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To control mosquito populations and prevent them from transmitting diseases such as malaria, many researchers are pursuing strategies in mosquito genetic engineering. A new Texas A&M AgriLife Research project aims to enable temporary test runs of proposed genetic changes in mosquitoes, after which the changes remove themselves from the mosquitoes genetic code.
The project s first results were published on Dec. 28 in
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, titled Making gene drive biodegradable.
Zach Adelman, Ph.D, and Kevin Myles, Ph.D., both professors in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Entomology are the principal investigators. Over five years, the team will receive $3.9 million in funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to test and fine-tune the self-deleting gene technology.
Tue, 12/22/2020 - 8:51am
Susan Himes, Texas A&M AgriLife
Bill McCutchen, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center director at Stephenville, has been made a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, NAI.
McCutchen will be honored at the NAI’s induction ceremony in June in Tampa.
“As an inventor, Dr. McCutchen has over 70 U.S. patents to his credit,” said Patrick J. Stover, Ph.D., vice chancellor of Texas A&M AgriLife, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and director of Texas A&M AgriLife Research. “As a leader, he has been a valuable force in the university’s and agency’s efforts in identifying potential novel discoveries and protecting intellectual property.”