ArticlesInsect Immune Systems and Infection
Yu’s laboratory focuses on insects, but their immune systems can also affect the humans around them. “We know that some infectious diseases, like malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, West Nile fever, are caused by viruses or parasites, but are transmitted by insects like mosquitoes or ticks,” the researcher explains.
The UMRB does very well to support new investigators, especially at critical times when bridge funding is needed.
