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Portrait of Robert Harrell

Robert Harrell

Director

Insect Transformation Facility

(240) 314-6331 harrelr@umd.edu

Publications

11

Knockout of Anopheles stephensi immune gene LRIM1 by CRISPR-Cas9 reveals its unexpected role in reproduction and vector competence.
Transient knockdown of Anopheles stephensi LRIM1 using RNAi increases Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite salivary gland infections.

Sand Fly (Phlebotomus papatasi) Embryo Microinjection for CRISPR/Cas9 Mutagenesis.

Targeting gene expression to the female larval fat body of transgenic Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.
Gal4-based enhancer-trapping in the malaria mosquito Anopheles stephensi.

piggyBac transposon remobilization and enhancer detection in Anopheles mosquitoes.

piggyBac internal sequences are necessary for efficient transformation of target genomes.

Germline transformation of Drosophila melanogaster with the piggyBac transposon vector.

Rapid preparation of Thermus flavus DNA polymerase.