Alphey Lab
@AlpheyLab
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Arthropod Genetics Group, interested in developing environmentally-friendly tools for insect pest control. All views are our own.
Joined September 2019
Excited to see how UKRI is boosting Engineering Biology across the UK! 🚀. Check out the latest GSE blog post to see how UKRI is fueling innovation in the field. 👇.
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RT @joshxdang: 🧬 Delighted to share our new review on synthetic HEG drives in Ae. aegypti. We examine challenges, propose the CHIROS framew….
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🚀 New paper out in @SciReports! We showed that not all RNA Pol III promoters are created equal—different promoters drive varying homing efficiencies in An. stephensi! 🧬✨ Congrats to the team! 👏.@AEstadea @michell56085624 @joshxdang @PhilipLeftwich .
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Had a fantastic time hosting @Jackson_Champer at our lab for a seminar on gene drive! 🎉🧬.Great discussions and loads of inspiration. Thanks for visiting us, and all the best with your future work! 🌟🦟✨ @michell56085624 @joshxdang
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We engineered a CRISPR/Cas9 gene drive in Anopheles stephensi targeting the doublesex gene — aiming to disrupt malaria transmission at its source 🦟🧬. Promising inheritance, some fertility hurdles — but a big step forward!. 📖 Read it here:
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🎄 As 2024 wraps up, we’re celebrating the progress we’ve made tackling real-world challenges through biology—together. 🚀 Huge thanks to our amazing team of scientists! 🌟. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! 🎁🎉 Here’s to solving even bigger challenges in 2025! 💪
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RT @genedrivenet: What is #genedrive and how could it help fight mosquito-borne diseases such as #malaria?. Hear from experts from the @Alp….
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Interested in doing a PhD developing novel tools for the control of vector-borne diseases? . Come join us @AlpheyLab @natalieprow13 @michell56085624 at @BiologyatYork.
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RT @VictoriaLEHill: Today is #WorldMosquitoDay. The mosquito is considered the deadliest animal in the world, acting as a powerful disease….
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RT @genedrivenet: “With #AedesAegypti 🦟becoming more resistant to insecticides, it is critical to develop new strategies to limit the sprea….
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RT @genedrivenet: Aedes🦟 are a major global health concern due to their role in spreading disease. This #WorldMosquitoDay, hear from resea….
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RT @genedrivenet: On this #WorldMosquitoDay, we are facing the worst year on record for #dengue fever. @joshxdang @AlpheyLab @BiologyatYor….
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If you ever run out of promoters to use for Anopheles stephensi transgenesis, try this out! 😀 Great work getting this out team. @ Joshua Southworth @michell56085624 @AEstadea @Mireia_Larrosa.
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RT @genedrivenet: The spread of Anopheles Stephensi🦟is threatening progress to #endmalaria in Africa. Last year, @Mireia_Larrosa, @AlpheyL….
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RT @YorkYeast: ONLY 5 days left to apply!!. There are 4 GenerationResearch Masters by research opportunties (2x @BiologyatYork and 2x @Chem….
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RT @BiologyatYork: A peek behind the scenes! The @AlpheyLab group is investigating using genetic methods to control mosquito-borne diseases….
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RT @scienceadvocacy: 2 fully-funded 4 year #GenRes PhDs @BiologyatYork . ! JUST 5 DAYS LEFT !. 1) biochemistry/plant science/biotechnolog….
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Alphey Lab alumni in GRC Genetic Biocontrol. 😀 Great to have a catch-up with everyone here. @PhilipLeftwich @ArthropodGen @matzenkj @XenWarPrin @s_verkuijl @joshxdang
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