Lewis Coons
Professor
Office
UofM Central Campus, Life Sciences 123Q
Office Hours
By appointment
About Dr. Coons
Education
Research Interests
With an interest in the biology of blood-sucking arthropods with a 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.