My research interest lies in the ecology and evolution of mosquito-borne viruses and spans across scales of the disease transmission. At the community level, I explore how changes in mosquito community diversity, human behaviors, and vector density play a role in driving disease emergence and determining endemicity. At the microbial community level, I characterize the mosquito microbiomes and viromes in relation to the environmental changes to understand how humans may influence virus transmission by changing the natural microbial diversity. Within an individual host scale, I investigate the important factors such as virus evolution, and co-infection that may influence vector competence.

Contact Info

Microbiology
pthongsripong@calacademy.org