Research area:
Speciation

Vector transmission of plant and animal pathogens

• Transmission biology and ecology of aphid-transmitted potyviruses.
• Molecular interaction of Drosophila and its symbionts

• Postdoctoral fellow:
• Ph.D. student:
• M.S. student: 1
• Undergraduate student: 1
• Research assistant: 1

Selected Publications

1. Tsai, C. W., E. A. McGraw, E. D. Ammar, R. G. Dietzgen, and S. A. Hogenhout. 2008. Drosophila melanogaster mounts a unique immune response to the rhabdovirus Sigma virus. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74: 3251-3256. [SCI]
2. Tsai, C. W., J. Chau, L. Fernandez, D. Bosco, K. M. Daane, and R. P. P. Almeida. 2008. Transmission of Grapevine leafroll associated virus-3 by the vine mealybug (Planococcus ficus). Phytopathology 98: 1093-1098. [SCI]

Selected Publications (for further publications, please see the appendix)

• Veterinary entomology
• Vector biology (Advanced)
• Fundamental entomology