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Kenneth D Vernick
Title Adjunct Associate Professor
Institution MEDICAL SCHOOL - TC CAMPUS
Department Microbiology
Division MICRO Microbiology Admin
Address Room 111 CargillB 
1500 Gortner Ave 
St Paul, MN 55108 
Telephone 612-624-5068 
Email
Publications
1. Mitri C, Vernick KD. Anopheles gambiae pathogen susceptibility: the intersection of genetics, immunity and ecology. Curr Opin Microbiol. 2012 Jun; 15(3):285-91.
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2. King JG, Vernick KD, Hillyer JF. Members of the Salivary Gland Surface Protein (SGS) Family Are Major Immunogenic Components of Mosquito Saliva. J Biol Chem. 2011 Nov 25; 286(47):40824-34.
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3. Rottschaefer SM, Riehle MM, Coulibaly B, Sacko M, Niaré O, Morlais I, Traoré SF, Vernick KD, Lazzaro BP. Exceptional Diversity, Maintenance of Polymorphism, and Recent Directional Selection on the APL1 Malaria Resistance Genes of Anopheles gambiae. PLoS Biol. 2011 Mar; 9(3):e1000600.
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4. Riehle MM, Guelbeogo WM, Gneme A, Eiglmeier K, Holm I, Bischoff E, Garnier T, Snyder GM, Li X, Markianos K, Sagnon N, Vernick KD. A cryptic subgroup of Anopheles gambiae is highly susceptible to human malaria parasites. Science. 2011 Feb 4; 331(6017):596-8.
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5. Crawford JE, Guelbeogo WM, Sanou A, Traoré A, Vernick KD, Sagnon N, Lazzaro BP. De Novo Transcriptome Sequencing in Anopheles funestus Using Illumina RNA-Seq Technology. PLoS One. 2010; 5(12):e14202.
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6. Mitri C, Jacques JC, Thiery I, Riehle MM, Xu J, Bischoff E, Morlais I, Nsango SE, Vernick KD, Bourgouin C. Fine pathogen discrimination within the APL1 gene family protects Anopheles gambiae against human and rodent malaria species. PLoS Pathog. 2009 Sep; 5(9):e1000576.
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7. Riehle MM, Xu J, Lazzaro BP, Rottschaefer SM, Coulibaly B, Sacko M, Niare O, Morlais I, Traore SF, Vernick KD. Anopheles gambiae APL1 is a family of variable LRR proteins required for Rel1-mediated protection from the malaria parasite, Plasmodium berghei. PLoS One. 2008; 3(11):e3672.
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8. Riehle MM, Markianos K, Lambrechts L, Xia A, Sharakhov I, Koella JC, Vernick KD. A major genetic locus controlling natural Plasmodium falciparum infection is shared by East and West African Anopheles gambiae. Malar J. 2007; 6:87.
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9. Hillyer JF, Barreau C, Vernick KD. Efficiency of salivary gland invasion by malaria sporozoites is controlled by rapid sporozoite destruction in the mosquito haemocoel. Int J Parasitol. 2007 May; 37(6):673-81.
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10. Riehle MM, Markianos K, Niaré O, Xu J, Li J, Touré AM, Podiougou B, Oduol F, Diawara S, Diallo M, Coulibaly B, Ouatara A, Kruglyak L, Traoré SF, Vernick KD. Natural malaria infection in Anopheles gambiae is regulated by a single genomic control region. Science. 2006 Apr 28; 312(5773):577-9.
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11. Li J, Riehle MM, Zhang Y, Xu J, Oduol F, Gomez SM, Eiglmeier K, Ueberheide BM, Shabanowitz J, Hunt DF, Ribeiro JM, Vernick KD. Anopheles gambiae genome reannotation through synthesis of ab initio and comparative gene prediction algorithms. Genome Biol. 2006; 7(3):R24.
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12. Boisson B, Jacques JC, Choumet V, Martin E, Xu J, Vernick K, Bourgouin C. Gene silencing in mosquito salivary glands by RNAi. FEBS Lett. 2006 Apr 3; 580(8):1988-92.
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13. Korochkina S, Barreau C, Pradel G, Jeffery E, Li J, Natarajan R, Shabanowitz J, Hunt D, Frevert U, Vernick KD. A mosquito-specific protein family includes candidate receptors for malaria sporozoite invasion of salivary glands. Cell Microbiol. 2006 Jan; 8(1):163-75.
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14. Vernick KD, Oduol F, Lazzaro BP, Glazebrook J, Xu J, Riehle M, Li J. Molecular genetics of mosquito resistance to malaria parasites. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2005; 295:383-415.
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15. Vernick KD, Waters AP. Genomics and malaria control. N Engl J Med. 2004 Oct 28; 351(18):1901-4.
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16. Vernick KD. Gamete interruptus; a novel calcium-dependent kinase is essential for malaria sexual reproduction. Cell. 2004 May 14; 117(4):419-20.
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17. Christophides GK, Zdobnov E, Barillas-Mury C, Birney E, Blandin S, Blass C, Brey PT, Collins FH, Danielli A, Dimopoulos G, Hetru C, Hoa NT, Hoffmann JA, Kanzok SM, Letunic I, Levashina EA, Loukeris TG, Lycett G, Meister S, Michel K, Moita LF, Müller HM, Osta MA, Paskewitz SM, Reichhart JM, Rzhetsky A, Troxler L, Vernick KD, Vlachou D, Volz J, von Mering C, Xu J, Zheng L, Bork P, Kafatos FC. Immunity-related genes and gene families in Anopheles gambiae. Science. 2002 Oct 4; 298(5591):159-65.
