Associate Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
School of Medicine, UC Davis
Office: 3437 Tupper Hall
Lab: 3433, 3456, 3439, 3480 Tupper Hall
Phone: (530) 754-6963
E-mail: sluckhart@ucdavis.edu
Shirley Luckhart's Departmental Profile
Expertise:
- Molecular cell biology of mosquito innate immunity to malaria parasite infection
Research Focus:
- Identification of parasite factors that induce mosquito immune responses
- Identification of regulatory factors and signaling pathways of mosquito innate immune responses
- Cross-talk between mosquito and mammalian immune molecules and growth factors at the interface of bloodfeeding