Freddy Mappin

I am currently a biology researcher in Dr. DeGennaro's lab at Florida International University. My graduate work will focus primarily on understanding the mechanisms of repellency in Aedes aegypti. Our research program is focused on the olfactory receptors that mediate the mosquito’s human and plant host-seeking behavior and the genes that regulate their appetitive drives. My project focuses on understanding the mechanisms of DEET repellency in the hopes of developing more efficient mosquito behavioral control chemistries.

March 2016