Kafatos:Osta, Mike

I was a research associate in the Kafatos/Christophides Lab at Imperial College, London. I am now at the American University of Beirut. AUB

Research Interests

 * Identification of Anopheles gambiae genes involved in the melanization of P. berghei ookinetes and characterization of the genetic interactions within the melanization immune module.
 * The roles of C-type lectins, clip-domain serine proteases and their homologues in defence against Plasmodium and bacterial infections.

Education

 * 2002, PhD in Biology-Health, Université Montpellier II, France
 * 1998, D.E.A in Biology-Health, Université Saint Joseph, Lebanon
 * 1997, MSc in Microbiology and Immunology, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Publications

 * 1) cohuet2006 pmid=17099691
 * 2) volz2006 pmid=16922859
 * 3) volz2005 pmid=16188883
 * 4) osta2004a pmid=15201288
 * 5) osta2004b pmid=15044804
 * 6) christophides2002 pmid=12364793
 * 7) osta2002 pmid=11985865
 * 8) chamat1999 pmid=10395839