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18. Niaré O, Markianos K, Volz J, Oduol F, Touré A, Bagayoko M, Sangaré D, Traoré SF, Wang R, Blass C, Dolo G, Bouaré M, Kafatos FC, Kruglyak L, Touré YT, Vernick KD. Genetic loci affecting resistance to human malaria parasites in a West African mosquito vector population. Science. 2002 Oct 4; 298(5591):213-6.
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19. Natarajan R, Thathy V, Mota MM, Hafalla JC, Ménard R, Vernick KD. Fluorescent Plasmodium berghei sporozoites and pre-erythrocytic stages: a new tool to study mosquito and mammalian host interactions with malaria parasites. Cell Microbiol. 2001 Jun; 3(6):371-9.
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20. Oduol F, Xu J, Niare O, Natarajan R, Vernick KD. Genes identified by an expression screen of the vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae display differential molecular immune response to malaria parasites and bacteria. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Oct 10; 97(21):11397-402.
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21. Barreau C, Conrad J, Fischer E, Lujan HD, Vernick KD. Identification of surface molecules on salivary glands of the mosquito, Aedes aegypti, by a panel of monoclonal antibodies. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 1999 Jun; 29(6):515-26.
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22. Vernick KD, Fujioka H, Aikawa M. Plasmodium gallinaceum: a novel morphology of malaria ookinetes in the midgut of the mosquito vector. Exp Parasitol. 1999 Apr; 91(4):362-6.
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23. Lanzaro GC, Touré YT, Carnahan J, Zheng L, Dolo G, Traoré S, Petrarca V, Vernick KD, Taylor CE. Complexities in the genetic structure of Anopheles gambiae populations in west Africa as revealed by microsatellite DNA analysis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 Nov 24; 95(24):14260-5.
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24. Toure YT, Doumbo O, Toure A, Bagayoko M, Diallo M, Dolo A, Vernick KD, Keister DB, Muratova O, Kaslow DC. Gametocyte infectivity by direct mosquito feeds in an area of seasonal malaria transmission: implications for Bancoumana, Mali as a transmission-blocking vaccine site. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1998 Sep; 59(3):481-6.
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25. Vernick KD, McCutchan TF. A novel class of supercoil-independent nuclease hypersensitive site is comprised of alternative DNA structures that flank eukaryotic genes. J Mol Biol. 1998 Jun 19; 279(4):737-51.
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26. Bouare M, Sangare D, Bagayoko M, Toure A, Toure YT, Vernick KD. Short report: simultaneous detection by polymerase chain reaction of mosquito species and Plasmodium falciparum infection in Anopheles gambiae sensu lato. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1996 Jun; 54(6):629-31.
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27. Vernick KD, Keister DB, Toure A, Toure YT. Quantification of Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites by ribosomal RNA detection. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1996 Apr; 54(4):430-8.
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28. Vernick KD, Barreau C, Seeley DC. Plasmodium: a quantitative molecular assay for detection of sporogonic-stage malaria parasites. Exp Parasitol. 1995 Dec; 81(4):436-44.
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29. Barreau C, Touray M, Pimenta PF, Miller LH, Vernick KD. Plasmodium gallinaceum: sporozoite invasion of Aedes aegypti salivary glands is inhibited by anti-gland antibodies and by lectins. Exp Parasitol. 1995 Nov; 81(3):332-43.
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30. Vernick KD, Fujioka H, Seeley DC, Tandler B, Aikawa M, Miller LH. Plasmodium gallinaceum: a refractory mechanism of ookinete killing in the mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. Exp Parasitol. 1995 Jun; 80(4):583-95.
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31. Lanzaro GC, Zheng L, Toure YT, Traore SF, Kafatos FC, Vernick KD. Microsatellite DNA and isozyme variability in a west African population of Anopheles gambiae. Insect Mol Biol. 1995 May; 4(2):105-12.
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32. Vernick KD, Collins FH, Gwadz RW. A general system of resistance to malaria infection in Anopheles gambiae controlled by two main genetic loci. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1989 Jun; 40(6):585-92.
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33. Vernick KD, Collins FH. Association of a Plasmodium-refractory phenotype with an esterase locus in Anopheles gambiae. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1989 Jun; 40(6):593-7.
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34. Vernick KD, Walliker D, McCutchan TF. Genetic hypervariability of telomere-related sequences is associated with meiosis in Plasmodium falciparum. Nucleic Acids Res. 1988 Jul 25; 16(14B):6973-85.
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35. Vernick KD, Collins FH, Seeley DC, Gwadz RW, Miller LH. The genetics and expression of an esterase locus in Anopheles gambiae. Biochem Genet. 1988 Jun; 26(5-6):367-79.
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36. Collins FH, Sakai RK, Vernick KD, Paskewitz S, Seeley DC, Miller LH, Collins WE, Campbell CC, Gwadz RW. Genetic selection of a Plasmodium-refractory strain of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. Science. 1986 Oct 31; 234(4776):607-10.
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Keywords   
Anopheles
Insect Vectors
Anopheles gambiae
Genes, Insect
Plasmodium gallinaceum
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