University of California-Riverside · BiologyMosquito Chemosensory Research Group
Anandasankar Ray · Riverside, California
Research Focus
Dr. Anandasankar Ray's research lab at UC Riverside focuses on understanding how mosquitoes detect humans through their sense of smell and taste. By exploring new strategies to create more effective insect repellents and insecticides, the lab aims to reduce human-mosquito interactions and the spread of diseases like malaria and dengue. They utilize innovative AI-based methods to predict and test new compounds that could provide safer and longer-lasting protection for at-risk populations.
mosquito repellentsAI in drug discoverychemosensory systemsdisease preventioninsecticides
Research Aims
4AIM 01Develop new topical repellents with prolonged effectiveness against mosquitoes.
AIM 02Create spatial repellents that can provide indoor and outdoor protection.
AIM 03Identify pyrethroid analogs effective against resistant mosquito populations.
AIM 04Test combinations of natural and synthetic repellents for enhanced efficacy.
Skills the Lab Values
behavioral assayschemical screeningelectrophysiologyin silico modelingdata analysis
Output against the department
Publications77bottom 22% of dept.799th of 1,033
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Citations3.4kbottom 26% of dept.768th of 1,033
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