University of Memphis Department of Biology 3700 Walker Avenue Memphis, TN USA 38152
Research Interests
Professor and Director of the Integrated Microscopy Center. Biology of blood sucking arthropods with specific interest in the physiology of
tick salivary glands, blood meal digestion, vitellogenin production and vitellogenesis
at the cell and molecular level. Recent efforts have focused on elucidating second
messenger systems in tick salivary glands and on bioactive compounds in the saliva
that have immunosuppressive, anti-inflammatory, and anti-hemostatic effects on the
host.