhythmicity to per0 and per- mutants.

    Melanie Hamblen;William A. Zehring;Charalambos P. Kyriacou;Pranhitha Reddy

  • Epigenetic (re)programming of caste-specific behavior in the ant Camponotus floridanus.

    Daniel F. Simola;Riley J. Graham;Cristina M. Brady;Brittany L. Enzmann

  • Peripheral olfactory signaling in insects.

    Eunho Suh;Jonathan D Bohbot;Laurence J Zwiebel

  • Phylogenetic and Transcriptomic Analysis of Chemosensory Receptors in a Pair of Divergent Ant Species Reveals Sex-Specific Signatures of Odor Coding

    Xiaofan Zhou;Jesse D. Slone;Antonis Rokas;Shelley L. Berger

  • An Engineered orco Mutation Produces Aberrant Social Behavior and Defective Neural Development in Ants

    Hua Yan;Comzit Opachaloemphan;Giacomo Mancini;Huan Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonis Rokas
Antonis Rokas Vanderbilt University
Shelley L. Berger
Shelley L. Berger University of Pennsylvania
Michael Rosbash
Michael Rosbash Brandeis University
Danny Reinberg
Danny Reinberg University of Miami
John R. Carlson
John R. Carlson Yale University
Claude Desplan
Claude Desplan New York University
Roberto Bonasio
Roberto Bonasio University of Pennsylvania
Jeffrey C. Hall
Jeffrey C. Hall Brandeis University
Richard D. Newcomb
Richard D. Newcomb Plant & Food Research
Willem Takken
Willem Takken Wageningen University & Research

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