21st USIAS Fellows Seminar - Antiviral innate immunity

Jean-Luc Imler, Fellow 2014, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Strasbourg

Dengue virus and other arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) have a major impact on human public health worldwide. The insect vector is a central component of the transmission cycle of arboviruses and a promising target for intervention. The goal of this project is to decipher the mechanisms of antiviral immunity in mosquitoes, which can affect both vector survival and virus replication. 

The aims of Pr. Imler's project are to translate findings made in the laboratory model Drosophila to Aedes mosquitoes. During the seminar, Jean-Luc Imler will present the progress of his work.