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Phase III+: The University is open for expanded research operations; only authorized personnel will be admitted on campus. More info here. Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior Leslie B. Vosshall, Ph.D. Robin Chemers Neustein Professor Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Genetics and Genomics Neurosciences and Behavior The Vosshall Laboratory is interested in the molecular neurobiology of mosquito host-seeking behavior. Female mosquitoes require a blood meal to complete egg development. In carrying out this innate behavior, mosquitoes spread dangerous infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue, Zika, Chikungunya, and yellow fever. Humans attract mosquitoes via multiple sensory cues including emitted body odor, heat, and carbon dioxide in the breath. The mosquito perceives differences in these cues, both between and within species, to determine which animal or human to target for blood-feeding. We have developed CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing in the Aedes aegypti mosquito with the goal of understanding how sensory cues are integrated by the female mosquito to lead to host-seeking behavior. Some of the questions we are currently addressing are: Why are some people more attractive to mosquitoes than others? How do insect repellents work? How are multiple sensory cues integrated in the mosquito brain to elicit innate behaviors? How do female mosquitoes select a suitable body of water to lay their eggs? The long-term goal of all of our work is to understand how behaviors emerge from the integration of sensory input with internal physiological states. More about the Vosshall Lab People Projects Publications Lab Life News Neuroscience Retreats Reagent Requests & Protocols Multimedia Internal Lab Website Contact Us Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior Box No. 63 The Rockefeller University 1230 York Avenue New York, NY 10065 Ms. Barbara Ghelardi Lab Administrator 212-327-7227 ghelarb@rockefeller.edu Leslie Vosshall 212-327-7236 leslie@rockefeller.edu Follow us on Flickr @pollyp1 Do your postdoc here The Vosshall Lab is always interested in applications from current PhD students looking for training opportunities. If you find our work interesting and wish to be considered for a position, please email a complete CV with the names of three references and PDFs of any unpublished manuscripts directly to Leslie Vosshall . Train here as a PhD student The Vosshall Lab welcomes potential graduate students interested in carrying out thesis work in the lab. Please consider applying to The David Rockefeller Graduate Program . Once you are invited to interview, Leslie will be happy to speak to you about our research program and potential rotation projects. We love summer students! Each summer, the Vosshall Lab hosts students at the high school and undergraduate level via Rockefeller summer programs. If you are a college student, apply to the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program . If you are a high school student and will turn 16 by the time you enter the program, please apply to Summer Science Research Program . Employment Inquiries The Vosshall Lab is currently fully staffed. Please consider submitting your resume to Human Resources for employment opportunities in other laboratories on campus News from the Vosshall Lab March 13, 2020 If humans could hide The Aedes aegypti genome might hold clues for developing the most effective repellants yet—including ones that make the mosquito unable to smell us, or less motivated to seek us out. January 22, 2020 Leslie B. Vosshall to receive Pradel Research Award The National Academy of Sciences announced that Vosshall will receive the honor for her research on how mosquitoes seek out and bite human hosts. May 30, 2019 New research shows that mosquitoes sense repellent through their legs Scientists made the surprising discovery that the insects’ displeasure for touching DEET, the active ingredient in many repellents, helps prevent bites. 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