Education

Ph.D. in Entomology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, degree expected 2015

B.S in Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 2011

Current position

Ph.D. student, Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech (research advisor: Dr. Igor V. Sharakhov)

Area of specialization: Mosquito Cytogenetics and Comparative Genomics

Publications

1. Sharakhova, M. V., Peery, A., Antonio-Nkondjio, C., Xia, A., Ndo, C., Awono-Ambene, P., Simard, F. and Sharakhov, I. V. (2013). Cytogenetic analysis of Anopheles ovengensis revealed high structural divergence of chromosomes in the Anopheles nili group. Infect Genet Evol 16: 341-348.
   
2. Peery, A., Sharakhova, M. V., Antonio-Nkondjio, C., Ndo, C., Weill, M., Simard, F. and Sharakhov, I. V. (2011). Improving the population genetics toolbox for the study of the African malaria vector Anopheles nili: microsatellite mapping to chromosomes. Parasit Vectors 4: 202.