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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are the primary vectors for Zika, dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever viruses, all of which have the potential to cause severe and life-altering clinical manifestations. To date, a widely accepted vaccine exists only for yellow fever virus, and the pri…

This dissertation is composed of the projects I worked on that were able to be made into scientific papers. My projects centered primarily around viral RNAs and how they interact with host cell mRNAs coding for selenoprotein, and if these effects were negated or enhanced by the …

Zika virus (ZIKV) can cause devastating effects in the unborn fetus of pregnant women. Development of Zika virus vaccine is critical to prevent congenital zika syndrome in infants born to infected pregnant mothers. The measles vaccine has a long-standing history of safety, effic…