Valenzuela, Jesus Gilberto, Ph.D.
individual record
Senior Investigator
Positions:
- Senior Investigator, Vector Molecular Biology Section
Research Areas:
Research & Experimental Medicine,
Genetics & Heredity,
Science & Technology - Other Topics,
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology,
Entomology,
Evolutionary Biology,
Cardiovascular System & Cardiology,
Tropical Medicine,
Pharmacology & Pharmacy,
Infectious Diseases,
Microbiology,
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health,
Cell Biology,
Dermatology,
Hematology,
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology,
Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics,
Immunology,
Parasitology
Research Areas:
Research & Experimental Medicine,
Genetics & Heredity,
Science & Technology - Other Topics,
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology,
Entomology,
Evolutionary Biology,
Cardiovascular System & Cardiology,
Tropical Medicine,
Pharmacology & Pharmacy,
Infectious Diseases,
Microbiology,
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health,
Cell Biology,
Dermatology,
Hematology,
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology,
Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics,
Immunology,
Parasitology
overview
Dr. Valenzuela received his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Arizona in 1995. He joined the Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases in 1996, became a research fellow in 1999, and became an investigator at the Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research in October 2002.
selected publications
Academic Articles205
- (2020). Exploring Lutzomyia longipalpis Sand Fly Vector Competence for Leishmania major Parasites. JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 222(7), 1199-1203.
- (2020). Leishmaniainfection induces a limited differential gene expression in the sand fly midgut. BMC GENOMICS. 21(1),
- (2020). A second generation leishmanization vaccine with a markerless attenuated Leishmania major strain using CRISPR gene editing. Nature Communications. 11(1),
- (2020). Current vector research challenges in the greater Mekong subregion for dengue, Malaria, and Other Vector-Borne Diseases: A report from a multisectoral workshop March 2019. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 14(7),
- (2020). Safety and immunogenicity of a mosquito saliva peptide-based vaccine: a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, phase 1 trial. LANCET. 395(10242), 1998-2007.
Research Areas:
Research & Experimental Medicine,
Genetics & Heredity,
Science & Technology - Other Topics,
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology,
Entomology,
Evolutionary Biology,
Cardiovascular System & Cardiology,
Tropical Medicine,
Pharmacology & Pharmacy,
Infectious Diseases,
Microbiology,
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health,
Cell Biology,
Dermatology,
Hematology,
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology,
Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics,
Immunology,
Parasitology
Research Areas:
Research & Experimental Medicine,
Genetics & Heredity,
Science & Technology - Other Topics,
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology,
Entomology,
Evolutionary Biology,
Cardiovascular System & Cardiology,
Tropical Medicine,
Pharmacology & Pharmacy,
Infectious Diseases,
Microbiology,
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health,
Cell Biology,
Dermatology,
Hematology,
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology,
Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics,
Immunology,
Parasitology