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I am an emerging pathogen biologist who uses a cross disciplinary approach to address a wide variety of questions regarding the host response (both the invertebrate and vertebrate host) to RNA virus (arthropod-borne viruses) infection, with a particular focus on the dynamics of host-virus interactions. My research program is directed at providing a more comprehensive understanding of the factors that govern host shifts, geographic expansions, and the emergence/re-emergence of arthropod-borne viruses. The overall goal of which is to develop strategies to interrupt transmission or predict a zoonotic pathogen’s adaptability or evolvability. I have extensive experience in arbovirus virology, vector biology, and animal model development.
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Projects
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Zika virus pathophysiology during pregnancy
University of Wisconsin-Madison
8/1/18 → 7/31/21
Project: Research project
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Previous exposure to dengue as a risk factor for Zika du
NIH Nat'l Inst of Allergy & Infect Dis
6/1/18 → 12/31/22
Project: Research project
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Zika virus evolutionary dynamics in host adaptation
NIH Nat'l Inst of Allergy & Infect Dis
6/15/18 → 1/31/21
Project: Research project
Research output
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Embryotoxic impact of Zika virus in a rhesus macaque in vitro implantation model
Block, L. N., Aliota, M. T., Friedrich, T. C., Schotzko, M. L., Mean, K. D., Wiepz, G. J., Golos, T. G. & Schmidt, J. K., Apr 15 2020, In: Biology of reproduction. 102, 4, p. 806-816 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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No evidence for sylvatic cycles of chikungunya, dengue and Zika viruses in African green monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops sabaeus) on St. Kitts, West Indies
Valentine, M. J., Ciraola, B., Aliota, M. T., Vandenplas, M., Marchi, S., Tenebray, B., Leparc-Goffart, I., Gallagher, C. A., Beierschmitt, A., Corey, T., Dore, K. M. A., de Lamballerie, X., Wang, C., Murdock, C. C. & Kelly, P. J., Dec 1 2020, In: Parasites and Vectors. 13, 1, 540.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantitative definition of neurobehavior, vision, hearing and brain volumes in macaques congenitally exposed to Zika virus
Koenig, M. R., Razo, E., Mitzey, A., Newman, C. M., Dudley, D. M., Breitbach, M. E., Semler, M. R., Stewart, L. M., Weiler, A. M., Rybarczyk, S., Bach, K. M., Mohns, M. S., Simmons, H. A., Mejia, A., Fritsch, M., Dennis, M., Teixeira, L. B. C., Schotzko, M. L., Michael Nork, T., Rasmussen, C. A. & 24 others, , Oct 2020, In: PloS one. 15, 10 October, e0235877.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reversion to ancestral Zika virus NS1 residues increases competence of Aedes albopictus
Kuo, L., Jaeger, A. S., Banker, E. M., Bialosuknia, S. M., Mathias, N., Payne, A. F., Kramer, L. D., Aliota, M. T. & Ciota, A. T., Oct 14 2020, In: PLoS pathogens. 16, 10, e1008951.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spondweni virus causes fetal harm in Ifnar1−/− mice and is transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Jaeger, A. S., Weiler, A. M., Moriarty, R. V., Rybarczyk, S., O'Connor, S. L., O'Connor, D. H., Seelig, D. M., Fritsch, M. K., Friedrich, T. C. & Aliota, M. T., Aug 2020, In: Virology. 547, p. 35-46 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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