Institut Pasteur - CNRS URA 3012

25 rue du Docteur Roux

75724 Paris Cedex 15, France

Tel +33 (0)1 40 61 34 97

E-mail louis.lambrechts@pasteur.fr

CNRS Faculty Research Scientist (CR2) — Ecology & Evolution of Vector-Pathogen Interactions

My research investigates how interactions between pathogens and insect vectors shape the incidence of human vector-borne diseases. Specifically, I am interested in how the genetic structure of vector populations and genotype-specific vector-pathogen interactions affect the emergence, epidemiological dynamics and evolution of vector-borne pathogens.

I primarily focus on interactions between Aedes mosquitoes and dengue viruses and between Anopheles mosquitoes and malaria parasites. I merge approaches of evolutionary ecology, quantitative genetics and molecular biology to advance the detailed understanding of mosquito-pathogen interactions in natural populations, with special emphasis on bridging the gap between laboratory-based and field-based research.

Since October 2011, I am a CNRS Faculty Research Scientist in URA 3012 “Hosts, vectors & infectious agents: biology and dynamics” at Institut Pasteur in Paris.