Professor and Chair, Department of Entomology
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, UC Davis
Office and Lab: 37 Briggs Hall
Phone: (530) 752-7755
E-mail: wsleal@ucdavis.edu
Walter Leal's Departmental Profile
Walter Leal's Research
Expertise:
- Molecular basis of olfaction
Research Focus:
- Molecular basis of mosquito olfaction, with particular emphasis on odorant binding, release, and inactivation
- Chemical ecology- and sensory physiology-based approaches aimed at the discovery of novel attractants