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
- Hu, C. and Aksoy, S. (2006). Innate immune responses regulate trypanosome parasite infection of the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans morsitans. Mol. Microbiol. 60:1194-1204.
- Rio, R.V., Wu, Y.N., Filardo, G., and Aksoy, S. (2006). Dynamics of multiple symbiont density regulation during host development: tsetse fly and its microbial flora. Proc. Biol. Sci. 273:805-814.
- Pais, R., C. Lohs, Y. Wu, J. Wang and S. Aksoy, 2008 The obligate mutualist Wigglesworthia glossinidia influences reproduction, digestion, and immunity processes of its host, the tsetse fly. Appl Environ Microbiol 74: 5965-5974.
