Robin Chen​
PhD student in Entomology

I am interested in insect-virus interactions. Transmission of arboviruses requires the infection of the midgut of the vector, dissemination of viruses into the hemocoel, and infection of the salivary gland. I study how arboviral proteins are trafficked in midgut and salivary gland epithelial cells of the model organism Drosophila melanogaster and the arbovirus vector Aedes aegypti in the laboratories of Pr. Nicolas Buchon and Pr. Gary Blissard. Understanding the mechanism of viral protein trafficking in insects could lead to the development of novel methods to reduce vector competence.​
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Email: ryc26@cornell.edu

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