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Bitten: Why Are Some People More Attractive to Mosquitoes Than Others?

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Air date:	Wednesday, October 26, 2022, 2:00:00 PM Time displayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local
Views:	Total views: 698 (276 Live, 422 On-demand)
Category:	WALS - Wednesday Afternoon Lectures
Runtime:	01:00:10
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Description:	This is WALS NIH Director's Lecture, one of three special lectures this season. This lecture may be of interest to the NIH neurobiology, immunology, and global health communities and anyone who hikes in Minnesota in July. Dr. Vosshall is the Robin Chemers Neustein Professor and head of the Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior at The Rockefeller University. In 2022, she became vice president and chief scientific officer at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Vosshall has performed groundbreaking work to establish the Aedes aegypti mosquito as a genetic model organism for neurobiology, with particular emphasis on how mosquitoes hunt humans and the subsequent design of small molecules to block mosquito biting behavior. This research holds promise for combating the spread of yellow fever, dengue, Zika, and emerging viruses transmitted to humans through the bite of the female mosquito. For more information go to https://oir.nih.gov/wals

NLM Title:	Bitten : why are some people more attractive to mosquitoes than others? / Leslie B. Vosshall.
Author:	Vosshall, Leslie B. National Institutes of Health (U.S.),
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Abstract:	(CIT): This is WALS NIH Director"s Lecture, one of three special lectures this season. This lecture may be of interest to the NIH neurobiology, immunology, and global health communities and anyone who hikes in Minnesota in July. Dr. Vosshall is the Robin Chemers Neustein Professor and head of the Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior at The Rockefeller University. In 2022, she became vice president and chief scientific officer at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Vosshall has performed groundbreaking work to establish the Aedes aegypti mosquito as a genetic model organism for neurobiology, with particular emphasis on how mosquitoes hunt humans and the subsequent design of small molecules to block mosquito biting behavior. This research holds promise for combating the spread of yellow fever, dengue, Zika, and emerging viruses transmitted to humans through the bite of the female mosquito.
Subjects:	Chemical Phenomena Culicidae Host-Parasite Interactions Host-Seeking Behavior Insect Bites and Stings
Publication Types:	Lecture Webcast

NLM Classification:	QX 510
NLM ID:	9918503077606676
CIT Live ID:	46007
Permanent link:	https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=46007

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