Serap Aksoy PhD
Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Microbiology
Office of International Medical Student Education
Global Health Initiative: Infectious Diseases
School of Public Health: Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases | Global Health | Parasitology Program | Aksoy Lab
Research Interests
African trypanosomes; Bacterial symbionts of tsetse flies more...
Education
- Ph.D., Columbia University, 1982
Selected Publications
- Toh H, et al. (2006) Massive genome erosion and functional adaptations provide insights into the symbiotic lifestyle of Sodalis glossinidius in the tsetse host. Genome research 16(2):149-156.
- Weiss BL, Wu Y, Schwank JJ, Tolwinski NS, & Aksoy S (2008) An insect symbiosis is influenced by bacterium-specific polymorphisms in outer-membrane protein A. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105(39):15088-15093.
- Wang J, Wu Y, Yang G, & Aksoy S (2009) Interactions between mutualist Wigglesworthia and tsetse peptidoglycan recognition protein (PGRP-LB) influence trypanosome transmission. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 106(29):12133-12138
