Principal Investigator
Luciano V. Cosme, PhD
Assistant Professor
July 2024 - Present
Exploring natural genetic variation across mosquito populations to understand adaptation and resistance evolution
Lab Members
Research Staff
Andre Torres, PhD
Project Scientist
October 2024 - Present
Mosquito population genomics and bioinformatics
Undergraduate Researchers
Dylan Moc
Undergraduate Researcher
February 2025 - Present
PacVec Fellow - Pyrethroid resistance genomics
Bryan Nguyen
Honors Capstone Student
February 2025 - Present
PacVec Training Fellow - Resistance genomics & dengue outbreak correlations
Laksh Athappan
Honors Capstone Student
April 2025 - Present
Genomic variation and dengue outbreak correlations
Aleja Anderson
Undergraduate Researcher
September 2025 - Present
Supporting mosquito genomics and vertical mealworm farming projects
Sanjana Rao
Undergraduate Researcher
September 2025 - Present
Supporting mosquito genomics and vertical mealworm farming projects
Matthew Shan
Undergraduate Researcher
September 2025 - Present
Supporting mosquito genomics and vertical mealworm farming projects
Paulo Padilla
Undergraduate Volunteer
September 2025 - Present
Supporting mosquito genomics and vertical mealworm farming projects
Praneeth Kandukuri
Undergraduate Volunteer
September 2025 - Present
Supporting mosquito genomics and vertical mealworm farming projects
Aryo Chakma
Undergraduate Volunteer
September 2025 - Present
Supporting mosquito genomics and vertical mealworm farming projects
Lab Resources
Tools Migrated to New Repository
Daily Lab Log and My Lab Logs have been moved to our new tools portal for better organization and features.
Alumni
Gustavo Lopes
Laboratory Assistant
March 2025 - August 2025
3D-printed mosquito cages and blood-feeding devices, colony maintenance
