Carolyn (Lindy) McBride, PhD
Associate Professor at Princeton University
2018 NYSCF – Robertson Neuroscience Investigator
PhD, University of California, Davis
Postdoctoral Training, The Rockefeller University
Bio
Dr. McBride is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University. Her laboratory studies the recognition of human odor by disease vector mosquitoes and, more generally, how olfactory systems have evolved to process biologically relevant odor blends. Her model is the Aedes aegypti mosquito, an insect specialized in the recognition of a single complex odor blend – human odor. This work will inform efforts to curb the spread of mosquito-borne disease, such as dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever. She completed her postdoctoral studies at The Rockefeller University.
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Mentioned In
- Music, Mentorship, and Medicine: Highlights of the NYSCF Innovators Retreat
- Science by the Sea: Highlights of the NYSCF Innovators Retreat
- What Makes You Smell Tasty to a Mosquito? And How Do They Hunt You Down?
- Why Are Mosquitoes So Thirsty For Our Blood, and What Does It Mean for the Way They Spread Disease?