Matt DeGennaro
@mattdegennaro.bsky.social
Mosquito neuroscientist, invertebrate geneticist, & vector biologist
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Director of Biomolecular Sciences Institute at FIU
Views are my own
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Director of Biomolecular Sciences Institute at FIU
Views are my own
A genome of a corpse-seeker. Some markers for forensic entomology. Check out our new preprint. doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Unraveling forensic timelines using molecular markers in Phormia regina maggots
In forensic entomology, estimating the time of death is critical and traditionally relies on changes in observable traits of carrion feeding insect larvae. Traits such as size, weight, and morphology ...
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May 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
A genome of a corpse-seeker. Some markers for forensic entomology. Check out our new preprint. doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Studiying mosquitoes at FIU... youtu.be/2DMhX5BTaz0?...
FIU Matthew DeGennaro
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March 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Studiying mosquitoes at FIU... youtu.be/2DMhX5BTaz0?...
I will miss you Marianne. youtu.be/yCn_6RBe0X4?...
Marianne Faithfull - Working Class Hero [1995] (Live)
YouTube video by Marianne Faithfull
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January 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I will miss you Marianne. youtu.be/yCn_6RBe0X4?...
Father John Misty - Screamland (Official Video) youtu.be/Kdzl-j24Ut8?...
Father John Misty - Screamland (Official Video)
YouTube video by Father John Misty
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January 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Father John Misty - Screamland (Official Video) youtu.be/Kdzl-j24Ut8?...
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AT LAST OUR PEER-REVIEWED PRE-PRINT IS PUBLISHED
We finally vanquished Reviewer #3 - with great support from the academic editors @ScienceAdvances
Cross-modal sensory compensation increases mosquito attraction to humans | Science Advances
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
We finally vanquished Reviewer #3 - with great support from the academic editors @ScienceAdvances
Cross-modal sensory compensation increases mosquito attraction to humans | Science Advances
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Cross-modal sensory compensation increases mosquito attraction to humans
Mosquitoes enhance sensitivity to human body heat by a sensory compensation mechanism when their sense of smell is disrupted.
www.science.org
January 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
AT LAST OUR PEER-REVIEWED PRE-PRINT IS PUBLISHED
We finally vanquished Reviewer #3 - with great support from the academic editors @ScienceAdvances
Cross-modal sensory compensation increases mosquito attraction to humans | Science Advances
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
We finally vanquished Reviewer #3 - with great support from the academic editors @ScienceAdvances
Cross-modal sensory compensation increases mosquito attraction to humans | Science Advances
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Happy Holidays!
December 25, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Happy Holidays!
2024 dengue cases will certainly break records. www.banglanews24.com/english/heal...
Record number of Dengue cases and deaths in December! | banglanews24.com
Dengue, the mosquito-borne disease, is spreading persistently, defying seasonal patterns. Despite winter's arrival, dengue cases remain alarmingly high, with fatalities adding to the grim toll.
On F...
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December 21, 2024 at 2:12 PM
2024 dengue cases will certainly break records. www.banglanews24.com/english/heal...
Graduation is always bittersweet. We will miss you @elainechu
December 18, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Graduation is always bittersweet. We will miss you @elainechu
My lab takes laser safety seriously.
December 12, 2024 at 6:23 PM
My lab takes laser safety seriously.
FIU and Miami are great places to study athropod vectors in the lab as well as the field. Apply by Jan 5th for our open rank tenure track position: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Open rank tenure track faculty position in Vector Biology - Miami, Florida job with Florida International University Biomolecular Sciences Institute | 12832412
Open Rank (Assistant, Associate, or Full) Professor position in vector biology at FIU
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December 4, 2024 at 5:01 PM
FIU and Miami are great places to study athropod vectors in the lab as well as the field. Apply by Jan 5th for our open rank tenure track position: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Fantastic new work! Grapefruit-derived nootkatone potentiates GABAergic signaling and acts as a dual-action mosquito repellent and insecticide: Current Biology @marcusstensmyr.bsky.social www.cell.com/current-biol...
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December 4, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Fantastic new work! Grapefruit-derived nootkatone potentiates GABAergic signaling and acts as a dual-action mosquito repellent and insecticide: Current Biology @marcusstensmyr.bsky.social www.cell.com/current-biol...
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HHMI is hiring! 8 new positions available @HHMINEWS
Individual job details below!👇
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Individual job details below!👇
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November 28, 2024 at 4:31 PM
HHMI is hiring! 8 new positions available @HHMINEWS
Individual job details below!👇
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Individual job details below!👇
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Lab Christmas tree.
November 22, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Lab Christmas tree.
Our open rank professor position in vector biology at FIU is now live! Those interested in arthropod molecular genetics, biochemistry, population genetics/genomics, neurobiology, or physiology are encouraged. Please apply to Job Opening ID 534013 at careers.fiu.edu by Jan 5th.
Careers —
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November 20, 2024 at 2:18 AM
Our open rank professor position in vector biology at FIU is now live! Those interested in arthropod molecular genetics, biochemistry, population genetics/genomics, neurobiology, or physiology are encouraged. Please apply to Job Opening ID 534013 at careers.fiu.edu by Jan 5th.