DeGennaro, Matthew

Matthew DeGennaro
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Positions

Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences , College of Arts, Sciences & Education

Contact Info

mdegenna@fiu.edu

selected publications

Article
- 2020
  
  Geosmin Attracts Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes to Oviposition Sites. CURRENT BIOLOGY. 30:127-+.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.11.002 Web of Science: 000505692200028
- 2020
  
  Increased temperatures reduce the vectorial capacity of Aedes mosquitoes for Zika virus. EMERGING MICROBES & INFECTIONS. 9:67-77.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2019.1707125 Web of Science: 000505224900001
- 2019
  
  Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes Detect Acidic Volatiles Found in Human Odor Using the IR8a Pathway. CURRENT BIOLOGY. 29:1253-+.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.02.045 Web of Science: 000465246300014
- 2019
  
  Communication and Dissemination of Forecasts and Engaging User Communities. SUB-SEASONAL TO SEASONAL PREDICTION: THE GAP BETWEEN WEATHER AND CLIMATE FORECASTING. 399-419.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-811714-9.00019-X Web of Science: 000472711000020
- 2018
  
  Transient transcriptional silencing alters the cell cycle to promote germline stem cell differentiation in Drosophila. DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY. 434:84-95.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2017.11.014 PMID: 29198563 Web of Science: 000426025300011
- 2017
  
  Genetic analysis of mosquito detection of humans. CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE. 20:34-38.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2017.03.003 PMID: 28428935 Web of Science: 000403060200008
Review
- 2020
  
  Not Just from Blood: Mosquito Nutrient Acquisition from Nectar Sources. TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY. 473-484.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2020.02.003 Web of Science: 000527328300009
- 2015
  
  The mysterious multi-modal repellency of DEET. FLY. 45-51.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/19336934.2015.1079360 PMID: 26252744 Web of Science: 000360618700007

advised honors theses

Castillo, John S., Dissecting the Relationship Between Allatotropin Signaling and Juvenile Hormone Synthesis in Aedes Aegypti 2016

principal investigator on

Southeastern Regional CoE in Vector-Borne Diseases: The Gateway Program awarded by Disease Control and Prevention 2016 - 2021
Identifying Molecular Targets for Spatial Mosquito Repellent Design awarded by Florida Department of Health 2017 - 2018
Identifying Mosquito Receptors that Detect Human Odor awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2018
A highly attractive biological insecticide trap (HABIT) to reduce Aedes mosquito populations awarded by Florida Department of Agriculture and Co 2016 - 2017

co-principal investigator on

EDGE: Functional-Genomics Tools for Cnidarian-Dinoflagellate Symbiosis awarded by National Science Foundation 2017 - 2020

investigator on

Regulation of juvenile hormone titers in mosquitoes awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2017

teaching activities

BSC3941-U12: Biological Sciences Research Internship Spring Term 2019
BSC3941-U18: Biological Sciences Research Internship Fall Term 2019
BSC4915-U02: Honors Research Fall Term 2019
BSC6913-U10: Student Research Lab Fall Term 2019
BSC6913-U10: Student Research Lab Spring Term 2019
BSC6936-U01: Topics In Biology Fall Term 2019
BSC6936-U01: Topics In Biology Fall Term 2019
PCB3063-U01: Genetics Spring Term 2019

full name

Matthew Degennaro
Matthew DeGennaro

ORCID iD

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3837-4430 (confirmed)

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publication subject areas

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Entomology
Environmental Sciences & Ecology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics
Parasitology

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