Kaylee M. Marrero, B.S. (she/her/hers)

Graduate Student
Florida International University, Florida, United States

My doctoral research focuses on human host preference in the mosquito Aedes aegypti. I am leveraging microbiology and metagenomics to understand how odor plumes that are attractive or repulsive are generated. I am also seeking to identify the olfactory co-receptors that these mosquitoes use to find a preferred human host. My long-term goal is to provide the mosquito research community with foundational knowledge on which to develop a next-generation, longer-lasting, probiotic mosquito repellent.

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Presentation(s):

• 283 - Identifying key olfactory co-receptors Aedes aegypti use to distinguish attractive human skin commensal communities

  Thursday, March 6, 2025
  11:25 AM – 11:35 AM AST