PhD Sonja Aits
Biological and related sciences, cell biology, molecular biology, biomedicine
Prof. Flaminia Catteruccia
Nominated by
- European Research Council (ERC)
- AcademiaNet member since 12.12.2011
- AcademiaNet- Selection Criteria
Employed by
- Università degli Studi di Perugia
Academic Discipline/Fields
- Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
Field
Biological and related sciences
Area of specialisation
genetics, molecular biology
Research interests
infectious diseases, malaria, vector control, mosquito reproductive biology
Distinctions and Awards
MRC Career Development Award, 2006
Wellcome trust Value In People award, 2006
Cenci Bolognetti award, 1998
British Council award, 1996
Languages
English, Italian
Doctorate
- 1999: Imperial College London, UK
PostDoc qualification, e.g. Habilitation
- 2005: Imperial College London, UK
Selected publications
J. Thailayil, K. Magnusson, H.C. Godfray, A. Crisanti, F. Catteruccia. "Spermless males elicit large-scale female responses to mating in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Aug 8.
D.W. Rogers, F. Baldini, F. Battaglia, M. Panico, A. Dell, H.R. Morris and F. Catteruccia. "Transglutaminase-mediated semen coagulation controls sperm storage in the malaria mosquito". PLoS Biology, 2009, Dec 7(12).
D.W. Rogers, M.M.A. Whitten, J. Thailayil, J. Soichot, E.A. Levashina and F. Catteruccia. "Molecular and Cellular Components of the Mating Machinery in Anopheles gambiae Females". PNAS 2008, Dec 9;105(49):19390-5.
T. Dottorini, L. Nicolaides, H. Ranson, D.W. Rogers, A. Crisanti and F. Catteruccia. "A genome-wide analysis in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes reveals 46 male accessory gland genes, possible modulators of female behaviour". PNAS, 2007. Oct 9;104(41):16215-20.
F. Catteruccia, J. Benton and A. Crisanti: "An Anopheles transgenic sexing strain for vector control", Nature Biotechnology, 2005. Nov; 23(11):1414-1417.
F. Catteruccia, H. C. J. Godfray and A. Crisanti: "Impact of genetic manipulation on the fitness of Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes". Science 2003, Feb 21;299(5610):1225-7.
F. Catteruccia, T. Nolan, T.G. Loukeris, C. Blass, F.C Kafatos, C. Savakis and A. Crisanti: "Stable germline transformation of the malaria mosquito Anopheles stephensi", Nature 2000, 405, 959-62.
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Flaminia Catteruccia becomes Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
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