Serena Zhao
she/her
PhD Entomology '22 - Coon Lab
My current project is characterizing how variation in larval microbiota shape mosquito traits related to vectorial capacity, using environmental microbes from larval habitats in runoff water. I am particularly interested in the modulation of vector physiology by microbial communities in urban environments, as urban populations in vector-borne-disease endemic areas continue to grow.