Publications & Presentations
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Porter, Lindsay M., Željko M. Radulović, Albert Mulenga. “A repertoire of protease inhibitor families in Amblyomma americanum and other tick species: inter-species comparative analyses,” Parasites & Vectors (in press).
Radulović, Željko, Lindsay M. Porter, Tae K. Kim, Mariam Bakshi, and Albert Mulenga. "Amblyomma americanum tick saliva insulin-like growth factor binding protein-related protein 1 binds insulin but not insulin-like growth factors." Insect Molecular Biology, 24.5 (2015): 539-550.
Lewis, Lauren A, Željko M Radulović, Tae K Kim, Lindsay M Porter, Albert Mulenga. “Identification of 24h Ixodes scapularis immunogenic tick saliva proteins.” Ticks and tick-borne diseases
Porter, Lindsay, Željko Radulović, Tae Kim, Gloria RC Braz, Itabajara Da Silva Vaz, and Albert Mulenga. "Bioinformatic analyses of male and female Amblyomma americanum tick expressed serine protease inhibitors (serpins)." Ticks and tick-borne diseases 6, no. 1(2015): 16-30.
Radulović, Željko, Tae K. Kim, Lindsay M. Porter, Sing-Hoi Sze, Lauren Lewis, and Albert Mulenga. "A 24-48 h fed Amblyomma americanum tick saliva immuno-proteome." BMC genomics 15, no. 1 (2014): 518.
Radulović, Željko, Lindsay M. Porter, Tae K. Kim, and Albert Mulenga. "Comparative bioinformatics, temporal and spatial expression analyses of Ixodes scapularis organic anion transporting polypeptides." Ticks and tick-borne diseases 5, no. 3 (2014): 287-298.
Ibelli, Adriana MG, Tae K. Kim, Creston C. Hill, Lauren A. Lewis, Mariam Bakshi, Stephanie Miller, Lindsay Porter, and Albert Mulenga. "A blood meal-induced Ixodes scapularis tick saliva serpin inhibits trypsin and thrombin, and interferes with platelet aggregation and blood clotting." International journal for parasitology 44, no. 6 (2014): 369-379.
Torres SL, Landeros A, Penhallegon EJ, Salazar K, Porter LM. Expression of Brown and Southern Black Widow Spider (Araneae: Theridiidae) Latrotoxins Is Tissue- and Life Stage-Specific for α-Latroinsectotoxins and δ-Latroinsectotoxins and Is Ubiquitous for α-Latrotoxins. Journal of Medical Entomology. 2021 Oct. DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjab168. PMID: 34632517.
Radulović, Željko, Lindsay M. Porter, Tae K. Kim, Mariam Bakshi, and Albert Mulenga. "Amblyomma americanum tick saliva insulin-like growth factor binding protein-related protein 1 binds insulin but not insulin-like growth factors." Insect Molecular Biology, 24.5 (2015): 539-550.
Lewis, Lauren A, Željko M Radulović, Tae K Kim, Lindsay M Porter, Albert Mulenga. “Identification of 24h Ixodes scapularis immunogenic tick saliva proteins.” Ticks and tick-borne diseases
Porter, Lindsay, Željko Radulović, Tae Kim, Gloria RC Braz, Itabajara Da Silva Vaz, and Albert Mulenga. "Bioinformatic analyses of male and female Amblyomma americanum tick expressed serine protease inhibitors (serpins)." Ticks and tick-borne diseases 6, no. 1(2015): 16-30.
Radulović, Željko, Tae K. Kim, Lindsay M. Porter, Sing-Hoi Sze, Lauren Lewis, and Albert Mulenga. "A 24-48 h fed Amblyomma americanum tick saliva immuno-proteome." BMC genomics 15, no. 1 (2014): 518.
Radulović, Željko, Lindsay M. Porter, Tae K. Kim, and Albert Mulenga. "Comparative bioinformatics, temporal and spatial expression analyses of Ixodes scapularis organic anion transporting polypeptides." Ticks and tick-borne diseases 5, no. 3 (2014): 287-298.
Ibelli, Adriana MG, Tae K. Kim, Creston C. Hill, Lauren A. Lewis, Mariam Bakshi, Stephanie Miller, Lindsay Porter, and Albert Mulenga. "A blood meal-induced Ixodes scapularis tick saliva serpin inhibits trypsin and thrombin, and interferes with platelet aggregation and blood clotting." International journal for parasitology 44, no. 6 (2014): 369-379.
Torres SL, Landeros A, Penhallegon EJ, Salazar K, Porter LM. Expression of Brown and Southern Black Widow Spider (Araneae: Theridiidae) Latrotoxins Is Tissue- and Life Stage-Specific for α-Latroinsectotoxins and δ-Latroinsectotoxins and Is Ubiquitous for α-Latrotoxins. Journal of Medical Entomology. 2021 Oct. DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjab168. PMID: 34632517.
STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
“Illumina RNA-seq data mining reveals a very highly conserved, putative infection-responsive gene, C33177, in Amblyomma americanum” (HarLee Possoit, LP), Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Ruston LA, 11 March 2017; NSULA Research Day, 20 April 2017
“Cloning and RNAi silencing of latroinsectotoxins from the brown widow spider, Latrodectus geometricus” (Montariel Minor, Samantha Smith, LP), Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Ruston LA, 11 March 2017; NSULA Research Day, 20 April 2017
“Illumina RNA-seq data mining reveals a very highly conserved, putative infection-responsive gene, C33177, in Amblyomma americanum” (HarLee Possoit, LP), School of Biological and Physical Sciences Showcase, Natchitoches LA, 17 February 2017
“Cloning and RNAi silencing of latroinsectotoxins from the brown widow spider, Latrodectus geometricus” (Montariel Minor, Samantha Smith, LP), School of Biological and Physical Sciences Showcase, Natchitoches LA, 17 February 2017
“Identification of bacterial communities in local populations of the deer tick, Ixodes scapularis” (Shelbie Waltman, Victoria McGee, LP), School of Biological and Physical Sciences Showcase, Natchitoches LA, 17 February 2017; NSULA Research Day, 20 April 2017
“Validating differential gene expression of ticks to Gram-negative bacterial infection” (Emma Warren, LP), School of Biological and Physical Sciences Showcase, Natchitoches LA, 17 February 2017; NSULA Research Day, 20 April 2017
“Cloning and sequencing of 16s ribosomal DNA from bacterial communities in the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum” (Shelby Glynn, Hunter Martin, LP), School of Biological and Physical Sciences Showcase, Natchitoches LA, 17 February 2017
"Bioinformatic and RNAi analysis of putatively infection-responsive genes in Amblyomma americanum" (Harlee Possoit, LP), Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Ruston LA, 11 March 2017
"Analysis of sequence conservation of latroinsectotoxins in Latrodectus geometricus" (Dr. Lindsay Porter, Samantha Smith), Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Ruston LA, 11 March 2017
“Developing an artificial feeding system for maintaining tick laboratory colonies” (Emily Bencosme, LP), School of Biological and Physical Sciences Showcase, Natchitoches LA, 17 February 2017; NSULA Research Day, 20 April 2017
“Quantitative expression and RNAi analysis of a putatively infection-responsive A. americanum gene” (Aimee Calmes, LP), School of Biological and Physical Sciences Showcase, Natchitoches LA, 17 February 2017; NSULA Research Day, 20 April 2017
“Cloning and RNAi silencing of latroinsectotoxins from the brown widow spider, Latrodectus geometricus” (Montariel Minor, Samantha Smith, LP), Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Ruston LA, 11 March 2017; NSULA Research Day, 20 April 2017
“Illumina RNA-seq data mining reveals a very highly conserved, putative infection-responsive gene, C33177, in Amblyomma americanum” (HarLee Possoit, LP), School of Biological and Physical Sciences Showcase, Natchitoches LA, 17 February 2017
“Cloning and RNAi silencing of latroinsectotoxins from the brown widow spider, Latrodectus geometricus” (Montariel Minor, Samantha Smith, LP), School of Biological and Physical Sciences Showcase, Natchitoches LA, 17 February 2017
“Identification of bacterial communities in local populations of the deer tick, Ixodes scapularis” (Shelbie Waltman, Victoria McGee, LP), School of Biological and Physical Sciences Showcase, Natchitoches LA, 17 February 2017; NSULA Research Day, 20 April 2017
“Validating differential gene expression of ticks to Gram-negative bacterial infection” (Emma Warren, LP), School of Biological and Physical Sciences Showcase, Natchitoches LA, 17 February 2017; NSULA Research Day, 20 April 2017
“Cloning and sequencing of 16s ribosomal DNA from bacterial communities in the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum” (Shelby Glynn, Hunter Martin, LP), School of Biological and Physical Sciences Showcase, Natchitoches LA, 17 February 2017
"Bioinformatic and RNAi analysis of putatively infection-responsive genes in Amblyomma americanum" (Harlee Possoit, LP), Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Ruston LA, 11 March 2017
"Analysis of sequence conservation of latroinsectotoxins in Latrodectus geometricus" (Dr. Lindsay Porter, Samantha Smith), Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Ruston LA, 11 March 2017
“Developing an artificial feeding system for maintaining tick laboratory colonies” (Emily Bencosme, LP), School of Biological and Physical Sciences Showcase, Natchitoches LA, 17 February 2017; NSULA Research Day, 20 April 2017
“Quantitative expression and RNAi analysis of a putatively infection-responsive A. americanum gene” (Aimee Calmes, LP), School of Biological and Physical Sciences Showcase, Natchitoches LA, 17 February 2017; NSULA Research Day, 20 April 2017