BAD PROJECT?

ESA meeting San Diego

Aedes field collection trip to Colombia

The reward!

Field trip in Colombia

When it rains in Barranquilla it rains...

Mosquito field trip in Barranquilla, Colombia

This is not a large mosquito

Collecting Aedes larvae in Colombia

ok we got what we need for out new exciting project!

Collecting Aedes larvae in Barranquilla, Colombia

Our collaborator Claudia Romero explaining collection techniques to a field-inexperienced molecular biologist

Collecting Aedes larvae in Barranquilla, Colombia

.... it was hot like hell!

Collecting Aedes in Barranquilla, Colombia

Village close to Baranquilla, with lots of mosquitoes capable of transmitting dengue

Collecting Aedes larvae in Barranquilla, Colombia

Mosquito larvae can breed in the most disgusting places!

Collecting Aedes in Puerto Triunfo, Colombia

It was very safe .... with military presence everywhere ...

Collecting Aedes larvae in Puerto Triunfo, Colombia

Shuzhen and Jose getting those larvae!

Collecting Aedes larvae in Puerto Triunfo, Colombia

These larvae were raised to adults, blood fed and produced eggs for our experiments in Baltimore.

Collecting Aedes larvae in Puerto Triunfo, Colombia

Claudia Romero, Jose Ramirez, Shuzhen Sim & collaborators.

7th International Conference on Innate Immunity - Travel Awardees

Where the mosquitoes are

No wonder my mosquitoes feed so well...

Lefèvre T, Gouagna L-C, Dabiré KR, Elguero E, Fontenille D, et al. (2010)
Beer Consumption Increases Human Attractiveness to Malaria Mosquitoes.
PLoS ONE 5(3): e9546. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0009546
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0009546

"Herr Professor has his latest manuscript reviews back, and he's not thrilled with the editorial decision."



- SZ

Jayme A. Souza-Neto appears on the front cover of a Brazilian Newspaper

along with a full page interview...

Autographs? anyone? (contact him for further details and availability)

MMI retreat 2009

-- Posted from my iPhone

Finally cloned

Jose finally cloned the much needed fragment!



-- Posted from my iPhone

Are you stressed-out? let my mosquito diagnose you!

It appears that some chemicals in human odors, which could be related to stress, are powerful repellents.

I have hungry Aedes ...any volunteers?





read more at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204660604574378933761528214.html?mod=yhoofront

-- JLRQ
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Fiocruz Rio de Janeiro

George visited the Rio de Janeiro Fiocruz and the University in July 2009.

Lindsey's Graduation Cake

The Immune Signaling Pathway Cake!

Dimopoulos Group in teh Baltimore Metro

Dimopoulos Group like the escalators

Coffee brake during Kolymbari meeting

Kolymbari meeting in July 2009

George and Lindsey attended the 2009 Kolymbari meeting on mosquito vector molecular biology.

Fabio Manfredini in Sheffield in July 2009

George and Fabio made project plans over a beer in Sheffield.....

David Schneider innate immunity animations @ Ento - 09 Sheffield