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Scott Leslie O'Neill

Scott Leslie O'Neill

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Biology and Biochemistry
Australia
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
92
Citations
35352
World Ranking
2196
National Ranking
49

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Scott Leslie O'Neill is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and has an extensive research profile centered around mosquito-borne diseases and their control. Their work prominently features the role of insect symbiosis with bacteria and the biological mechanisms influencing mosquito populations and disease transmission.

The primary fields of study for Scott Leslie O'Neill include Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine, with a focus on subfields such as Insect Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Genetics, Sociology and Political Science, and Infectious Diseases.

The main topics covered in their research are:

  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Dengue and Mosquito Control Research
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment

Scott Leslie O'Neill frequently publishes in the following journals and venues:

  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Gates Open Research
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • PLoS Pathogens

Some of the recent papers associated with their research include:

  • "Efficacy of Wolbachia-Infected Mosquito Deployments for the Control of Dengue," 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Establishment of wMel Wolbachia in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and reduction of local dengue transmission in Cairns and surrounding locations in northern Queensland, Australia," 2020, Gates Open Research
  • "Effectiveness of Wolbachia-infected mosquito deployments in reducing the incidence of dengue and other Aedes-borne diseases in Niterói, Brazil: A quasi-experimental study," 2021, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "Reduced dengue incidence following deployments of Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti in Yogyakarta, Indonesia: a quasi-experimental trial using controlled interrupted time series analysis," 2020, Gates Open Research
  • "Stable establishment of wMel Wolbachia in Aedes aegypti populations in Yogyakarta, Indonesia," 2020, PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Scott Leslie O'Neill include:

  • Cameron P. Simmons
  • Peter A. Ryan
  • Katherine L. Anders
  • Benjamin R. Green
  • Stephanie K. Tanamas

Best Publications

  • A Wolbachia Symbiont in Aedes aegypti Limits Infection with Dengue, Chikungunya, and Plasmodium

    Luciano A. Moreira;Iñaki Iturbe-Ormaetxe;Jason A. Jeffery;Guangjin Lu

  • Successful establishment of Wolbachia in Aedes populations to suppress dengue transmission

    Ary Hoffmann;Brian Montgomery;Jean Popovici;Jean Popovici;Inaki Iturbe-Ormaetxe;Inaki Iturbe-Ormaetxe

  • Phylogeny and PCR–based classification of Wolbachia strains using wsp gene sequences

    W Zhou;W Zhou;Francois Rousset;Scott Leslie O'Neill

  • The wMel Wolbachia strain blocks dengue and invades caged Aedes aegypti populations.

    Thomas Walker;Petrina Johnson;Luciano Moreira;Luciano Moreira;Inaki Iturbe-Ormaetxe

  • 16S rRNA phylogenetic analysis of the bacterial endosymbionts associated with cytoplasmic incompatibility in insects

    Scott L. O'Neill;Rosanna Giordano;Angela M. E. Colbert;Timothy L. Karr

  • Wolbachia and Virus Protection in Insects

    Lauren M. Hedges;Jeremy C. Brownlie;Scott L. O'Neill;Karyn N. Johnson

  • Stable Introduction of a Life-Shortening Wolbachia Infection into the Mosquito Aedes aegypti

    Conor J McMeniman;Roxanna V Lane;Bodil N Cass;Amy Wc Fong

  • Phylogenomics of the Reproductive Parasite Wolbachia pipientis wMel: A Streamlined Genome Overrun by Mobile Genetic Elements

    Martin Wu;Ling V. Sun;Jessica Vamathevan;Markus Riegler

  • Cloning and Characterization of a Gene Encoding the Major Surface Protein of the Bacterial Endosymbiont Wolbachia pipientis

    Henk R. Braig;Weiguo Zhou;Weiguo Zhou;Stephen L. Dobson;Scott L. O’Neill

  • Influential passengers: inherited microorganisms and arthropod reproduction

    Scott L. O'Neill;Ary A. Hoffmann;John H. Werren

  • Efficacy of Wolbachia-Infected Mosquito Deployments for the Control of Dengue.

    Adi Utarini;Citra Indriani;Riris A Ahmad;Warsito Tantowijoyo

  • Impact of Wolbachia on Infection with Chikungunya and Yellow Fever Viruses in the Mosquito Vector Aedes aegypti

    Andrew F van den Hurk;Sonja Hall-Mendelin;Alyssa T Pyke;Francesca Frentiu;Francesca Frentiu

  • Wolbachia infections are distributed throughout insect somatic and germ line tissues

    Stephen L. Dobson;Kostas Bourtzis;Kostas Bourtzis;Henk R. Braig;Brian F. Jones

  • Bidirectional incompatibility between conspecific populations of Drosophila simulans

    Scott Leslie O'Neill;Timothy Karr

  • Evidence for metabolic provisioning by a common invertebrate endosymbiont, Wolbachia pipientis, during periods of nutritional stress.

    Jeremy C. Brownlie;Bodil N. Cass;Markus Riegler;Joris J. Witsenburg

  • Beyond insecticides: new thinking on an ancient problem

    Elizabeth Ann McGraw;Scott Leslie O'Neill;Scott Leslie O'Neill

  • Interspecific and intraspecific horizontal transfer of Wolbachia in Drosophila

    Lee Boyle;Scott Leslie O'Neill;Scott Leslie O'Neill;Hugh Robertson;Timothy Karr

  • Variation in antiviral protection mediated by different Wolbachia strains in Drosophila simulans.

    Sheree Osborne;Yi San Leong;Scott Leslie O'Neill;Karyn Johnson

  • Limited Dengue Virus Replication in Field-Collected Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes Infected with Wolbachia

    Francesca Frentiu;Tasnim Saifudin Zakir;Thomas Walker;Jean Oliver Omer Popovici

  • Wolbachia density and virulence attenuation after transfer into a novel host

    Elizabeth McGraw;D Merritt;J Droller;Scott Leslie O'Neill;Scott Leslie O'Neill

Frequent Co-Authors

Inaki Iturbe-Ormaetxe
Inaki Iturbe-Ormaetxe Monash University
Cameron P. Simmons
Cameron P. Simmons University College London
Scott A. Ritchie
Scott A. Ritchie James Cook University
Markus Riegler
Markus Riegler Western Sydney University
Ary A. Hoffmann
Ary A. Hoffmann University of Melbourne
Brian H. Kay
Brian H. Kay QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Pattamaporn Kittayapong
Pattamaporn Kittayapong Mahidol University
Robert B. Tesh
Robert B. Tesh Yale University
Sassan Asgari
Sassan Asgari University of Queensland
Grant L. Hughes
Grant L. Hughes Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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