Strand, Mike
Mike Strand
Distinguished Research Professor
Entomology
Molecular and evolutionary biology of insect parasites; virology, immunology, symbiont evolution, reproduction.
Molecular and evolutionary biology of insect parasites; virology, immunology, symbiont evolution, reproduction.
Molecular and biochemical parasitology: DNA modification, homologous recombination
and the regulation of antigenic variation in Trypanosoma brucei.
Metabolism and drug development against protozoan parasites.
Calcium signaling and storage in Toxoplasma gondii.
Parasite genomics and the biology of genome evolution.
Mechanistic analysis of parasite induced immune suppression. Translational research
on immuno-modulation pertaining to inflammation based diseases.
Vaccine development and trials.
Understanding mechanisms that regulate stem cell behavior, regeneration, and reproductive development in tapeworms
Website to come
Cellular and molecular biology of acidocalcisomes; the role of polyphosphate in trypanosomatids.
Role of arthropod salivary factors in pathogen transmission and immune responses in their vertebrate hosts.