Texas A&M University-College Station · BiologyAdelman Genetics Lab
Zach N. Adelman · College Station, Texas
Research Focus
Dr. Zach Adelman's lab at Texas A&M Agrilife Research focuses on innovative genetic engineering strategies to control mosquito populations that transmit diseases like dengue, yellow fever, and chikungunya. The lab explores how gene editing tools like CRISPR can be used to insert or remove genes from mosquitoes, improving efforts to develop safer and more effective mosquito control methods. Their research has the potential to significantly impact public health by making gene drive technologies more reliable and manageable.
gene driveCRISPRAedes aegyptipathogen resistancemosquito controlgenome engineeringDNA repairgenetic recombinationpublic healthdisease transmission
Research Aims
3AIM 01Evaluate the influence of genome structure on gene drive effectiveness in mosquitoes.
AIM 02Examine the impact of DNA repair mechanisms on gene drive and transgene removal rates.
AIM 03Test the effects of chromosomal positioning on gene drive behavior and transgene removal.
Skills the Lab Values
CRISPR/Cas9gene editingDNA sequencingmolecular cloninggenomic analysiscell culturetransgenic organism developmentexperimental designpopulation geneticshigh throughput screening
Output against the department
Publications142top 48% of dept.496th of 1,033
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Citations5.4kbottom 40% of dept.616th of 1,033
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