Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Yoosook Lee Lab
Led by Yoosook Lee · Entomology and Nematology
What we study
The lab studies mosquito and malaria vectors using genomics and bioinformatics to understand population differences, insecticide resistance, and disease transmission. They analyze big data from field samples to improve vector control strategies.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Computational
- Other insects
- Coding required
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Arbovirus vectors
Studies Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, mosquitoes that carry arboviruses, using genomic data from populations worldwide.
Malaria vectors
Studies Anopheles squamosus, a malaria-carrying mosquito in southern Africa, using genomics and bioinformatics.
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Recent papers, explained
- New distribution records of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus), Aedes mediovittatus (Coquillett), and Toxorhynchites portoricensis (Röder) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Puerto Rico and their relevance to integrated vector management
2026 · Journal of Medical Entomology
Maps new distribution records of Aedes aegypti and other mosquitoes in Puerto Rico to track dengue spread.
- Evidence of a putative new species Haemagogus ‘Trinidad sp. A’ from the Caribbean sharing mitogenome lineages with species endemic to the Amazon
2026 · Scientific Reports
Sequences mitochondrial genomes of a new Haemagogus species from Trinidad to explore its biogeography.
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- Global environmental niche dynamics of two invasive Aedes mosquitoes, Aedes japonicus and Aedes koreicus (Diptera: Culicidae), using comprehensive native and non-native occurrence data
2026 · Parasites & Vectors
Analyzes environmental niches of invasive Aedes japonicus and Aedes koreicus mosquitoes in native and non-native areas.
- Native Wolbachia infection dynamics across Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) populations in Hawaiʻi
2026 · Parasites & Vectors
Studies Wolbachia bacteria in Hawaiian Aedes albopictus mosquitoes to understand their infection patterns.
- Genetics of range expansion and admixture of Aedes aegypti populations in California
2025 · BMC Genomics
Examines genetic structure of California Aedes aegypti populations to understand their range expansion.
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